Conclusion Meanings:
'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.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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 2 known lawsuits, $95,000 total settlements.
Andre, Charles vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV08009,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 31, 2023, ended June 27, 2024
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 24, 2022, plaintiff was standing on the sidewalk waiting to hail a cab. Another unrelated individual threw a bottle toward a garbage can but missed, causing defendant Zubair to begin chasing that individual and to call for backup. Backup officers—including defendants Kauttner, Chow, Elrowmeim, Dominguez, Murukkuwadura, and Campos—arrived at the scene and began to harass plaintiff. They then forcibly grabbed him, handcuffed him, and placed him in the back of a police car. They left him in the hot car without an open window or air conditioning for an excessive amount of time. They then kept him in custody, and ddefendant Zubair made false statements to the Kings County District Attorney, causing plainti...
Watts, Cynthia vs Gonzalez, Rafael, et al.
Case # 508693/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 1, 2019, ended December 16, 2022
$45,000 Settlement