Lawsuit Settlements:
$199,000 Cheikhaoui, Kamal vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 SDNY SDNY 22CV08855
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$199,000 Cheikhaoui, Kamal vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 SDNY SDNY 22CV08855
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Brandon Lau
Badge #5887,
Asian Male
Police Officer at 20th Precinct since September 2025
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Service
started October 2019,
made $110,000 last year,
Tax #968562
Complaints
1
Complaint
1
Allegation
0
Substantiated
1
Exonerated
Complaint #202105824,
September 2021
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male, 55-59 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Complaint #202105824, September 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint | Male, 55-59 | Exonerated |
| additional details | ||
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.
Further details on conclusions.
Lawsuits
Cheikhaoui, Kamal vs City of Ny, et al.Case # 22CV08855, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 20, 2022, ended October 6, 2025
$199,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 19, 2021, the plaintiff, Kamal Cheikhaoui, was shopping in a store when he was physically assaulted by a store security guard, who also took the plaintiff's property and had the store's staff call the police. (That same security guard had acted aggressively toward the plaintiff in that same store months prior.) When the police arrived, defendants Officers Yelena Ast and Rawdi Ali and Lieutenant Nakwan Brathwaite did not allow the plaintiff to file a report against the security guard, possibly due to the fact that the security guard was a former NYPD officer. As the plaintiff was attempting to exit the store, and in response to his saying he would file complaints against those three officers for refu...