Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 4 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Ortiz, Gilbert vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 517395/2025,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 14, 2025
Kenner, Joshua vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 517239/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 27, 2024, ended August 14, 2025
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 28, 2023, defendant officers approached the plaintiff near a gas station and surrounded him. They pulled him off his scooter, causing him to fall and the scooter to land on top of him, resulting in physical injuries and damage to the scooter. The officers then arrested the plaintiff, restraining him with tight metal handcuffs and conducting an unlawful pat-down search. Despite the plaintiff not resisting arrest, the officers brandished their tasers at him in a hostile and threatening manner, causing panic.
The plaintiff was unlawfully arrested and handcuffed without legal justification or probable cause. He was placed in the back of an NYPD vehicle and transported against his will to the 63rd Precinct, ...
Baptiste, Erica Jean vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV00798,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 21, 2024, ended July 23, 2025
$55,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about December 22, 2021, Eric Jean Baptiste was approached by four police officers ("John Doe #1 through John Doe #4") as he exited a cab in which he had been a passenger. John Doe #1 through John Doe #4 were dressed in plain clothes and had been driving an unmarked car. John Doe #1 through John Doe #4 instructed Baptiste to come over to them, each holding one hand on a pistol. When Baptiste ignored their commands and walked away, John Doe #1 through John Doe #4 followed him, and he was also apprehended by two officers ("John Doe #5 and John Doe #6") in an unmarked vehicle.
When Baptiste walked away from John Doe #5 and John Doe #6, he was approached by another unmarked car, from which three more of...
Evans, Marquita vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 514589/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 18, 2023
Complaint
Description: On or about November 15, 2022 police officers Dean Perez, Harry Cruz, Anthony Caravana, sergeant James Robinson, and other unidentified police officers, approached plaintiff. At around this time, plaintiff received a call from her partner that he was being arrested nearby and that the officers were becoming increasingly aggressive. Plaintiff went to the scene and began to record the interaction between the defendant officers and her partner. Defendant officer Anthony Caravana told plaintiff to stop recording and not to touch their vehicle, even if plaintiff has never touched it. As plaintiff continued recording, officer Caravana shoved her in her chest using both hands to grope her breasts. She was then punche...
