Conclusion Meanings:
'OMB PEG Directive Closure': Due to citywide budget cuts, CCRB is no longer able to fully investigate certain cases within its jurisdiction and suspended investigating some types of complaints.
'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.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $158,500 total settlements.
Vesprey, Andrew vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 514330/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, September 9, 2022, ended June 17, 2024
$18,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 22, 2021, plaintiff, an African-American male, was within the 69th Precinct, 9720 Foster Ave, Brooklyn, NY, attempting to file a complaint against a third-party. The third-party, present at the precinct, falsely alleged plaintiff of harassment. Defendant-officers, including Daniel Catalano and Christopher Scaperotta, refused to engage with plaintiff. Without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or valid arrest, defendant-officers violently contorted plaintiff's arms, applied tight metal handcuffs, and ignored plaintiff's requests to loosen the handcuffs. Defendant-officers then proceeded to conduct, or failed to intervene in co-defendant's conduction of, an illegal search of Plaintiff in view of by...
Shakespeare, Christopher, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV05305,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, November 4, 2020, ended June 27, 2022
$140,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 5, 2019, at approximately 8:00 pm., plaintiffs (Mr. Shakespeare, Mr. Anglin, Mr. Pitton, Mr. Minott, and Mr. Taylor) were at 9820 Glenwood Road, Brooklyn, when the defendants (Nelson Ayala, Robert Gallagher, Christopher Scaperotta, and John Doe 1 through 6) – the plaintiffs were transported to the 69th Precinct and imprisoned until April 7, 2019 – when released, an NYPD officer handed each plaintiff a summons and released them. Robert Gallagher swore on each summons that each plaintiff possessed a small quantity of marijuana – plaintiffs did not have any marijuana on them. On June 17, 2019, Mr. Minott appeared in Kings County Criminal Court and had all charges against him dismissed. On July 19, 2019, M...
