Paul Courtney

Badge #6982, White Male
Former Detective Grade 1 at Joint Bank Robbery Task Force
Service started April 1991, ended December 2019, Tax #899086

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched

Complaints

2 Complaints
3 Allegations
1 Substantiated
1 Substantiated (Charges)
1 Exonerated
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201302070, March 2013
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: White Male, 50
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
Complainant: White Male, 50
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #9905624, December 1999
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Charges)
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Complaint #201302070, March 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number White Male, 50 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Question White Male, 50 Exonerated
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Complaint #9905624, December 1999
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Substantiated (Charges)
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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.
'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.


Lawsuits

Jack, Savalos vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00679, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 23, 2015, ended October 5, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On September 25, 2014, plaintiff Savalos Jack went to his bank, to engage in a transaction. When the transaction was concluded, he was informed that the bank had been robbed. A bank employee requested that he provide his personal identifying information before exiting, and an NYPD officer asked him if he had seen anything, and he told her he had not. Later, Jack went to his workplace, the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center, Inc. While at work, Jack received a call from a police officer asking him about the robbery and stating that the officer wanted to go to his workplace to receive a statement from him. Jack then went to the principal's office to explain the situation and found 2 plainclothes officer...