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.
'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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 5 known lawsuits, $90,000 total settlements.
Gell, Elvis, et Al vs Detective Francis Conejo, et al.
Case # 21CV10225,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 17, 2022, ended October 6, 2023
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 6, 2020 NYPD officers entered the home of the 3 plaintiffs in this matter. Two unidentified officers, for no apparent reason, forcefully brought the first plaintiff to the ground and placed him in overly tightened handcuffs, and he kneed him in the back. The officers continued to inflict pain after plaintiff informed them of medical condition and plaintiff's wife, the second plaintiff, implored them to stop. He now requires pain management sessions for his back and knee. His wife, the second plaintiff, was asleep in bed when the unidentified male officers entered her bedroom with guns drawn. The officers handcuffed her tightly to her bed; she informed them that the handcuffs were too tight and the o...
Bannister, Sharon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 162495/2019,
Supreme Court - New York, October 15, 2020
Complaint
Description: On December 28, 2016 at approximately 3:30 p.m. Plaintiff was lawfully present inside a subway station when Dets. Gustavo Rosado and Kevin Clark, Sgt. Anis Nikocevic, POs Jesus Sosa, Jelani Mills, and John Does 1-10, and Undercover POs Numbers 358 and 93 unlawfully approached, grabbed Plaintiff, and slammed Plaintiff into the ground with excessive force, causing pain and injuries to Plaintiff's left knee and both hands and fingers. POs frisked and searched Plaintiff without recovering any drugs or contraband on Plaintiff's person or in Plaintiff's possession or control. Regardless, Plaintiff was handcuffed, arrested, and transported to the 25th Precinct where Plaintiff was criminally processed. POs falsely forw...
Johnson, Glenn vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV06256,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 3, 2018, ended May 26, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On July 23, 2016, Mr. Johnson was stopped by an unmarked police cruiser at about 2:55pm. NYPD John Doe Officers informed Mr. Johnson that his brake lights were out, conducted a pat frisk on him where nothing was found, and then began to search his vehicle and personal belongings. Mr. Johnson was then handcuffed and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and held for 5 months before the case was dismissed. Det. Clark, Officer Mills, and Sgt. Nikocevic are all named as defendants, but their exact involvement is not specified.
Lorenzana, Inez vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV07982,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 21, 2013, ended June 24, 2014
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 11, 2012, Plaintiff INEZ LORENZANA, while standing outside her apartment building located at 65 W. 104th Street, New York, NY, observed a police officer approach her elderly neighbor and ask him for his identification. When Plaintiff's neighbor informed the officer that he didn't have ID on him, Plaintiff told the officer that she knew the man to be a resident of her building and that she could retrieve his ID for him if necessary. The officer told Plaintiff to "shut the fuck up" and then brought her neighbor to his police vehicle where he began to search the man. In an effort to assist her neighbor, Plaintiff again offered to retrieve her neighbor's ID at which time the officer told Plaintiff to "min...
Wheeler, Tyquan M., et Al vs Police Department, Nyc, et al.
Case # 109827/2011,
Supreme Court - New York, December 13, 2011, ended December 29, 2018
$30,000 Settlement