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.
'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.
'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.
'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 3 known lawsuits, $45,000 total settlements.
Knight, Tahje vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 810019/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 29, 2023
Complaint
Description: For years, NYPD officers of the 40th Precinct and Public Service Area unlawfully targeted Plaintiff and attempted to prosecute Plaintiff without probable cause.
On, March 12, 2021, plaintiff Tahje Knight was lawfully in the vicinity of East 125th Street in the Bronx when he was unlawfully approached, frisked, arrested and detained by defendant officers James Weck, Eric Dym, Michael Visintin, Jayther Liriano, Michael Kontorovich, Jose Tejada, and Nestor Amarantepolanco. When defendant officers stopped and frisked plaintiff and obtained no contraband, instead of releasing plaintiff, plaintiff was cuffed and detained to search for evidence of a crime.
Plaintiff was then falsely charged by defendant officer We...
Perez, Gabriel, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 804083/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 14, 2023
Complaint
Description: On January 15, 2021, three Plaintiffs were illegally stopped, seized and searched, battered and assaulted, detained, and arrested, by and/or at the direction of POs Michael Visintin, John Joyce, and John or Jane Doe 1-10 (the names John and Jane Doe are fictitious, as the true names of these officers were unknown at the time of the complaint). The actions included putting metal handcuffs too tightly on Plaintiffs’ arms, which resulted in loss of feeling, redness, and swelling. The officers fabricated false and fictitious evidence and information, which they forwarded to prosecutors. The criminal proceedings were irrefutably terminated in favor of Plaintiffs when all adverse charges were dismissed and sealed on ...
Epps, Kevin, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 025292/2020,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 5, 2020, ended March 11, 2022
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 15, 2019, NYPD Officer John Royce and two additional unidentified POs ("Doe" and "Roe") approach Plaintiffs (Kevin Epps and Sheron Norman) and stopped, searched, attacked and detained Plaintiffs. POs Royce, Doe and Roe stopped Plaintiffs, strip searched them in an unlawful manner, assaulted, battered and handcuffed them in the "most egregious and excessive manner." Plaintiffs were battered in their heads, necks, back, bodies and limbs. Plaintiffs sustained "serious, severe, painful and permanent" bodily injuries as well as emotional distress and severe and significant damager to their standing and reputation in the community. The initial stop, search and seizure of Plaintiffs was performed solely on ...
