Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $9,000 total settlements.
Price, Kelly vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05871,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 7, 2016
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff is the victim of physical, mental and economic abuse. Beginning in 2010 and into early 2011, Plaintiff sought protection from members of the criminal justice community for assistance in her attempts to extricate herself from her batterer (and in November 2010 was even issued an order of protection). Rather than investigating her claims, Plaintiff was arrested and charged with hundreds of counts of aggravated harassment towards her batterer and one count of contempt of court resulting in Plaintiff's false arrest, malicious prosecution, unlawful imprisonment and defamation. In connection with this, the NYPD instructed and coerced witnesses to give false or unreliable testimony through their misuse of th...
Riquelme, Steven, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04711,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 10, 2012, ended November 27, 2013
$9,000 Settlement
12-cv-04711-JBW-SMG.pdf,
Stipulation
Description: Defendant Officers kicked door down to Plaintiff's apartment, unlawfully entered with guns drawn, and assaulted both plaintiffs and searched their home. Defendant Officers then left the premises without charging Plaintiffs with anything. Plaintiffs called an ambulance to come get them and then some Defendant Officer researched Plaintiff's apartment while they were gone and Officer Gaudioso met them at the hospital and forced unnecessary medical tests on the Plaintiffs.