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.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Lopez, Alice Adm of Lopez, William vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03743,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 27, 2014, ended November 3, 2017
$8,250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 31, 1989, two men entered the apartment of Mr. Elvin Zorilla, a crack dealer operating out of 3053 Brighton Fifth Street, Brooklyn, and shot and killed Mr. Zorilla. Ms. Daisy Flores was present at the scene. P.O.s William Tobin and James Potts arrived soon after. Ms. Flores told them that the perpetrators were two black men; the one with the shotgun was described as 6'3''.
Three supposed witnesses - Ms. Flores, Ms. Annie Burnell (a crack addict), and Mr. Edgardo Rodriguez – were subjected to essentially the same treatment on separate occasions. On each occasion, officers arrested the witness, began to threaten them with jail time (and, in Ms. Flores' case, eventually, deportation) if she did not po...