{"active":true,"first_name":"Matthew","last_name":"Bergen","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"IAB","assignment_date":"2025-11-24","id":"IAB"},"shield_no":3460,"taxid":"945506","middle_initial":"T","shield_no_history":[535],"appt_date":"2008-01-07","lawsuits":[{"name":"Grytsyk, Petro vs P.O. Morales, Anthony, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"19CV03470","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Bergen, Matthew","summary":"On April 18, 2016, plaintiff and his wife were legally selling artworks on a Times Square sidewalk when the latter was issued a summons by Defendant P.O. Morales, returnable at Criminal Court. Plaintiff pointed out to Morales that their conduct was not illegal and that the summons should instead be returnable at the NYC Environmental Control Board, and Morales brought over Defendant Lieutenant Khan, who ordered Plaintiff to close down his vendor display. When Plaintiff protested that this decision had to be left to a judge, Khan ordered Morales to arrest him. Morales complied, charging Plaintiff with obstruction of governmental administration and disorderly conduct. Morales handcuffed Plaintiff excessively tightly, aggravating a preexisting medical condition to Plaintiff's hand, causing him pain and requiring him to seek medical attention. These charges were dismissed by the DA on December 5, 2016. Morales also issued Plaintiff two summonses for the ECB, which were dismissed at an ECB hearing on April 26, 2016. \n\nOn May 3, 2016, while Plaintiff was selling artworks at the same location, Defendant Sergeant Bergen physically assaulted him, threatened him, and had Defendant P.O. Tansey issue a summons for the ECB. At a hearing on June 1, 2016, the summons was dismissed, and Plaintiff informed Bergen that all summonses issued against him were being dismissed. On June 18, 2016, Defendant P.O. Williams issued Plaintiff a Criminal Court summons, which was dismissed on September 7, 2016. On February 11, 2017, Defendants Sergeant Bergen and Captain O'Hara ordered Defendant P.O. Scialabba to issue a summons to Plaintiff. Another summons was issued on July 21, 2017. Between June 1 – October 14, 2018, Plaintiff was served with a total of 21 summonses by Defendants Sgt. McGurran, P.O. Lachmenar, Sgt. Murphy, Lt. Khan, P.O. DiCandia, Sgt. Schack, P.O. Desalto, P.O. Mohandes, P.O. Espinal, Sgt. Forlenza, P.O. Rahman, & P.O. Gao. All of these summonses were dismissed. On August 14, 2018, Khan, Lachmenar, Mohandes, & Murphy seized Plaintiff's original works of art, which he was selling, left it out in the rain to damage it, and confiscated it. On January 8, 2020, Plaintiff was issued another summons by Defendant P.O. Henry.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.514015/gov.uscourts.nysd.514015.35.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14963561/grytsyk-v-morales/"},{"name":"Miles, Naquan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-01-19","disposition_date":"2017-10-05","payout_amount":8500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV09895","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Bergen, Matthew","summary":"On July 11, 2015, Naquan Miles was approached on the street in Manhattan, New York by P.O. Andrew Damico and P.O. John Doe #1, who seized him without justification by ordering him to remain where he was. P.O.s Damico and Doe 1 forced Mr. Miles to wait for 30 minutes to an hour for their supervisor to arrive. Mr. Miles was told that he was being held so that alleged victims of a crime could come to the location and identify whether he was the perpetrator of the crime. Mr. Miles had committed no crime and did not consent to detention. Police Supervisor Bergen and P.O.s John Does 1-11 arrived on the scene and observed as the victims decided that Mr. Miles was not the perpetrator of the crime. Supervisor Bergen told P.O.s Damico and Doe 1 to take Mr. Miles in anyway.  P.O. Damico handcuffed Mr. Miles. John Does 1-11 observed these interactions between Mr. Miles, Supervisor Bergen, and P.O. Damico. Mr. Miles was transported to Midtown South Precinct. \n\nP.O. Damico swore to a false criminal complaint against Mr. Miles and provided false and incomplete evidence to the District Attorney. Mr. Miles was arraigned and released after over 24 hours in custody. He was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor. There was no probable cause for his stop, detention, arrest, or prosecution. The charges against Mr. Miles were dismissed on October 21, 2015.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.466851.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4567971/miles-v-damico/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"32375","other":"22830","total":"172925"},"id":"LHDF","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LHDF"}