Every year, the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the agency responsible for reviewing complaints of police misconduct against the NYPD, receives an estimated 280,000 complaints. While the reasons for these complaints vary, a not-insignificant number of these complaints are based on allegations that the police arrested them without probable cause. This is known as a false arrest, and it can lead to significant problems for anyone subjected to this type of negligent policing practice.
The Shikh Law Firm has spent decades defending victims of false arrest and malicious prosecution throughout New York City and beyond. We know just how ruinous it can be to be falsely accused of a crime, or to be arrested for perfectly innocent behavior. Not only can it result in physical harm from being mishandled during an arrest, but victims may lose their jobs, or have their personal relationships damaged by unfounded allegations of criminal activity.
False arrest and malicious prosecution can take many potential forms. These may include, but are not limited to:
- Suspect was arrested based on racial profiling
- Suspect was arrested based on mistaken identity
- Suspect was arrested based on officer’s personal grudge
- Arrest made without evidence
- Arrest made with an invalid warrant
- Arrest was based on faulty or fraudulent evidence
- Prosecution based on an involuntary confession
- Prosecution based on legally inadmissible evidence
- Suspect illegally denied access to a lawyer
Police officers and prosecutors are entrusted with the sacred duty of enforcing the law and ensuring that all arrests and prosecutions are based on reliable, relevant evidence. However, they are as human as anyone else, and thus capable of making mistakes or engaging in abuse of their authority. Suing them for false arrest or malicious prosecution is not just about getting justice for the harm you have suffered, it is also about holding them to the higher standard of conduct that should always be expected of them.
With law offices in the Bronx, the New York City personal injury lawyers at the Shikh Law Firm have more than 25 years of experience representing clients in personal injury matters. If you or someone you love has been injured due to someone else’s negligence, do not wait. Your claim may be time limited. Call us at 718-295-4000, or visit our contact page for a consultation.
