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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $67,500 total settlements.
Howard, Joseph vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 23CV02351,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 6, 2023, ended September 3, 2024
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 11, 2022, the Plaintiff was wrongfully arrested by the PO for participating in a gang assault and attempted robery. The PO claimed to have seen the Plaintiff in a video recording. The Plaintiff spent 5 days in custody, thereafter the Plaintiff was released by the DA for not finding any evidence.
Williams, Timothy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 502608/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 11, 2015, ended September 30, 2015
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 1, 2013, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Plaintiff was talking to his friend on the street on Rockaway Beach Boulevard between 84th and 85th Street in Brooklyn. Plaintiff’s friend was inside his car while Plaintiff was next to the car on the sidewalk. An unmarked police car passed Plaintiff and his friend three times, staring at them each time they passed. After their third passing, the unmarked police car parked behind Plaintiff’s friend’s car. They approached them and instructed Plaintiff and his friend to go to the back of the vehicle. Without asking for his license and registration, one officer accused Plaintiff’s friend of not owning the vehicle and demanded he surrender the keys. The officer snatch...
