Mervin Turnbull

Badge #13258, Black Male
Former Police Officer at Transit Bureau District 32
Also served at Transit Patrol District 32
Service started July 1988, ended December 2019, Tax #910363

Lawsuit settlements:
$13,500   Brim, Nakita vs City of New York, et al., 2014 EDNY EDNY 14CV07459
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Complaints

10 Complaints
20 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Unavailable
3 Complainant Uncooperative
1 Complaint Withdrawn
6 Exonerated
2 Unfounded
6 Unsubstantiated
1 Victim Unidentified

Complaint #201809670, November 2018
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Victim Unidentified
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200902721, February 2009
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: White Male, 35
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #200715154, October 2007
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Female, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Female, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200505238, May 2005
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Female, 13
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop
Complainant: Black Female, 13
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200401327, February 2004
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 16
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Male, 16
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #200106788, September 2001
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 17
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200006739, September 2000
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Female, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Female, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200000818, February 2000
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 10
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Black Female, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Black Male, 10
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200000451, January 2000
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Unavailable
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Complaint #6391157, June 1991
Allegation: Force
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201809670, November 2018
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male Victim Unidentified
Force: Physical force Male Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200902721, February 2009
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word White Male, 35 Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #200715154, October 2007
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Black Female, 24 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Black Female, 24 Exonerated
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Complaint #200505238, May 2005
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Female, 13 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop Black Female, 13 Exonerated
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Complaint #200401327, February 2004
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 15 Exonerated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 16 Exonerated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 15 Exonerated
Discourtesy: Word Black Male, 16 Unfounded
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Complaint #200106788, September 2001
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 17 Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 17 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200006739, September 2000
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Female, 15 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Word Black Female, 15 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200000818, February 2000
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 10 Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Black Female, 29 Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Black Male, 10 Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200000451, January 2000
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Complainant Unavailable
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Complaint #6391157, June 1991
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged 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.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Lawsuits

Brim, Nakita vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV07459, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 23, 2014, ended September 6, 2016
$13,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 24, 2014, Nakita Brim walked inside a store on Livonia Avenue in which Officers Ivan Torres and Marvin Turnbull were. When Brim walked past Torres, Torres called her a ‘bitch.” Brim responded, “a bitch had you.” Torres and Turnbull handcuffed Brim and placed her under arrest without probable cause, then took her to the 32 Transit District Precinct. Brim was told she would be charged with disorderly conduct and placed in a cell. Brim then told Turnbull and Torres she recognized Turnbull from seeing him pay prostitutes on Williams Street. Torres opened the cell and Turnbull punched her in the face. Torres grabbed Brim’s throat and pushed her face into the bars. Torres threw her to the ground, where h...