Michael Heffernan

Badge #3625, White Male
Former Detective Grade 1 at 109th Precinct Detective Squad
Service started November 1992, ended February 2010, Tax #902799

Lawsuit settlements:
$722,001   Li, Ying vs City of New York, et al., 2015 EDNY EDNY 15CV01599
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Complaints

6 Complaints
14 Allegations
0 Substantiated
3 Complainant Uncooperative
3 Exonerated
4 Unfounded
4 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #200307994, October 2003
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Offensive Language: Ethnicity
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Other
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200105931, August 2001
Allegation: Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone
Complainant: Asian Male, 17
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Asian Male, 17
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #200103849, May 2001
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: White Female, 20
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200101581, February 2001
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Black Male, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #9805017, November 1998
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Person Searched
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #9502233, May 1995
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property Seized
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200307994, October 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched Hispanic Male, 22 Unsubstantiated
Offensive Language: Ethnicity Hispanic Male, 22 Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Action Hispanic Male, 22 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 22 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic Male, 22 Exonerated
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Complaint #200105931, August 2001
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone Asian Male, 17 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Asian Male, 17 Unfounded
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Complaint #200103849, May 2001
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest White Female, 20 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Exonerated
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Complaint #200101581, February 2001
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 15 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Black Male, 15 Unfounded
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Complaint #9805017, November 1998
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Person Searched Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #9502233, May 1995
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Property Seized Complainant Uncooperative
Discourtesy: Curse Complainant Uncooperative
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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

Li, Ying vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01599, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 2, 2015, ended April 11, 2019
$722,001 Settlement
Complaint, First Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers were called to the hospital on suspected child abuse after Plaintiff's daughter was hospitalized. For almost 24 hours, Plaintiff and her husband were subjected to multiple interrogations, searches of their home by three separate squads, and forensic interrogations. Defendants falsely concluded that the child died of Shaken Baby Syndrome and charged both Plaintiff and her husband with Manslaughter in the First Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Plaintiff's husband was convicted of reckless manslaughter and the charges against her were dismissed. Plaintiff alleges she was prosecuted to put pressure on her husband to plead guilty. As a result, Plaintiff, who gave birth to anothe...