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.
'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 6 known lawsuits.
Quiles, Christopher vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 509416/2026,
Supreme Court - Kings, March 26, 2026
Pasley, Courtney vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 811016/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 19, 2025
Ramierez, Yanick vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV06603,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 21, 2024
Complaint
Description: On June 2, 2023, plaintiff was operating a vehicle near 1415 Townsend Avenue, Bronx, New York, when defendant NYPD officers stopped him. Plaintiff crocked his window open to speak with them, and asked what the basis for the stop was. Defendant officers broke the window and proceeded to assault plaintiff, swinging at and hitting him repeatedly in the left side of his body. Plaintiff was ordered out of the vehicle, thrown to the ground, and was further assaulted while on the ground before being imprisoned in a police vehicle without his shoes. Defendants did not return plaintiff's shoes and we went without them 3 or 4 days while in custody. As a result of these events plaintiff suffered injuries including, witho...
Lovera, Jon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 155378/2024,
Supreme Court - New York, August 23, 2024
Complaint
Description: On April 14, 2023, Plaintiff was a pedestrian when he was approached by Defendant NYPD officers Frost and Nieves-Santiago. Without any provocation, the Defendants approached Plaintiff and tackled Plaintiff from his dirt bike, which caused Plaintiff to crash to the ground and hit his head. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and transported to the precinct and eventually Central Booking. The following day, Plaintiff was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.
Keys, Clyde vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 534030/2022,
Supreme Court - Kings, December 6, 2022
Complaint
Description: On July 24, 2022, a vehicle operated by the defendants, including RYAN COFFARO,
DONALD FROST and other unknown police officers, came into contact with the motor vehicle operated by the plaintiff on a public highway, thereby causing severe personal injuries to plaintiff. The accident was due solely and wholly as a result of the careless and negligent manner in which the defendants owned, operated, maintained, controlled and managed their motor vehicle without this plaintiff in any way contributing thereto. Plaintiff was falsely arrested without a warrant. They physically assaulted the Plaintiff, illegally and forcibly handcuffed him, unlawfully detained plaintiff at the aforementioned location, on a public str...
Smith, Liam vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 21CV06012,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 30, 2021, ended February 15, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 31, 2020, Plaintiff was inside a leased commercial space when police officers knocked on the door of the leased commercial space and asked to speak to the lessor of the commercial space. Plaintiff told the officers that the lessor was not present. The two landlords of the commercial space told the officers that Plaintiff was lawfully present inside of the leased commercial space and that he worked for the lessor. The officers spoke to the lessor by phone and learned that he was not inside the leased commercial space or even inside the building. They unlawfully told Smith that he was required to open the door to the leased space, despite knowing that the lessor was not present and that Smith had not v...