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.
'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.
Hamid, Xaviera vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 721914/2020,
Supreme Court - Queens, December 1, 2020
Complaint
Description: On August 16, 2019, Xaviera Hamid suffered a seizure and consequently temporary amnesia at 138-52 107th Ave. in Queens. Police officers Steven Amato, Jake Waiser, Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician(EMT)/Paramedic Schuyler Gazzo, Fire Department EMT Andrew Yen, and Firefighters John Doe 1-10 responded to Hamid's family's 911 call. The police officers entered Hamid's home and demanded that she wait with them for the ambulance. Meanwhile, Hamid's family informed the above personnel with Hamid's prior medical history: she had an open heart surgery. Hamid then declined to go to the hospital with the officers, on which the officers replied that she will only be seen by the EMTs in the ambulance. However, on...