Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $50,000 total settlements.
Julio, Jeremias vs P.O. Theophile, Steven, et al.
Case # 17CV04347,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 11, 2017, ended March 27, 2018
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped with three female friends on a subway and was instructed to exit at the next stop. As the officers began to get aggressive with one of his female friends, the plaintiff began recording the events on his phone. Officers then arrested the plaintiff and handcuffed him tightly. When he was taken back to a precinct, the plaintiff informed the officers that his brother worked at the NYPD and asked to call him. He was given his phone to call his brother, and returned the phone unlocked. Officers then allegedly deleted footage that the plaintiff had recorded earlier. Plaintiff was then charged with obstructing governmental justice.
Simmons, Servisio vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00410,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 27, 2016, ended March 20, 2017
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint,
Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff while he was on a train, yelled at him to get off, assaulted him, and arrested him. Plaintiff was brought to the precinct, then the hospital, and was charged with unspecified crimes that he was acquitted of after a bench trial.