{"active":false,"first_name":"Dennison","last_name":"Durgadeen","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"045 PCT","assignment_date":"2023-03-10","id":"45pct"},"shield_no":5035,"ended_date":"2024-06-04","taxid":"934805","complaint_ids":[202308729,202105588,201708299,201300100,200610558,200603037,200511411],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBX","id":"PBBX"},{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"},{"command":"050 PCT","id":"50pct"}],"appt_date":"2004-07-01","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Reel, Elijah vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-07-10","disposition_date":"2023-06-13","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027147/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Durgadeen, Dennison","summary":"On July 6, 2019, Elijah Reel was unlawfully arrested by Officers Tiffany Marchese, Dennison Durgaadeen, Justin Verrino, Francis Bryant, James Hynes, Ryan Kenny and John Doe, while he was legally parked in a friend's driveway. \n\nOfficers Marchese, Durgaadeen, Verrino, Bryant, Hynes, Kenny and Doe approached and demanded Reel's driver's license, during which one officer threatened to blow his head off with a gun. The Officers forcibly removed Reel from the vehicle, slammed him to the ground and spread out his arms and legs to unlawfully search his person. The Officers proceeded to violently contort Reel's body, arms and wrists, as they rear handcuffed him in an excessively tight fashion without any probable cause or arrest warrant. \n\nAt precinct, Officer Kenny violently contorted Reel's free hand and wrist, as he\nhandcuffed it in an excessively tight fashion to the railing in the cell prior to being unlawfully seized and searched further. \n\nThe Officers ensured that Reel would be maliciously prosecuted and denied his right to a fair trial by submitting fabricated observations/statements to prosecutors. The false charges were dismissed on December 12, 2019.\n\nThe complaint also highlights a broader pattern of misconduct within the NYPD, asserting that such actions against Reel were not isolated incidents but indicative of systemic issues within the police department, leading to emotional and reputational harm. \n\nReel suffered physical injury, emotional trauma, and was subjected to false charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/save/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4j5ARtRiAi0WuvKHkCXcIQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Duna, Alex vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"022724/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Durgadeen, Dennison","summary":"On February 14, 2014 Plaintiff was lawfully present inside a deli. Prior to this, DHS PO Barron Whitten had a history of harassing Plaintiff and Plaintiff had filed several complaints regarding PO Whitten's behavior. While at the deli PO Whitten approached and began to verbally abuse Plaintiff. Without provocation, PO Whitten then physically grabbed Plaintiff, punched PLaintiff in the face, dragged Plaintiff outside, threw him to the ground, and began kicking Plaintiff. Plaintiff, now bleeding from his face and injured in his body and legs, called 911 to report the attack as PO Whitten fled the scene. Other POs--including potentially PO Dennison Durgadeen, Sgt. Marle Quinones, and Sgt. Curran--responded, observed the significant injuries, and brought Plaintiff on a ride-along to identify PO Whitten. However, PO Whitten could not be found. The group then drove to the homeless shelter where Plaintiff stayed, ordered PO Whitten to report to the location, and handcuffed PO Whitten for the assault. \n\nPlaintiff's injuries were documented by EMS and the POs' report noting Plaintiff as a victim. However, in response to PO Whitten's concerns about his job, other POs falsely arrested Plaintiff for an alleged assault against PO Whitten and attempted to convince Plaintiff that if Plaintiff dropped his complaint PO Whitten would drop the assault charge. Plaintiff was handcuffed, taken to the hospital, taken to the 40th Precinct, and thereafter Central Booking. Plaintiff made it clear he did not want to drop charges against PO Whitten but after numerous hours of pressure on no sleep Plaintiff reluctantly signed a document agreeing not to pursue criminal charges against PO Whitten. Plaintiff was released after approximately 27 hours in custody after the District Attorney declined to prosecute. Plaintiff sustained severe physical, psychological, and emotional trauma including anxiety and stress as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=r3tnGinPb0QSBsOiRNLjXQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Duna, Alex vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-08-19","disposition_date":"2014-10-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV06029","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Durgadeen, Dennison","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13144208/duna-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"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/HJJR-dennison-durgadeen.jpg","news":[{"title":"NYPD reviewing video showing officer beating teen in Bronx","url":"https://www.amny.com/news/nypd-reviewing-video-showing-officer-beating-teen-in-bronx-1.14388370","source":"AM New York","date":"2017-10-09"}],"id":"HJJR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HJJR"}