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.
'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'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, $175,000 total settlements.
Lewis, Tamika vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV08713,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 21, 2019, ended August 6, 2021
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was leaving her girlfriend's home in the Bronx after a verbal argument while carrying a large backpack and a large duffle bag. Officers Gallagher, Edwards, Ramroop, Panartto, Osmanovic, and Williams of the 46th Precinct entered the residence and arrested the plaintiff for grand larceny for holding a debit card that they knew she legally possessed. The officers threw the plaintiff against the wall, forcefully yanked her arms behind her back and uncomfortably around her large backpack, punched her in the face several times, stomped on her foot, and kneed the back of her legs. Based on the officers' false allegations, plaintiff was charged with felony assault in the second degree, assault in the third d...
Jacobs, Karache vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 302824/2016,
Supreme Court - Bronx, September 26, 2016, ended December 1, 2017
$100,000 Settlement