Terry Burns

Badge #1168, Black Male
Former Police Officer at Bronx Court Section
Service started January 1993, ended November 2015, Tax #911492

Lawsuit Settlements:
$5,000   Grant, Tirell vs City of New York, et al., 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV00473
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Complaints

4 Complaints
4 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Unavailable
1 Complainant Uncooperative
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201308434, May 2013
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 31
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #9805077, November 1998
Allegation: Force: Punch/Kick
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Unavailable
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Complaint #6394251, June 1994
Allegation: Force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #6394191, January 1994
Allegation: Force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201308434, May 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Hispanic Male, 31 Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #9805077, November 1998
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Punch/Kick Complainant Unavailable
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Complaint #6394251, June 1994
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #6394191, January 1994
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force Unsubstantiated
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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.

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Lawsuits

Grant, Tirell vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00473, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 9, 2015, ended June 29, 2016
$5,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 16, 2012, plaintiff was waiting for a friend and talking to neighbors when Officers Burns and Russell approached him and accused him of smoking marijuana. Plaintiff denied the accusation, and plaintiff's neighbors also told the officers that plaintiff was not smoking marijuana. Officers then proceeded to arrest him and he was falsely charged with criminal possession of marijuana. Officers fabricated evidence and falsely stated that they'd recovered marijuana from plaintiff. He was held for more than 24 hours before is arraignment in which he was released on his own recognizance.