Named in 4 known lawsuits, $35,000 total settlements.
Baptiste, Marlene, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 528449/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 8, 2021
Complaint
Description: On November 20, 2019, inside 1322 Sterling Place, Apt. IL, Plaintiffs Megan and Marlene were inside the apartment while Plaintiff Hoyle was elsewhere. Defendants unlawfully entered said location and illegally searched the apartment by rushing the door, without consent or a warrant. Defendants then detained unlawfully and questioned Plaintiffs Marlene and Megan as to the whereabouts of Plaintiff Mr. Hoyle. Defendants then physically restrained both Plaintiffs with metal handcuffs forcefully in an excessively tight fashion. Defendants did not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion to detain either Plaintiff. Defendants, then subjected Plaintiff Megan to illegal interrogation tactics unless she did not comp...
Chapman, Marvey vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 502957/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 9, 2021
Complaint
Description: On February 24, 2018, Plaintiff was at a friend's apartment when POs Morales, Desimone, Roach, Freeland, Wright, Cordero, Thevenin, Santana, and Grant, along with four unknown POs, executed a no-knock search warrant for another individual (the "target") and entered the apartment. The POs pointed their weapons at Plaintiff and the other occupants, then searched and arrested Plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. The POs alleged that during their raid they recovered illegal drugs from the target, but they did not recover any illegal drugs, weapons, or contraband from the Plaintiff.
The POs intentionally and falsely alleged that Plaintiff possessed the drugs recovered from the target. The POs p...
Velez, Frankie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 525017/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 22, 2020, ended September 28, 2022
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 31, 2019, at approximately 11:00 a.m., plaintiff was lawfully
present in the vicinity of Prospect Place and Buffalo Avenue, where defendant officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, and falsely
arrested plaintiff without legal justification. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested and handcuffed by the defendant officers without legal justification The defendant police officers transported plaintiff to the 77th Precinct, where plaintiff was unlawfully photographed, fingerprinted, and detained in a holding cell. Thereafter, the defendant police officers conducted an invasive and unlawful strip search of plaintiff. Specifically, the defendant police officers stripped plaintiff of all of h...
Long, Norman vs Police Officers Alerte, Richard, et al.
Case # 19CV06217,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 19, 2019, ended March 20, 2020
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 6, 2018, NYPD Officers executed a search warrant at 487 Carlton Avenue, Apt. 25K, where Mr. Norman Long lives with roommates. Mr. Long was arrested for possession of a small amount of oxycodone, even though the oxycodone was prescribed to him by a doctor and therefore in his possession lawfully. The Officers unreasonably used force while arresting Mr. Long. At no point did Mr. Long resist arrest. During the execution of the warrant, the Officers also seized around $5,000 from Mr. Long's closet. Mr. Long was arraigned and released on his own recognizance. Mr. Long returned to court four times and each time entered a not-guilty plea. Mr. Long moved to suppress the evidence recovered from the search by cha...