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.
'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 5 known lawsuits.
Morrison, Lancelot vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 537729/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, February 22, 2024
Complaint
Description: On January 1st, 2021, plaintiff Lancelot Morrison was on the street in the County of Kings when an unmarked police vehicle occupied by defendant NYPD officers turned on their police lights. The plaintiff began to walk in the opposite direction of the unmarked car. The defendants then proceeded to follow the plaintiff, exited their vehicle and ran up to him weapons drawn. They then illegally frisked him without any probable cause that a crime was committed. The officers recovered a firearm from the plaintiff's person, and he stated that "I was gonna trade that into the precinct." All charges against the plaintiff were dismissed.
Arroyo, Jeremiah vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 512794/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 3, 2023
Complaint
Description: On April 28 2020, the Plaintiff was approached by NYPD Officers John Plumitallo, Sergeant Adrian Radoncic, Detective James Argila, Detective Philip Bilmes, and John Does. The Officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisk, searched, assaulted, and falsely arrested the Plaintiff all while using excessive force. Once the Plaintiff asked to be left alone, one officer (not clarified) punched him in the fafe, pulled him to the ground and then the remaining officers piled on top of him while kicking him over his entire body and legs causing a torn ligament to the left knee. He was then taken to the 75th Precinct where he was unlawfully detained following which the Officers initiated a malicious prosecution against th...
Weathers, Dayon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 521011/2023,
Supreme Court - Kings, July 27, 2023
Complaint
Description: On September 1 2020 the Plaintiff was a lawful passenger in a parked vehicle outside his residence when approached by NYPD Officers John Plumitallo, Sean Keegan, and Joseph Vigiano. The Officers illegally stopped, ordered out and frisked and searched the Plaintiff. They proceeded to falsely arrest the Plaintiff without probable cause for weapon possession and no evidence thereof. He was transported to the 75th Precinct for 9 hours and then taken to Central Booking for one day. Due to the malicious prosecution initiated by the Officers, the Plaintiff was taken to Manhattan Detention Complex for 2 weeks before being transported to Rikers until May 13 2022. The charges were eventually dismissed against the Plainif...
Blakely, Tayquan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 500032/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, January 4, 2021
Complaint
Description: On September 10, 2019, while lawfully at the intersection of Lotts Avenue and Hegeman Avenue in Kings, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully approached, questioned, searched, assaulted, battered, arrested, and excessively detained by defendants, including John Does 1-10, without legal justification and solely because of his race and national origin. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of committing criminal acts related to gun possession and conducted an illegal search by rifling through his pockets and patting him down. The plaintiff was forcibly grabbed, his arms violently contorted behind his back, and affixed with extremely tight handcuffs. Defendants who were present but not physically involved failed ...
Lynch, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV05874,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 17, 2020, ended August 22, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On August 5, 2018, at approximately 10:00 pm, Mr. Lynch was outside in the front yard of a residential building on Milford Street attending a barbeque with 20 other people when Officers Conway, John Doe, and John Doe #1 exited an unmarked police van, approached Mr. Lynch, alleged that they smelt marijuana, and ordered everyone to get against a wall. Officer Conway physically searched Mr. Lynch and found a pair of dice in his pocket – they put the dice back in his pocket, ran his name through a computer, and informed Mr. Lynch that his name was ‘clean.’ Mr. Lynch asked Officer Conway if he was free to leave – Officer Conway said no and that everyone at the barbeque had to be searched. Officer John Doe then ran M...