{"active":true,"first_name":"Matthew","last_name":"Salzman","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"WARRSEC","assignment_date":"2026-02-11","id":"118"},"shield_no":4870,"taxid":"959190","complaint_ids":[202410806,202408470,202311341,202003958,201808163,201807988],"command_history":[{"command":"075 PCT","id":"75pct"},{"command":"069 PCT","id":"69pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-07-08","middle_initial":"C","shield_no_history":[18666],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Davis, Daquan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-10-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"529311/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 5 2020 the Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, battered and arrested by NYPD Officer Matthew Salzman, Joseph Vigiano, and John or Jane Doe. He was wrongfully detained before his release from custody 3 days later on December 8 2020 during which the Officers initiated a malicious prosecution. The Officers accused the Plaintiff of committing a false offense before grabbing his head and searching his person in an invasive manner without cause. The Officers then applied excessively tight handcuffs to the Plaintiff. He was then transported to the 75th Precinct and held in a dirty cell before being transported to Central Booking. The Plaintiff was released from physical custody on or about December 8 2020 after his arraignment.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=XfHjy1WKgvlCmPRyOb2KAQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Watson, Sheawn vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-02-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"504872/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On April 20, 2021, while the plaintiff, an African American, was on a street, defendant NYPD officers, including Mathew Salzman, Orlando Perez, Neil Narayan, and John or Jane Doe 1-10, falsely identified the plaintiff as a gunshot suspect, despite the plaintiff repeatedly explaining that he had not committed any illegal actions. The defendants proceeded to arrest the plaintiff. During the arrest, the defendants violently grabbed the plaintiff, jerking and pulling him in different directions, and threw him to the ground, placing their knees on his back and neck without any reasonable cause. They tightly handcuffed the plaintiff, ignoring his requests to loosen the restraints. After being taken to the precinct, the plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted. The defendants' unlawful arrest, seizure, or malicious prosecutions were based on their biased discriminatory racial beliefs. All the charges against the plaintiff were dismissed on or about February 3, 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Jkc9Vyrs7u9YsWC20PexwQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-27","case_no":"2022-26373","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]},{"recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used offensive language."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/4TTR-matthew-salzman.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"33298","other":"20474","total":"171492"},"id":"4TTR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4TTR"}