{"active":true,"first_name":"Vincent","last_name":"Dandraia","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"107 PCT","assignment_date":"2026-03-02","id":"107pct"},"shield_no":27309,"taxid":"957510","complaint_ids":[202500687,202412528,202405568,202404431,202403436,202003692,202002387,202001834,202001844,202000950,201908128,201907049,201904449,201902270,201802785,201605975],"command_history":[{"command":"QM SEC","id":"59"},{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"},{"command":"103 PCT","id":"103pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-01-07","age":34,"middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[26819],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Nieves, Santos vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-12-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"530493/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On or about March 27, 2024, Police Officer Vincent D'Andraia and Police Officer John/Jane Doe (collectively \"Defendants\") accosted Plaintiff Santos Nieves, physically assaulted Plaintiff, illegally and forcibly detained him, confiscated his license and was improperly denied access to his cell phone, unlawfully detained and confined him until his released and otherwise harmed the Plaintiff. That during the aforesaid assault, the Defendant police officers repeatedly and without justification called Plaintiff names, cursed at Plaintiff, threatened Plaintiff and verbally tormented Plaintiff. At no time did Plaintiff commit any crime, break any laws, nor do any wrong. The aforesaid assault took place in a public place in front of other people, many of whom knew the Plaintiff, resulting in humiliation of the Plaintiff. As a result of the assault, Plaintiff sustained serious and severe personal and psychological injuries,","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=6Cq7ol4vfljBIzn/gQUJmA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Bartholomew, Lavon vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-08-12","disposition_date":"2023-05-02","payout_amount":465000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV03729","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On April 5, 2020 at 5:11 pm Plaintiffs Shaundell Hennegan (SH), Tysean Hennegan, J'chad Boyce and Curtis Miller were standing in the street. Plaintiff Miller was in the passenger seat of a car, and when POs Brian Ramirez and Justin Vasquez yelled at the Plaintiffs for not social distancing, SH got into the driver's seat. PO Ramirez demanded to see SH's DL, which was provided. PO Vasquez demanded to see Miller's ID; Miller refused since he was not doing anything. Miller began recording the interaction with his cell, and PO Vasquez slapped it out of his hand and began hitting Miller. SH then began recording, and the officers threw him to the ground and PO Ramirez began striking him with a bit stick. Sgts Darren Caranella, and Troy Peacock and POs Sean Slowski, and Christopher Read pinned SH to the ground, kneeing and striking him as they placed handcuffs on him. Plaintiff Boyce began recording the assaults, and POs Ramirez, Vasquez began beating him. POs Charles Ji, Michael John, Stephen Rice, Sgt Troy Peacock, and Lts Alexander Bobo and Michael Parscale joined in the assault as they arrived. PO Stephen Rice tased Boyce for several seconds before handcuffing him. Boyce, SH, and Miller were taken to the 073 Precinct, where they were taunted by PO Vasquez and Ramirez. Ramirez chocked Miller in the precinct. SH and Miller were released at 3pm and Boyce was released shortly after 5pm on April 6 without having been charged nor seeing a judge. \nOn April 8, 2020, Plaintiff Denzel Bobb was driving his vehicle, looking for parking SH was in the passenger seat, and Shaquweice Mills was in the rear seat. As Bobb was about to park, plainclothes Sgt Samuel Hui and Steven Franzel with officers Keith Stark, Richard Catapano and Vincent D'Andraia arrived in unmarked cars. They alleged that the car had a broken tailight. As Bobb attempted to retrieve the vehicle registration he was asked for by Sgt Hui, he was pulled out of the vehicle and Hui, Stark, and Franzel began beating him. SH and Mills were taken out of the vehicle by Franzel and Catapano and forced to sit on the ground with their handcuffs throughout the assault. Hui pointed his taser at them. Plaintiff Lavon Bartholomew witnessed the assault began recording. PO Stark told him to turn off the light on his camera, Bartholomew complied. Stark and D'Andraia approached Bartholomew again, slapped his phone out of his hand, whereupon they began beating him along with PO Richard Catapano. Upon handcuffing him too tightly, Catapano smashed his head on the sidewalk. All plaintiffs were taken to the precinct.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.466321/gov.uscourts.nyed.466321.29.