{"active":true,"first_name":"Steven","last_name":"Degree","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"CPT","command":{"command":"WARRSEC","assignment_date":"2024-08-19","id":"118"},"taxid":"943141","complaint_ids":[202106863,202007066,201900630,201608880,201503237,201411360,201407443,201402596,201310243,201308786,201304354,201105589,200915863,200718016],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"},{"command":"HBX/QIM"},{"command":"PSA 8","id":"PSA8"},{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"},{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"},{"command":"044 PCT","id":"44pct"},{"command":"NARCBBX"}],"appt_date":"2007-01-10","age":40,"middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[13686,2179],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Jackson, Damon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2026-04-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"826750/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Mccrimmon, Melike vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-09-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"809620/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On May 27, 2020, when Plaintiff was sitting with his ex-wife in her lawfully parked vehicle, POs Mauro, Degree, and Perlmutter forcibly pulled Plaintiff from the car, threw him on the ground, handcuffed him, and falsely arrested him without probable cause or legal justification. The POs alleged that they recovered a firearm from under a vehicle several cars away from the one Plaintiff was sitting in, though they possessed no evidence linking Plaintiff to that firearm. The POs transported him to the precinct and seized from him almost $3,000, which he had intended to give his ex-wife for their children. The POs have still not yet returned this money to Plaintiff. \n\nPlaintiff was transported to the hospital to receive treatment for a severe asthma attack he suffered due to the trauma of his false arrest. The POs provided the Bronx District Attorney's office with false evidence, causing them to prosecute Plaintiff without probable cause. After his arraignment on May 29, 2020, Plaintiff was initially unable to post bail, so he continued to be unlawfully detained until he paid a bail bondsman and was released from custody on June 8, 2020. However, on June 12, 2020, he was rearrested based on the same false allegations made by the POs. After arraignment in the Southern District of New York, Plaintiff was detained until December 18, 2020, when he was subject to house arrest with an ankle bracelet. He remained unlawfully confined there until the prosecution against him concluded on April 8, 2021. All criminal charges against Plaintiff in the Bronx criminal court were dismissed and sealed in November 24, 2020, and all criminal charges brought against him in the Southern District were dismissed on April 8, 2021, where a jury acquitted him of all charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vYJaGd7LS1Oe5sZXuizivw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Velazquez, Alexandr vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-05-28","disposition_date":"2022-02-17","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"024408/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A.","summary":"On November 16, 2019, around 9:30 PM, Plaintiff Alexandr Velazquez was near East 170th Street and College Avenue, Bronx, exited his friend's building on 170th Street and was grabbed by Defendant Officers Jospeph Modica, Andrew Alvarado and John Does 1-10, and Lieutenant Steven Degree, for no reason. When Plaintiff asked why he was being detained, Defendant Officers said \"I'll tell you when you get in the car.\"  Then, Defendant Officers Handcuffed Plaintiff and placed him in a police car. Inside the car, the officers told Plaintiff that he matched the description of a shooter. Plaintiff was transported to the 44th precinct for processing, and then transported to Bronx County Central Booking. Defendant officers provided false information to the DA that Plaintiff committed the violation of unlicensed operator. After 24 hours in custody, Plaintiff was arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree. Plaintiff was released on his own recognizance. The charges were dismissed on January 8, 2020.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=R66dtUwaewl4afp6/V3_PLUS_QQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Arroyo, Alexis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-10-21","disposition_date":"2020-07-20","payout_amount":1500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV09436","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A.","summary":"On or about October 19, 2016 to October 20, 2016, defendant Officers broke into plaintiff's apartment, moved plaintiff and his wife and son from their home to the hallway, ransacked and searched his apartment, and damaged his personal possessions. They subjected plaintiff, wife, and son to thorough and degrading searches. Plaintiff was dragged, thrown to the ground, threatened and frisked; defendant Officers put a gun to his head and the head of his son.  Defendant Officers arrested plaintiff and held him for over two hours. After some time, defendant Officers realized they were in the wrong apartment.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.524440/gov.uscourts.nysd.524440.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16323767/arroyo-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Kennely, Matthew vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-09-29","disposition_date":"2018-04-17","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302067/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."},{"name":"Medina, Jonathan & Guzman, Teresita vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-04-12","disposition_date":"2017-11-29","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"301220/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."},{"name":"Mack, Marco vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-03-30","disposition_date":"2017-01-03","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"022109/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."},{"name":"Emiliano, Edgar, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-10-29","disposition_date":"2017-04-06","payout_amount":70000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"304346/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."},{"name":"Chavez, Robert vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-09","disposition_date":"2016-02-29","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"305317/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."},{"name":"Rosado, Oscar, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-04-17","disposition_date":"2015-03-17","payout_amount":11500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01910","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A.","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13143400/rosado-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rivera, Adrian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"307466/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."},{"name":"Thomas, Sean vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-11-08","disposition_date":"2014-06-23","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"306600/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Degree, Steven A."}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-10-14","case_no":"2022-25677","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-14","case_no":"2022-25678","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21022321-degree-1b7336a4cffd989480ffcfa16c805d2bb0e74275","type":"brady-giglio","lawsuits":["11CV4548"]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085497-seh_943141","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"160722","regular":"158094","overtime":"19402","other":"24248","total":"201745"},"id":"6C37","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/6C37"}