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.
'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 3 known lawsuits, $101,000 total settlements.
Patterson, James A., et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV03972,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 27, 2020, ended June 14, 2024
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 23, 2019, Defendant NYPD Officers executed a no-knock warrant by breaking down the front door of Plaintiff's home with a battering ram. Defendant Officers entered the home with guns drawn, entered Plaintiff's bedroom and pointed the guns at Plaintiffs and their children and ordered them to 'get down.' Defendant Officer pushed Plaintiff face down on the floor, tightly handcuffed him and forcibly removed him from the bedroom and put him into a police vehicle. Officers kept the gun pointed at Plaintiff's spouse who was in her underwear and their children. Plaintiff's spouse was searched including her scalp and hair bonnet and was not allowed to put on her clothes or to dress her children until after the sea...
Baijnauth, Kevin, et al. vs Detective Allen, Gary, et al.
Case # 17CV03952,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, September 7, 2017, ended July 28, 2020
$62,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 5, 2016, Officers Socorro, Agosto, Cahill, Ramo, Parides, Langlois, McCartney, Connelly, and Zedalis searched Kevin Baijnauth's business dressed in riot gear. While inside the business, the officers pointed a shotgun at one of Baijnauth's employees, destroyed the surveillance system and walls, and stole cash and jewelry. After his employee told him about the incident, Baijnauth and his wife, Meenakshi, went to the precinct for information. An officer told Meenakshi that there was a no-knock warrant for the premises on the belief that the Baijnauth's were selling guns and drugs out of the basement. The officer also accused Meenakshi of buying stolen jewelry. On March 29 and April 1, a woman believed to ...
Andino, Carlos vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026309/2017E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 17, 2017, ended October 2, 2018
$8,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 25, 2015, the plaintiff was at a residence in the Bronx for the purpose of visiting his children. While alone inside the residence, the plaintiff heard a noise at the door. When he opened the door, he saw the NYPD defendants, specifically Officer Budney and Detectives McCarthy, Halinski, Erlich, McGuinness, Difrancessa, Hefner, and Gezurian. The NYPD defendants entered the residence and subjected the plaintiff to several forms of physical force, including pushing him against the wall, punching his back, kicking him when he fell to the floor, and punching his face, causing a bleeding lip. As a result, the plaintiff suffered physical injury. The NYPD defendants took the plaintiff to a precinct where...