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.
'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.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $2,000 total settlements.
Mcmillan, Victoria vs Capital One Bank, N.a., et al.
Case # 20CV07981,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 1, 2020, ended March 16, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 8, 2020 plaintiff went to a Capital One Location and waited on the line. Plaintiff then handed the teller $500 and their credit card and asked for the teller to use the $500 to pay down the credit card balance. Plaintiff had had a capital one credit card for a number of years. The teller struggled to find plaintiff in their system. Plaintiff then asked to also make a withdrawal, she handed a note to the teller asking the teller to count the bills quietly. Other bank employees interpreted these actions to mean that the plaintiff was attempting to rob the bank (she was very much not) and called the police. Police arrived including defendant officer Burgio and they arrested the plaintiff, confronting her w...
Adams, Richard vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV06631,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 9, 2016, ended April 24, 2018
$2,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2015, as plaintiff was riding his bicycle to work, he chanced upon an abandoned bicycle frame. Plaintiff picked it up and was soon stopped by defendants. Defendants interrogated plaintiff and asked him where he had found the bicycle. Plaintiff explained that it had been left on the side of the road. Defendants then claimed that a warrant was out for plaintiff's arrest as they had recently received a 911 call alleging that someone was vandalizing a bicycle. Defendants thereafter searched plaintiff's backpack and, despite finding no contraband, arrested plaintiff. Plaintiff subsequently spent several days at Rikers Island, where he was denied basic necessities and access to his medication. The ch...