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.
'Unable to Determine': The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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 5 known lawsuits, $10,000 total settlements.
Baynard, Trashawn vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 152648/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, July 29, 2022, ended May 22, 2024
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 2, 2020, while Plaintiff had not committed any crimes or violations of the law, he was aggressively approached by numerous NYPD officers, including PATRICK DALY. Defendants, DALY, proceeded to physically restrain Plaintiff while violently contorting his arms behind his back before finally affixing metal handcuffs to Plaintiff’s wrists in an excessively tight fashion. Defendants then proceeded to illegally search Plaintiff’s person by subjecting Plaintiff to illegal strip-searches with attendant cavity inspections of his person or other gratuitously invasive physical inspections or bodily searches.
Defendants falsely accused Plaintiff of a crime he did not commit, engaged in fraud, the suppression of...
Erby, Keesha vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 159720/2021,
Supreme Court - New York, November 12, 2021
Complaint
Description: On November 20, 2020, the plaintiff was lawfully insider her apartment at 445 East 120th Street, 10B, in New York County, when numerous NYPD Police Officers broke down her door based on a valid warrant. They handcuffed the plaintiff and her grandson and detained her against her will. They conducted a search of the home in an egregious manner, without masks during the height of the pandemic, and ridiculed the plaintiff and her grandson about it. Five hours after all the commotion the plaintiff was finally showed the warrant but was too traumatized to fully examine it. The warrant was based off her deceased brother's room in the apartment who died from covid several months prior. This made the valid was based on ...
Beggs, Akeil vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159834/2020,
Supreme Court - New York, November 17, 2020
Complaint
Description: On December 6, 2019, police officers Michael Duffy, Patrick Daly, and John Does 1-3 improperly stopped and arrested Akeil Beggs. Beggs, an African American, was properly on a sidewalk near Seventh Avenue and West 13th st. of Manhattan when he was stopped by the officers for no reason. The officers arrested Beggs with no justifiable cause and even tried to fabricate evidence while engaging in a harmful bodily contact. While being handcuffed, Beggs peacefully explained his innocence.
Beggs was then subject to strip search at the precinct, subjecting Beggs to humiliation and seizure of his properties. Beggs was detained for about 55 hours until he was released, but with some of the properties unreturned -includin...
Durham, Andre vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02803,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, August 7, 2017, ended March 22, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was stopped, frisked, and strip searched. Plaintiff is now at Upstate Correctional Facility.
Hardy, Richard vs Daily, John Doe, et al.
Case # 16CV08443,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 5, 2016, ended September 6, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On July 30, 2015, officers responded to a domestic violence call at the Plaintiffs house. The Plaintiff watched his wife perform a sexual act on Officer Daly near the Plaintiff’s bedroom door. Officer Jorge drove the Plaintiff away from the door and down the hallway as Officer Daly began to enter the bedroom. Officer Daly entered the Plaintiff’s bedroom and had sexual intercourse with his wife, who has a mental illness. While this occurred, Officer Jorge forced Plaintiff down in another room.
Around 45 minutes later, Officer Daly confessed to Officer Jorge that he had sex with the Plaintiff’s wife. Officer Daly then threatened the Plaintiff and pushed him down the hallway. Officer Jorge told Officer Daly, “Th...