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.
Further details on conclusions.
Named in 2 known lawsuits, $16,000 total settlements.
Reid, Marcus vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 503799/2024,
Supreme Court - Kings, May 28, 2024
Complaint
Description: On February 6, 2021, while quarantined due to COVID-19 at his residence, the Plaintiff was falsely arrested by NYPD officers for a robbery that had occurred four months earlier. The crime involved six individuals forcing a victim to withdraw money from an ATM, but surveillance footage did not show the Plaintiff near the victim or the ATM. Despite no probable cause, the Plaintiff was arrested, searched, and detained, with false evidence provided by the officers to the District Attorney's Office. The Plaintiff was held in quarantine at Red Hook Community Court, later remanded to Rikers Island in deplorable conditions, and assaulted by other inmates. He was detained for several months before all charges were dismi...
Blue, Devante vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 529047/2021,
Supreme Court - Kings, November 12, 2021, ended May 23, 2024
$16,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 4, 2020, Plaintiff (a Black/African American man) was lawfully standing outside his car when Defendants P.O. Rosa, P.O. Thimote, P.O. Kenny, and John-Jane Doe aggressively approached Plaintiff, rifled through his pockets, took his keys, and illegally entered and searched his car. Defendants initially said they smelled marijuana, but upon finding no marijuana in Plaintiff's car, they alleged that they were looking for guns; upon finding no guns attributable to Plaintiff, Defendants told Plaintiff that he was being arrested for driving an unregistered vehicle, despite the fact that Plaintiff's car was recently purchased and had valid temporary tags. Defendants violently grabbed Plaintiff's a...