{"active":true,"first_name":"Thaddeus","last_name":"Grandstaff","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"POL LAB","assignment_date":"2026-07-13","id":"78"},"taxid":"951784","complaint_ids":[202507849,202507092,202502000,202503692,202502003,202410969,202405078,202402623,202400590,202310232,202309129,202300252,202203400,202304131,202202845,202100875,201404729,201403369,201403848,201310014,201304457,201303768],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBN","id":"PBBN"},{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"},{"command":"105 PCT","id":"105pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[15264,3918,4401],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Satterwhite, Charles vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-02-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"533974/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On May 18, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully eating food at 841 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY when he was surrounded by defendants, unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, handcuffed and falsely arrested. Plaintiff was falsely charged with possession of a firearm that was allegedly recovered from 680 Quincy St , Apt. 4B, Brooklyn, NY on March 29, 2019. Plaintiff was not present at that location when the gun was allegedly recovered, nor does plaintiff live at that location. Plaintiff was transported to the 81st Precinct and unlawfully searched, then transported to Brooklyn Central Booking. On May 19, 2019, plaintiff was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court, where bail was set. Plaintiff was not able to immediately post bail and remanded to Riker’s island. On May 21, 2019, plaintiff was able to post bail and he was released. Plaintiff appeared in criminal court on numerous occasions. On November 17, 2020, all charges were dismissed and sealed in their entirety.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PugABPVSwSAaiJSI1iXcaw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"John, Aaron vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-08-31","disposition_date":"2019-09-26","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"516385/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Grandstaff, Thaddeus J.","summary":"On July 15, 2014, plaintiff was a passenger in a taxi when it was pulled over. The defendant officers pulled plaintiff out of a cab and wrongfully searched him. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and dropped to the floor when an officer tugged on the chains of the handcuffs. Plaintiff was then kicked in his ribs and back. Plaintiff was falsely charged with a crime and spent 14 months in detention as a result of a parole violation before the case was dismissed after trial.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=yduq210xR1cyhCcX0Mih7A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Hennegan, Nicole vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-06-12","disposition_date":"2021-06-03","payout_amount":125000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV03193","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Grandstaff, Thaddeus J.","summary":"On May 5, 2016, twelve police officers in plain clothes, including defendants Officer Grandstaff, Detective Hotaling, Sergeant Cheesewright, and Officer Kamna, ran into plaintiff's apartment while the door was open. Defendants told plaintiff that they had a search warrant, but refused to produce one when plaintiff asked to see it. Defendants ordered plaintiff and her 10 children to leave the apartment at 3:00pm and did not allow them to return until midnight, denying them access to food, water and bathroom relief. Defendant officers searched every room of the apartment and damaged plaintiff's bathroom door frame and lock.\n\nPlaintiff's son was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm after defendants found a pistol in a bedroom drawer, but he was never charged with any crime.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.402239/gov.uscourts.nyed.402239.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6616641/hennegan-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Levine, Ovell vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-09","disposition_date":"2016-09-06","payout_amount":7500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV06357","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Grandstaff, Thaddeus J.","summary":"Defendant officers forcibly entered Plaintiff's apartment, handcuffed everyone, and searched it.  Plaintiff and his family members were arrested and Plaintiff was charged with 221.05 for marijuana that Office Lazare allegedly found in a cookie tin. Charges were ACD'd.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921268-Levine-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.377447.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324944/levine-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ceballos, Victor vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-02-12","disposition_date":"2017-04-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"002049/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Grandstaff, Thaddeus J.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918415-Ceballos-v-City-of-New-York"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-11-21","case_no":"2023-29295","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful entry of a premises."},{"desc":"Wrongful search of a premises."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-11-16","case_no":"2023-28960","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully searched an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-11-10","case_no":"2022-26510","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21023806-grandstaff-a2c74672f71b6542219d32e95bde9a281899402b","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085747-seh_951784","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/GVRR-thaddeus-grandstaff.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"141684","regular":"131734","overtime":"20577","other":"22208","total":"174520"},"id":"GVRR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GVRR"}