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.
'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 3 known lawsuits, $30,000 total settlements.
Knowles, Dajun vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811375/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 18, 2024, ended October 3, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 4, 2024, at approximately 9 pm, Plaintiff was leaving his friend's apartment when he was stopped, searched, and arrested by NYPD officers. He was later taken to a police station in the Bronx and entered on the records as under arrest. He was fingerprinted and photographed at the precinct where he was held until 4am, when he was transferred to Bronx Central Booking. Around 9pm on April 5, 2024, the plaintiff was released without seeing a judge.
The criminal action against the plaintiff was later terminated by dismissal.
Cooke, Donald vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV01371,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 23, 2021, ended December 14, 2021
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On July 26, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., inside 1035 Longwood Avenue, The Bronx, Mr. Donald Cooke was approached by Officers Sganga, McGrisken, Korabel, and Reardon. The officers physically restrained Mr. Cooke, grabbing his body and shoulders while violently handcuffing him behind his back. The handcuffs were excessively tight. The officers arrested and processed Mr. Cooke, including various searches and seizures of his person and property, such as fingerprinting, despite a lack of probable cause or reasonable suspicion. The Bronx County District Attorney's Office correctly concluded there was no probable cause or reasonable suspicion to support Mr. Cooke's search, seizure, arrest, detention, or any related criminal p...
Rogers, Simone vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 300318/2017,
Supreme Court - Bronx, February 28, 2017