Conclusion Meanings:
'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 2 known lawsuits, $102,500 total settlements.
Moore, Ali vs City of Ny , et al.
Case # 22CV10957,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 9, 2023, ended April 30, 2026
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about October 1, 2021, Plaintiff was present at his then residence when NYCHA contacted 911 emergency services. When PO and FD officers (their identities were unknown at the time the complaint was filed) arrived, Plaintiff was outside the apartment building in which he resided. At the time the officers came into contact with Plaintiff, he was not a threat to himself or anyone else. The officers approached Plaintiff aggressively, encircled him, and handcuffed him. The manner in which the officers sought to take custody of Plaintiff was unnecessary. The officers had no basis to seize Plaintiff and lacked probable cause. Once Plaintiff was in custody, the officers transported him to the hospital. Once at the...
James, Reginald, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 153978/2014,
Supreme Court - New York, April 29, 2014, ended April 5, 2016
$102,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about the 27th day of April, 2013, in Manhattan, Defendants NYPD Officers, David Maldonaldo, Lt Paul Zapata, and John Does #1-5, approached Plaintiffs Reginald James and Malcolm Arrington. Plaintiff James initially ran then stopped, fell to his knees, and put his hands in the air, whereupon an officer struck him in the back of the head with a baton, another handcuffed him, and additional officers began to strike him, each ignoring his pleas for them to stop and one of which responding "shut the f*ck up" to James' subsequent request for medical attention. When Plaintiff Arrington attempted to record the assault, he was without provocation grabbed, thrown against a wall, struck in the arm, handcuffed, arres...