Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'SRAD Closure': Strategic Resource Allocation Determination - due to citywide budget cuts, CCRB is no longer able to fully investigate certain cases within its jurisdiction and suspended investigating some types of complaints.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $130,001 total settlements.
Abdullah, Abdul H. vs Nypd
Case # 24CV00137,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 6, 2024
Complaint
Barnes, Latisha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV09305,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 7, 2015, ended March 27, 2017
$130,001 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: On July 2011 through June 2015, police officers ran the Plaintiff’s name through their database and found an incorrect entry listing an open warrant for the Plaintiff on average once every three months. On April 7, 2011, the Plaintiff received clarification from the Clerk of the Bronx Criminal Court confirming that the warrant was not valid and had been deleted, and the clerk issued the Plaintiff a letter instructing NYPD officers not to arrest her on the basis of the warrant. Nevertheless, the arrests did not stop. On January 28, 2012, Officer Kerry Badala and other offices responded to a noise complaint from a party the Plaintiff was hosting and arrested the Plaintiff based on an invalid warrant entry in the ...
Santana, Sylvester vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025109/2014,
Supreme Court - Bronx, November 7, 2014
Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 18, 2013 Plaintiff was arrested by POs and transported to the hospital, where Plaintiff remained in police custody handcuffed to the hospital bed. While Plaintiff was handcuffed to the bed PO Sameer Umrao, PO "John" Smith, and POs John Doe unlawfully struck Plaintiff in the head with a baton or similar object, causing Plaintiff to suffer physical injuries. Plaintiff also sustained psychological and emotional injuries as a result of this incident.