{"active":false,"first_name":"Scott","last_name":"Forster","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"FLT SVC","assignment_date":"2020-08-13","id":"27"},"ended_date":"2022-04-05","taxid":"940153","complaint_ids":[201004867,201002215,200919275,200903335,200811059],"command_history":[{"command":"122 PCT","id":"122pct"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-09","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[5450,2851],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Stewart, Sheena vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-07-14","disposition_date":"2017-12-28","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV03575","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Forster, Scott","summary":"Defendant Officers pulled over Plaintiff, who was 30 weeks pregnant. The defendants asked for her license and registration and while she looked in her glove box the defendants rushed her asking \"what the fuck is taking so long\". The plaintiff said she was going to record the officers if they continued speaking to her in such a manner. Castellano then told the plaintiff she was under arrest and forcefully grabbed her from her vehicle. Castellano threw her to the ground on her pregnant stomach, handcuffed the plaintiff, transported her to the 121st Precinct and then a hospital.  She was then brought to the 120th Precinct, charged with OGA and Resisting Arrest, and Dis con, which were ACD'ed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923000-Stewart-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.387620/gov.uscourts.nyed.387620.18.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13439796/stewart-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Forster, Scott","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2013-06-07","disposition_date":"2013-07-28","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV05845","name":"Lewis, Sharema vs P.O. Bennett, James, et al.","payout_amount":10000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12958068/lewis-v-bennett/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2016-11-29","case_no":"2016-15782","penalty":"Dismissal probation (12 months), forfeiture of time/leave balances, suspended w/o pay (15 days), vacation days (45 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty,  failed to assume the command and perform the functions of the Commanding Officer.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty,  was negligent in the performance of his duties when he failed to respond to Kings County hospital.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, failed to respond to and supervise an unusual occurrence within the command.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, did wrongfully and without just cause, prevent or interfere with an official Department investigation","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to confer with the office of the deputy commissioner, public information, prior to addressing the media and conducting an interview.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, was absent from said assignment without permission or police necessity.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty,  failed to supervise by not visiting any precincts, police service areas, transit district or borough court section facilities located within Patrol Borough Brooklyn south while assigned as the duty Captain.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty,  failed to make numerous entries in the command log.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, failed to inspect the activity logs of platoon commanders and special operations lieutenants, at least once per month.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, performed unauthorized tour changes without permission or authority.","disposition":"Guilty"}],"opened_date":"2014-12-03"},{"disposition_date":"2015-02-04","case_no":"2014-12515","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty, did fail and neglect to ensure that his subordinates prepared a complaint report for a robbery after speaking to the complainant.","disposition":"Guilty"}],"documents":[{"name":"Document","url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4418939-nypd-cases-108.html"}],"opened_date":"2014-12-03"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/CQUB-scott-forster.jpg","news":[{"title":"Internal documents shed light on police discipline as NYPD faces criticism over secrecy behind penalties given to cops","url":"http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/documents-shed-light-nypd-secretive-disciplinary-process-article-1.3872914","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2018-03-13"},{"title":"NYPD suspends lieutenant who went home early after cops were shot","url":"https://nypost.com/2017/10/13/nypd-suspends-lieutenant-who-went-home-early-after-cops-were-shot/","source":"New York Post","date":"2017-10-13"},{"title":"NYPD captain stripped of gun, badge after he clocked out when two cops were shot in Brooklyn","url":"http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-captain-clocked-2-cops-shot-brooklyn-article-1.2544020","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2016-02-25"},{"title":"Embattled NYPD captain docked vacation days in 2014","url":"http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/report_embattled_nypd_capt_doc.html","source":"SI Live","date":"2015-03-08"}],"id":"CQUB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/CQUB"}