Conclusion Meanings:
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'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.
Wallace, Shadearra vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV06590,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 12, 2014, ended May 4, 2015
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 14, 2013, at approximately 11:00 p.m., plaintiff was accosted by three plainclothes police officers in the lobby of her apartment building in Brooklyn, New York. The officers forcibly subdued plaintiff, assaulting her and causing her shirt to come up over her head and her pants to be pulled down. They handcuffed her without probable cause and transported her to a police precinct. At the precinct, the officers falsely informed the Kings County District Attorney's Office that plaintiff had committed several crimes, including multiple counts of assault. Plaintiff was arraigned in Kings County Criminal Court, where she was released on her own recognizance after approximately seventeen hours in custody. Sh...