{"active":false,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Perfetto","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"121 PCT","assignment_date":"2015-10-22","id":"121pct"},"shield_no":3325,"ended_date":"2024-12-02","taxid":"949473","complaint_ids":[202300949,202204945,202201556,201706511,201607871,201200951],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 2","id":"PSA2"}],"appt_date":"2010-07-06","middle_initial":"C","lawsuits":[{"name":"Fonseca, Danny vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-10-14","disposition_date":"2022-01-06","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV04934","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Perfetto, Joseph C.","summary":"On September 21, 2019, at approximately 9:34 pm, Mr. Fonseca was in the vicinity of Slaight St. and Nicholas Ave. An NYPD vehicle parked behind him and sounded its sirens and flashed its lights – several officers, including Officer Perfetto and an Officer John Doe approached Mr. Fonseca’s vehicle and requested that he provide his license and ID. Mr. Fonseca complied, but more officers arrived on the scene and Mr. Fonseca decided to exit his vehicle – upon exiting, he and his vehicle was searched, but no contraband or weapons were found. Mr. Fonseca was nonetheless placed under arrest and transported to a nearby precinct where he was searched, questioned, detained for several hours, and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Mr. Fonseca was then transported to a second precinct where he was fingerprinted, photographed, and further detained; he was then transported to Central Booking where he was searched again, subjected to a retina scan, and further detained until he was released following arraignment. Officers Perfetto and John Doe falsely informed prosecutors that Mr. Fonseca had brass knuckles in the driver’s seat. In total, Mr. Fonseca spent approximately 24 hours in custody before being released following criminal court arraignment.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23689440-2022_fonseca_20cv04934","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18536298/fonseca-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mccrimon, Jarmel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-05","disposition_date":"2015-04-06","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06200","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Perfetto, Joseph C.","summary":"On July 24, 2013 Plaintiff was lawfully present at a residence he was staying overnight as a guest in Staten Island. It is believed that defendant NYPD Officer Corporan approached Plaintiff and attempted to search Plaintiff's pants pockets due to racial discrimination rather than particularized suspicion of a crime. Plaintiff was then tightly handcuffed, and his handcuffs were not loosened despite his complaints, and he was imprisoned in a police vehicle and taken to the 121st Precinct. Plaintiff was imprisoned and charged based on false allegations purported by defendant officer Joseph Perfetto. It was falsely alleged that plaintiff was observed drinking alcohol in public, became violent, screaming and yelling at the defendant officers, that a crowd had formed, and that he had resisted arrest. These false charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal and immediately dismissed and sealed in Richmond County Criminal Court.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.362221/gov.uscourts.nyed.362221.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139953/mccrimon-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Williams, Andre vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-23","disposition_date":"2015-09-22","payout_amount":80000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV04368","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Perfetto, Joseph C.","summary":"On May 18, 2013, Plaintiff was an apartment on Gordon Street in Staten Island, NY, when Plaintiff was stopped by defendant officers and demanded identification. Plaintiff provided his identification to the officers. Plaintiff was ordered to place his hands against the wall. Without justification, of the officers kicked Plaintiff in the knee with excessive force. Plaintiff was thrown to the floor and punched by the officers around his body. He suffered numerous physical injuries to his body. While handcuffed, Plaintiff was sprayed in the eyes with a chemical spray. Though not having committed any crime that day, Plaintiff was arrested on 3 charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.358849/gov.uscourts.nyed.358849.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13241779/williams-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ortega, Luis, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-26","disposition_date":"2017-02-21","payout_amount":341227.47,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV06646","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Perfetto, Joseph C.","summary":"On September 2, 2012, plaintiffs Luis Ortega, Alba Cuevas, Ana Gregorio, Evelyn Lugo, George Lugo, Edwin Avellanet, and Crystal Cruz were gathered at the home of Evelyn Lugo to celebrate Labor Day. Avellanet stepped outside to throw out a bag of garbage and was stopped and questioned by officers Charles Drobness and Ralph Conde, despite not committing a crime. The officers requested Avallenet's ID, and he refused after the officers refused to say why they needed it. The officers then grabbed him, and Avallenet pulled his arm away and escaped into the house. Other officers, including Thomas Nigro, Mary Gillespie, Yuriy Chuyko, Thomas Kamper, Efrain Hernandez, Johnny Castillo, Jason Greenberg, John Yen, Joseph Perfetto, Kenneth Greene, and Richard Guerrieri responded to the location. The officers began breaking the windows and Evelyn Lugo opened the door. The officers pulled her out of the house, threw her to the ground, and detained her outside for 30 minutes. An officer struck Avellanet 2 to 3 times with a hard object (likely a baton or flashlight) and brought him outside. Plaintiff Ortega approached the front door, and officers grabbed him, threw him to the ground, and struck him multiple times with a baton. An officer grabbed plaintiff Gregorio and threw her into a dresser with a birdcage on it, causing Lugo's bird to fall out. An officer killed the bird by stepping on it. Alba Cuevas and and George Lugo were upstairs with minor children, and after hearing the commotion exited into the hallway. The officers employed Oleoresin Capsicum spray in the hallways, spraying George Lugo, Cuevas, Gregorio and the children. Cuevas had to retreat to the bedroom to catch her breath because she suffers from asthma. After the spraying, an officer struck George Lugo twice with a baton, and once Lugo fell to the ground, the officers held his arms behind his back and continued to strike him. Plaintiff Cruz began yelling at the officers to stop hitting him and was struck three times with a baton. The officers then handcuffed George Lugo and took him into custody. They also kicked the bedroom door open to arrest Cuevas twisting her arms behind her back and placing tight handcuffs over her writsts.\n\nAfter receiving medical treatment, Ortega, George Lugo, and Cuevas were imprisoned until they were arraigned on September 4, 2012 for baseless charges based on falls allegations from Drobness, Conde, and Nigro. All charges against the plaintiffs were favorably terminated.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922747-Ortega-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.349894.47.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323022/ortega-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2015-08-20","case_no":"2015-13779","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to safeguard his service firearm","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20528091-775","findings":["Accidental Firearm Discharge"],"type":"brady-giglio","date":"2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"DG77","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/DG77"}