Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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, $160,000 total settlements.
Hernandez, Daniel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 161599/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, January 4, 2022, ended November 3, 2023
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 4, 2021, at approximately 10:00 P.M., the Plaintiff, Daniel Hernandez, was lawfully present in the vicinity of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in New York, New York, when the defendant police officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, and falsely arrested him without probable cause or legal justification. Mr. Hernandez and his wife were out for dinner to celebrate her recent eye surgery, from which her recovery was almost complete. As they were leaving the restaurant, the defendant NYPD officers approached them and accused Mr. Hernandez of hitting his wife. The two tried to explain that she’d recently had eye surgery and was still healing. It was at this point that the defendant NYPD o...
Kye, Kiyee, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV03660,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 11, 2021, ended July 23, 2024
$125,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 2, 2020, Plaintiff was escorting his cousin Ms. Kiyee, an essential worker, from work to home when they encounter a group of officers, believe to include some of the defendants, chasing a young Black man and tackling him to the sidewalk. Plaintiff instructed his cousin to start recording the actions on a cell phone, remaining a safe distance from the officers. At that time, Defendant Maloney and one other named Defendant pointed at Plaintiff and directed defendants Cheung, Shouldis, Ambrecht, and one other Defendant to walk toward Plaintiff. Defendant officers instructed Plaintiff and his cousin to move back, with which they complied, with Plaintiff raising his hands over his head as he stepped back. De...