{"active":true,"first_name":"Volkan","last_name":"Maden","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"PROPCLK","assignment_date":"2026-05-06","id":"106"},"shield_no":5056,"taxid":"956863","complaint_ids":[202106081,202008322,202003614,202000861,202000887,201909685,202001765,201905390,201904853,201904825,201705208,201608561],"command_history":[{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"},{"command":"075 DET","id":"75det"},{"command":"090 PCT","id":"90pct"}],"appt_date":"2014-07-09","shield_no_history":[14352],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Morgan, Shoughan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-10-23","disposition_date":"2026-02-23","payout_amount":21000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"530584/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On September 8 2021, NYPD Officer Michael Crinchlow, Volkan Maden, and John or Jane Doe approached the Plaintiff in unmarked vehicles while he was on his dirt bike without probable cause. The Officers assaulted and battered the Plaintiff by forcing their cars to come into direct contact with the Plaintiff on his bike several times before shooting taser projectiles into the Plaintiff’s body. This caused electrocution to the Plaintiff's head and body, the shock of which forced him into a metal grate. The Officers then exited their vehicle and continued to batter the Plaintiff by kicking him in his stomach multiple times. The Officers then subjected him to an unlawful search before applying excessively tight handcuffs and transporting him to the 90th Precinct. The Plaintiff was released from custody after his arraignment on September 8 2021. All charges were released on March 27 2022 due to lack of probable cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=8O9N96K5XxjQ9iaAZU95JA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Best, Jordan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-08-05","disposition_date":"2023-11-27","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"519607/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On September 27, 2019, Plaintiff was driving his vehicle with a friend when PO Volkman Maden and John Does unlawfully pulled him over and questioned him despite possessing no valid reason to do so. PO physically retained Plaintiff and handcuffed him in an excessively tight fashion. PO unlawfully searched the car and falsely purported to have found marijuana in plain view. Plaintiff was then taken to the police precinct where he was subjected to illegal interrogation tactics. Plaintiff was wrongfully detained over the course of 5 hours and compelled to return to court multiple times. On December 2, 2019, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=i1ImJ0gwmhrS/v0263E8Vw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Nieves, Rafael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-02-06","disposition_date":"2020-02-06","payout_amount":4000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV00716","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Maden, Volkan","summary":"On September 6, 2016, defendant officers chased Mr. Nieves up the stairs to his apartment and arrested him for an expired order of protection. The defendants threw Mr. Nieves on the ground and punched and kicked him causing injuries to his wrists, shoulder, lower back, knee, head\nand face.\n\nMr. Nieves was transported to the hospital where he was handcuffed to the bed the entire time. Upon leaving the hospital, he was transported to central booking and then released.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.428931/gov.uscourts.nyed.428931.17.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14537059/nieves-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-02","case_no":"2022-25697","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2024-05-02","case_no":"2022-25697","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2024-05-02","case_no":"2022-25698","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-03-24","case_no":"2023-28137","penalty":"Vacation days (13 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongful detainment.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongfully issued a summons to an individual known to the Department.","disposition":"Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-12-01","case_no":"2022-26337","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched a vehicle."},{"desc":"Wrongfully frisked an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully threatened to arrest."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used offensive language."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-05-19","case_no":"2021-24387","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25447655-956863_10082024_2024072pdf","date":"2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21025343-maden-addf320e320432d28d03434632afa6b0b33f2f51","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":201909656,"available":true}]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21056997-giglio_maden-956863-05-24-21","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085926-seh_956863","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/DA2M-volkan-maden.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115072","overtime":"42207","other":"15982","total":"173261"},"news":[{"url":"https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/15/nypd-cops-on-modified-duty-for-wild-caught-on-video-brooklyn-liquor-store-clash-with-suspect/","title":"NYPD cops on modified duty for wild caught-on-video Brooklyn liquor store clash with suspect","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2026-04-15"}],"id":"DA2M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/DA2M"}