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.
'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 2 known lawsuits, $18,000 total settlements.
Echevarria, Felix vs City of New York
Case # 502609/2015,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 11, 2015, ended June 30, 2015
$9,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 1, 2014, plaintiff, who was 52 years old at the time, was getting coffee at his local coffee shop and talking with the store owner when two NYPD officers came in. The officers approached the plaintiff immediately and took him outside, claiming he had participated in a drug sale. Defendant officers then conducted an illegal search, charged the plaintiff with sale and possession of drugs (despite the fact no drugs were recovered) and put the plaintiff in a holding van with no back windows for 6 hours. The plaintiff, who previously had bypass surgery due to a heart failure, complained that he could not breathe and asked the defendants to open a window, but his requests were ignored, resulting in chest...
Echevarria v. City of New York et al
Case # 502609/2015,
Supreme Court - Bronx
$9,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint/Summons