James Reilly

Badge #5875, White Male
Former Detective Grade 2 at 44th Precinct Detective Squad
Also served at Narcotics Division Bronx Central INIT
Service started July 1988, ended July 2008, Tax #894885

Lawsuit settlements:
$2,671,000   Johnson, Latisha vs City of New York, et al., 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV01812
$2,671,000   Blyden, Malisha vs City of New York & Nycpd, 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV08454
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Complaints

11 Complaints
30 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Alleged Victim Unavailable
2 Alleged Victim Uncooperative
2 Exonerated
7 Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
5 Unfounded
12 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #200803572, March 2008
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 35
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 19
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 35
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
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Complaint #200609406, July 2006
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200005011, July 2000
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Hispanic Female
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 10
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #200000672, January 2000
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9403531, September 1994
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9202764, August 1992
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Nightstick/Billy/Club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Nasty Words
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9202342, August 1992
Allegation: Force: Punch/Kick
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #9203488, July 1992
Allegation: Force: Beat
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Nightstick/Billy/Club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9103359, December 1991
Allegation: Force: Beat
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9100370, February 1991
Allegation: Force: Beat
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
Allegation: Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
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Complaint #9002468, August 1990
Allegation: Force: Punch/Kick
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Allegation: Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
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Complaint #200803572, March 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 19 Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Force: Physical force Hispanic Female, 35 Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Hispanic Male, 19 Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 19 Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Female, 35 Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
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Complaint #200609406, July 2006
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
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Complaint #200005011, July 2000
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 10 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Hispanic Female Unfounded
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 10 Unfounded
Force: Physical force Unfounded
Discourtesy: Word Unfounded
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Complaint #200000672, January 2000
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 43 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 43 Unsubstantiated
Force: Chokehold Hispanic Male, 43 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9403531, September 1994
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9202764, August 1992
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Push/Shove Unsubstantiated
Force: Nightstick/Billy/Club Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Nasty Words Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9202342, August 1992
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Punch/Kick Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Curse Exonerated
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Complaint #9203488, July 1992
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Beat Unsubstantiated
Force: Nightstick/Billy/Club Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9103359, December 1991
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Beat Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Other - Abuse Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #9100370, February 1991
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Beat Alleged Victim Unavailable
Discourtesy: Curse Alleged Victim Unavailable
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Complaint #9002468, August 1990
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Punch/Kick Alleged Victim Uncooperative
Discourtesy: Curse Alleged Victim Uncooperative
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $5,342,000 total settlements.

Johnson, Latisha vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01812, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 30, 2015, ended January 27, 2017
$2,671,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 11, 2005, plaintiff was cited by a transit officer for playing music too loudly. When the officer ran plaintiff's ID, he saw that she was wanted for questioning, and put her in handcuffs. At the precinct, officers denied plaintiff's request to speak to her mother, interrogated plaintiff for 24 hours, denied her food, screamed, pressured her, called her derogatory names, and coerced her into confessing to a crime she did not commit. Detectives investigated indifferently and carelessly, overlooking several signs that plaintiff did not commit the crime.

Blyden, Malisha vs City of New York & Nycpd
Case # 15CV08454, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 22, 2015, ended January 27, 2017
$2,671,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: This complaint entails a suit for wrongful conviction. The Plaintiff was exonerated by the Court after seven (7) years of incarceration following a confession by the true perpetrators. The following summarizes the crime briefly and the investigation that followed. On September 6, 2005, two female sex workers, Jackie and Lace, and five men robbed and shot a man in his apartment. The Plaintiff had no connection to these crimes and no relation to the victim or the true perpetrators. The evening before the robbery, the victim had been a client of Jackie and Lace. While at his apartment they used his cellphone. Two witnesses interviewed by Defendant NYPD Detectives Alamo and Polite reported that a short, thin wo...