Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $97,500 total settlements.
Jackson, Bryon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03433,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 1, 2020, ended November 10, 2021
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about February 4, 2019, at 12:30 p.m., Mr. Byron Jackson, a black man, was stopped on 116th Avenue near its intersection with 146th Street in Queens by Officer Ropenus and five other unknown NYPD officers. The officers asked Mr. Jackson where he was coming from and where he was going. They told him that the prior night a woman had been assaulted by a black man wearing a similar coat to the one Mr. Jackson was wearing. They pressured Mr. Jackson into handing over his identification and allowing them to take photos of him and his ID, after which they permitted him to leave.
On or about February 8, 2019, at 8:30 p.m., Mr. Jackson was stopped on Harrison Street near its intersection with Main Street in New ...
Bleeker, Christina vs City of New York
Case # 151320/2012,
Supreme Court - New York, March 29, 2012, ended January 23, 2014
$72,500 Settlement