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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $10,500 total settlements.
Stefanov, Stefan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 151211/2016,
Supreme Court - New York, May 5, 2016, ended September 14, 2018
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 19, 2014, in the morning, Plaintiff was alone in his car in downtown Manhattan, driving home to New Jersey. As he proceeded on the Lower East Side towards the Holland Tunnel, he was pulled over by several NYPD officers, including Officer Luis Perez. Officer Perez approached Plaintiff’s window and asked him if he had been drinking; Plaintiff indicated he had consumed a drink with dinner, which by this time was approximately 10 hours prior. Officer Perez made Plaintiff submit two roadside breath tests, said Plaintiff was on the “border”, and brought him back to the police station for further testing. At the station, Plaintiff was submitted to a chemical breath test, which returned a blood alcohol conte...
Mentore, Bryan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03575,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 25, 2013, ended March 7, 2014
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 19, 2012, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped and searched by NYPD officers, including officers David Comens, Luis Perez, and Nigel Fenton, at the Saratoga Avenue Subway station in Brooklyn.
Plaintiff had swiped his Metrocard, and was running to catch the train when the officers stopped plaintiff with no reasonable suspicion, aggressively and repeatedly searched him, which yielded no contraband. They falsely arrested him, and took him to the 73rd Precinct. The officers prepared false paperwork, including an
arrest report, and forwarded it to prosecutors. All charges were eventually dismissed.