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, $106,000 total settlements.
Moore, James vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150735/2015,
Supreme Court - New York, March 11, 2015, ended August 8, 2016
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 26, 2013, Plaintiff went to the grocery store with his uncle. Upon returning to their apartment building, Plaintiff's sister and her boyfriend arrived at the same time. Plaintiff's uncle took the grocery bags and went inside the apartment building while the Plaintiff waited for his sister to help with her bags. Plaintiff proeeded to go inside the apartment building with his sister and sister's boyfriend behind him, when two men with skully's and hoodies came up behind them and pushed Plaintiff's sister who was then pushed into the Plaintiff. Plaintiff did not know these two men were NY Police Officers at the time. The police officers tried to grab Mr. Moore's arms and one police officer slammed Mr. ...
Ambrister, Allen vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 156748/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, July 17, 2014, ended June 15, 2017
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 20, 2014 Plaintiff was excessively and unlawfully battered by POs Willie Artiles and Leonid Peysin, who then proceeded to arrest him. Plaintiff sustained a severe injury and disability to his hand, nervous shock, emotional distress, experiences depression, and will be forced to incur expenses for medical care as a result of this incident.
Almanzar, Abraham vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03090,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 5, 2014, ended October 31, 2014
$15,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint,
Complaint,
Order of Discontinuance
Description: On March 4, 2013, Plaintiff was in his car after dropping his child off from school, waiting for a parking spot to open, when an undercover police officer approached. The undercover officer, along with Defendant Detective Hamu Hiller, Arlene Conway, Leonid Pysin and Darrel O’Neill, threw Plaintiff to the ground, cuffed him and illegally searched him and his car. Plaintiff was held in a police van for six hours while unrelated arrests were made, then taken to the 25th Precinct where he was strip searched. After sleeping on the concrete floor of a holding cell, Plaintiff was arraigned the following day on misdemeanor drug possession charges, despite no drugs being found on him or in his car. After making mult...
Liburd, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00755,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, February 19, 2013, ended October 2, 2013
$11,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 13, 2011, Plaintiff was standing next to his brother-in-law in the brother-in-law’s building garage when undercover officers approached with guns drawn. After showing valid identification and proof of residency, the officers illegally searched and then, without reasonable suspicion, held the men there for some time. A search of the parking garage resulted in finding a small discarded marijuana cigarette some distance away, which was illegally used as grounds to arrest Plaintiff. Plaintiff was placed in tight handcuffs, then put in the back of a police van as it collected various people. At the 67th Precinct Plaintiff was strip searched. He was issued a ticket for possession of marijuana based o...
Lamb, Debra Rosa vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 013808/2012,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 6, 2012, ended January 2, 2014
$15,000 Settlement