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60033301/bartholomew-v-ramirez/"},{"name":"Zayer, Dounya vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-14","disposition_date":"2021-12-01","payout_amount":387000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV06070","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Dandraia, Vincent J.","summary":"On May 29, 2020, was attending a peaceful protest when defendant P.O. D'Andraia insulted plaintiff and slapped her phone out of plaintiff's hand, causing it to fall and break. D'Andraia continued to act aggressively towards plaintiff and forcefully struck plaintiff to the ground, causing her to suffer sever injuries (e.g. a concussion, blacking out). Defendant P.O. Edelman failed to intervene or render aid, despite having multiple opportunities to do so.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.457097/gov.uscourts.nyed.457097.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18739972/zayer-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Adams, Derrick, et al. vs City of New York et al.","start_date":"2020-11-06","disposition_date":"2021-10-21","payout_amount":70000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"521291/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Dandraia, Vincent J.","summary":"On or about September 14, 2019 at or around 1:00 a.m., plaintiffs were lawfully in the vicinity of Rockaway and Livonia Avenues, Brooklyn, New York, when several unidentified NYPD officers, including defendant Officers Brett Woodard, George L. Pason, Vincent Dandraia, and other unnamed officers, approached plaintiffs. The officers falsely claimed that they observed plaintiffs engage in unlawful behavior before they searched plaintiffs, despite a lack of reasonable suspicion or any other legal justification. Despite the search not producing any contraband, the officers placed plaintiffs into handcuffs and under arrest. While placing plaintiffs under arrest, the officers used excessive force, assaulted and battered the plaintiffs, and tased plaintiff Adams. At the precinct, the officers, including Brett Woodard, George L. Pason, and Vincent Dandraia falsely informed employees of the Kings Country District Attorney's Office that they observed the plaintiffs commit various crimes. After being transported to Central Booking, plaintiffs were released. Plaintiff Adams was treated for injuries to his forearm and ribcage sustained from excessive force, including being tased.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240911152209/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Xp4k4yL/o5Ae9Vfs3YW3Wg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-21","case_no":"2023-27851","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to obtain medical treatment."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-18","case_no":"2022-25720","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-18","case_no":"2022-25722","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2020-06-17","case_no":"2020-22174","penalty":"Pre-trial suspension days (20 days), restoration of suspension days (9 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force. Wrongfully used physical force resulting in injury..","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21022836-dandraia-96b1979157492eff62267271db8e16c7a1278c02","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":202003110,"available":true}]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21054255-dandraia-957510-02-08-21","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20783558-vincent20dandraia20disclosure","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085946-seh_957510","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/HEH-vincent-dandraia.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"33352","other":"24905","total":"166768"},"news":[{"url":"https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/nypd-excessive-force-discipline-george-floyd-protests/","title":"Almost Every NYPD Cop Charged with Excessive Force During the George Floyd Protests Escaped Serious Punishment","source":"The City","date":"2025-06-03"},{"url":"https://www.nyc.gov/assets/ccrb/downloads/pdf/policy_pdf/issue_based/2020NYCProtestReport.pdf","title":"2020 NYC Protests","source":"CCRB","date":"2023-01-24"},{"url":"https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/9/1/23333695/criminal-charges-dismissed-vincent-dandraia","title":"Criminal Charges Dismissed for Cop Filmed Shoving Protester, in Restorative Justice Deal","source":"The City","date":"2022-09-01"},{"url":"https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/bridging-the-divide-between-the-police-and-the-policed","title":"Bridging the Divide Between the Police and the Policed","source":"The New Yorker","date":"2021-04-28"},{"url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/nyregion/nypd-officer-vincent-dandraia-arrest.html","title":"Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester in Brooklyn Is Charged With Assault","source":"New York Times","date":"2020-06-15"}],"id":"HEH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HEH"}