Lawsuit settlements:
$30,000 Patel, Shyam vs Police Sergeant Armani, Hameed, et al., 2018 SDNY SDNY 18CV06046
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$30,000 Patel, Shyam vs Police Sergeant Armani, Hameed, et al., 2018 SDNY SDNY 18CV06046
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Gabriel Mendez
Badge #13465,
Hispanic Male
Also served at
Patrol Borough Brooklyn North
Service
started July 2013,
made $131,000 last year,
Tax #955183
Complaints
3
Complaints
7
Allegations
0
Substantiated
2
Complainant Unavailable
1
Complaint Withdrawn
3
Exonerated
1
Unsubstantiated
Complaint #202204238,
June 2022
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 60-64 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complaint Withdrawn |
Complaint #201902738,
March 2019
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Other |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male, 26 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complainant Unavailable |
| Allegation: | Force: Hit against inanimate object |
| Complainant: | White Male, 26 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complainant Unavailable |
Complaint #201504627,
May 2015
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 28 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 28 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 31 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Complaint #202204238, June 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property | Black Male, 60-64 | Complaint Withdrawn |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201902738, March 2019 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Other | White Male, 26 | Complainant Unavailable |
| Force: Hit against inanimate object | White Male, 26 | Complainant Unavailable |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201504627, May 2015 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Physical force | Black Male, 28 | Exonerated |
| Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Black Male, 28 | Exonerated |
| Discourtesy: Word | Black Male, 31 | Unsubstantiated |
| Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Exonerated | |
| additional details | ||
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.
Lawsuits
Patel, Shyam vs Police Sergeant Armani, Hameed, et al.Case # 18CV06046, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 6, 2018, ended July 8, 2019
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 23, 2016, Plaintiff Shyam Patel was with a friend in a Times Square seating area when he observed defendant police officers Hameed Armani, Peter Cybulski, Michael Farrar, Gabriel Mendez, Scott Carley, and former police officer Sherief Khamis walking in the area. Several minutes before, the same officers issued plaintiff a summons for, upon information and belief, windows excessively tinted. In an exercise of his First Amendment rights, plaintiff displayed his middle finger to defendant officer Armani. The defendants approached the plaintiff while plaintiff was video-recording on his cell phone. Armani asked the plaintiff for his identification, objected to plaintiff's gesture, grabbed and immobilized pla...