Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $45,000 total settlements.
Singleton, Omar vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV09355,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 1, 2014, ended December 30, 2015
Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 20, 2012, plaintiff was placed under arrest by defendant Bonacarti of the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, NY, pursuant to an alleged robbery that took place on July 24, 2012. Upon being arrested, plaintiff was placed in a line up to determine if the complaining witness could pick him out of said line-up. Despite plaintiff being 33 years old at the time of his arrest, the other 5 participants in the line-up were a group of teenagers between 15 and 16 years old. Considering the highly suggestive line-up, plaintiff was picked out by the complaining witness, due to plaintiff sticking out amongst the teenagers he was lined up next to. Plaintiff was brought to Central Booking where he was arraigned in Bronx ...
Lockhart, Tourean, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06941,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 8, 2013, ended March 3, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 6, 2010, Plaintiff was arrested and identified in a line-up for theft-related crimes that allegedly occurred on October 4, 2010. As a result, Plaintiff was incarcerated for two days. On October 14, 2010, Plaintiff and three other individuals were allegedly involved in an incident where they flashed a firearm to compel a victim to exit his car and them his cell phone, after which they attempted to drive away in his car but could not drive the manual transmission; they fled on foot. The victim could not identify his assailants, but his car was processed for finger prints and DNA evidence, and on October 14, 2010, a Grand Jury indicted Plaintiff for theft-related crimes; he was incarcerated for one day....
Jenkins v. City of New York et al
Case # 10CV08637,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$30,000 Settlement
Stipulation