Sylwester D. Niwa

Badge #807, White Male
Police Officer at Transit Bureau District 2 since September 2025
Also served at Transit Bureau District 4, Transit Bureau Response Team
Service started July 2012, made $182,000 last year, Tax #953177

Lawsuit Settlements:
$13,500   Meighan, Akbar vs City of Ny, et al., 2019 NYCSC NYCSC 159241/2019
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Complaints

1 Complaint
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Within NYPD Guidelines

Complaint #202408005, August 2024
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Age 18-20
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Age 18-20
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
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Complaint #202408005, August 2024
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Age 18-20 Within NYPD Guidelines
Abuse of Authority: Stop Age 18-20 Within NYPD Guidelines
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

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Lawsuits

Meighan, Akbar vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 159241/2019, Supreme Court - New York, September 26, 2019, ended September 25, 2025
$13,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 8, 2015, at the 125th Street and Lexington Avenue MTA Station, the Plaintiff was wrongfully apprehended and unlawfully searched, seized, detained, and arrested by Sergeant Lora Rachid, Police Officer Sylweste Nita, and other unnamed police officers, without probable cause or justification. The Plaintiff was lawfully riding on the train, posing no threat to the safety of self or others, yet the defendants used excessive physical force against the Plaintiff in conducting an arrest for the Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree. The Plaintiff did not pose a threat to the safety of the officers, nor did the Plaintiff actively resist or attempt to evade arrest. The defendants then wrongfull...