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, $417,500 total settlements.
Sanchez, Vincent vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808347/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, April 14, 2025, ended June 9, 2026
$125,000 Settlement
Bridgett, Lionel vs City of Ny
Case # 806972/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 3, 2023, ended December 3, 2024
$60,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 9, 2022, POs Perea, Kreckmann, Doe, and Roe approached Plaintiff and stopped, searched, battered, and detained him without warrant or legal justification, resulting in Plaintiff suffering great and permanent injury.
After his arrest, Plaintiff was arraigned and prosecuted for a crime he did not commit. He was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances until all charges against him were terminated favorably.
Davis, Christopher, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 808322/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 24, 2021, ended September 19, 2022
$70,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 25, 2020, the Plaintiffs were lawfully present at a Laundrymat in the Bronx when NYPD Defendant Officers Miguel PEREA and ten (10) unnamed officers (Jane/John Doe 1-10) stopped, questioned, searched, assaulted, battered and falsely arrested them without probable cause or legal justification. The Plaintiffs were waiting for their laundry to finish: Ms. Murray was in the passenger seat of a vehicle and Mr. Davis was seated in a lawn chair on the sidewalk beside the vehicle.
Mr. Davis was asked if he had a weapon, to which he responded in the negative. He was then asked for his ID; despite his compliance with this request, he was immediately handcuffed and patted down. Ms. Murray began recording the inc...
Salazar, David, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 035285/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 8, 2020, ended June 17, 2024
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 29, 2018, the plaintiff and another person accompanying him were in his vehicle when the certain unidentified police officers including Jose Leon, Michael Lacondi and Miguel Perea, approached the car and alleged that the vehicle smelled of marijuana. The defendants then pulled the plaintiff out of his vehicle by his arm and began to unlawfully search the plaintiff when the plaintiff scared of the situation started to run but then stopped and completed the pat down search. The defendants then threw the plaintiff to the ground and tasered him twice when he was face down on the ground. They then handcuffed him. Both, the plaintiff and the accompanying person were then taken to the hospital and then bro...
Oliver, Darlene vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV02321,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 14, 2019, ended February 6, 2023
$82,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 16, 2017, plaintiff Darlene Oliver was at home when Police Sergeant Szot and Police Officer Miah knocked on her door. Plaintiff had recently got into an altercation with a neighbor prior to the police arriving. PO Szot and Miah questioned and requested plaintiff's identification and plaintiff said she needed to get it from a friends car. Szot and Miah allowed her to do so, and as plaintiff walked down stairs to get her ID she noticed the aforementioned neighbor and 15 other police officers which included PO Miguel Perea, PO Szot; PO Daniel Rangel, Police Sergeant Jose Martinez and PO Christian Valencia. PO Perea unexpectedly slammed plaintiff into a wall with excessive force and then handcuffed her...
