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.
'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 4 known lawsuits, $29,501 total settlements.
Crosland, Ashanti, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 507680/2020,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 3, 2020, ended January 30, 2024
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 21, 2019, at approximately 5:00 PM, the plaintiffs were present inside an apartment at 343 Miller Avenue, in the borough of Brooklyn, when the Sergeant Daniel Molinski and police officers John Does 1-10 unlawfully handcuffed and falsely arrested the Plaintiffs without probable cause, or any legal justification.
More specifically, plaintiffs, Ashanti Crosland, Malik Caleb-Peay, and Yusuf Caleb-Peay, were lawfully present inside the aforementioned location. The plaintiffs were watching a movie on Netflix when the officers broke down the apartment door with guns pointed at plaintiffs' faces. The officers began searching the apartment without permission or authority. During the search of the apartment, pl...
Bonilla, Alfredo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV01704,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 24, 2020, ended March 3, 2021
$19,501 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 18, 2017, defendant NYPD detectives Lorne Kanover and Michael Muskin approached plaintiff Alfredo Bonilla in his lawfully parked vehicle, ordered him out of his vehicle without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, and searched it. The officers unlawfully arrested Bonilla for possession of lawfully prescribed medication and took him to the 90th police precinct where he was imprisoned and unlawfully strip searched by defendant Daniel Molinski. The unlawful arrest and strip search were authorized by defendant Kenneth Durkin, who supervised defendants Allevato, Muski, Kanover, and Molinski.
Plaintiff was released with a ticket signed by defendant Allevato requiring his appearance in Kings County Crimin...
Poole, Darin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV00443,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 11, 2018
Estate of Samuel, Sheldon A. By Adm of His Estate Samuel, Sheldon, Jr. vs Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, et al.
Case # 523273/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, August 21, 2018
Complaint
Description: On February 21, 2016, plaintiff suffered a stroke while driving and therefore crashed his car. Police officers (police officer Dean Robert, police officer Molinski (first name unknown, shield No. 21578), police officer Ashley Gonzalez) came to the accident scene. Instead of helping plaintiff in this medical emergency, police officers smashed plaintiff’s car window, violently pulled him from his car, throwed him to the pavement, and punched him. The officers framed plaintiff as drunk-driving and arrested him. No ambulance was called, the officers put plaintiff at the back of the police car. Eventually plaintiff was taken to a hospital. The hospital blood test shows no alcohol. More than two weeks after the arres...
