{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Vaccaro","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"033 PCT","assignment_date":"2017-01-03","id":"33pct"},"shield_no":31892,"taxid":"955612","complaint_ids":[202603474,202103737,201703043],"appt_date":"2013-07-09","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Williams, Shamark vs Police Officer Vaccaro, Michael, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-19","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"19CV03548","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vaccaro, Michael","summary":"On January 12, 2018, NYPD officers entered plaintiff's apartment while he was preparing dinner. Officer Vaccaro pushed plaintiff into the wall outside his kitchen, for reasons unclear to plaintiff. Then a second officer grabbed plaintiff by the arm. Plaintiff turned around and Officer Vacarro drew his firearm and pointed it at plaintiff's face. the second officer then said \"He [Vacarro] is going to shoot you.\" Plaintiff was then taken to the precint. Then ESU officers Jason Ramirez and Michael Dazi entered plaintiff's cell and twisted plaintiff's arm and then jumped on plaintiff and began punching him. Plaintiff was then released from the hospital where had been taken due to alleged mental health issues. Plaintiff was kept overnight at central booking and wasn't released until 24 hours after the arrest.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.514182/gov.uscourts.nysd.514182.75.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14976821/williams-v-vaccaro/"},{"name":"Jones, Matthew vs P.O. Muniz, Adam, et al.","start_date":"2016-10-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"16CV08080","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vaccaro, Michael","summary":"The plaintiff retrieved his uncle's prescription pain medicine and cashed a check for him on the day of the incident. Then he met his uncle in the lobby of his uncle's residence and when he went to hand him the pills and cash the defendant officers, who likely followed the plaintiff, stopped him and pinned him to the ground giving the plaintiff no moment to explain. The defendant officers hit the plaintiff and then tased him. The plaintiff was transported to the hospital followed by the 26th Precinct. The charges were not specified in the complaint, but they were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.464027/gov.uscourts.nysd.464027.30.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6455185/jones-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-03-03","case_no":"2022-25197","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (10 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used offensive language."}]},{"disposition_date":"2016-06-14","case_no":"2016-15952","penalty":"Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), ordered breath testing, pre-trial suspension days (30 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, did consume an intoxicant to the extent that he was unfit for duty.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to promptly make proper notifications to the departmentregarding his arrest.","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Employment History Summary","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085879-seh_955612","type":"employment-history"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/8MHH-michael-vaccaro.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"29045","other":"25813","total":"163369"},"id":"8MHH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8MHH"}