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.
Brown v. City of New York et al
Case # 15CV03582,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$7,000 Settlement
15-cv-03582-ARR-RML.pdf
Description: Plaintiff lent his car to a friend and when he saw police pull it over he went to the driver and asked if everything was okay. Defendant officers than approached, Plaintiff told him he was the car owner, and they arrested him and told him the plate on the car looked suspicious. Ultimately, the police did not find anything wrong with the plate, but they proceeded to arrest plaintiff anyway, falsely claiming that he had spit on the sidewalk, in violation of NYC Administrative Code ß181.03, which was ACD'd.