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.
V., M. an Infant By Fng Valarezo, German Jr. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 024518/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 23, 2017, ended January 10, 2025
$600,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff Valarezo went with Plaintiff M.V. to the hospital to see Mr. Valarezo's mother in law. While M.V. was in the hospital waiting room, two men accosted him and told him to give them his phone. Hospital security intervened, along with NYPD defendant Valdez. Mr. Valarezo took his family outside in compliance with Valdez's orders. One of the men who accosted M.V. began making threatening gestures towards them, and Mr. Valarezo complained to the police officers about the man's actions. Someone believed to be Defendant Mullen put an arm across Mr. Valarezo's chest, which he brushed off. Defendants Doe violently threw Mr. Valarezo to the ground an dstruck him repeatedly in the face, torso, and head. One office...
