{"active":true,"first_name":"Vincent","last_name":"Fortino","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"044 DET","assignment_date":"2023-02-12","id":"44det"},"shield_no":4170,"taxid":"963996","complaint_ids":[202107552,202102981,202103186],"command_history":[{"command":"044 PCT","id":"44pct"}],"appt_date":"2017-07-05","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[23156],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Miranda, Joshua vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-04-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"805512/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Seck, Djioui vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"809621/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On May 30, 3023, plaintiff, while lawfully inside his, home, located at 1210 Nelson Avenue in the Bronx, New York, was subject to an unlawful stop, frisk, search, false arrest, and false imprisonment by defendant New York City police officers, Vincent J. Fortino and John/Jane Does 1-10. Plaintiff was then unlawfully imprisoned at the NYPD 44th precinct Police Station and Bronx County Central Bookings until he was arraigned in criminal court, charged with crimes he did not commit, and thereafter remanded to Rikers Island Correctional Facility. In addition, Plaintiff suffered approximately one week of unlawful imprisonment, as well as loss of income. The false charges made against him were dismissed and sealed in their entirety on or around January 22, 2024.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=kJAlp8ehC6DAFmIxhghgDw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Bertoncelli, Cristina vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-09-29","disposition_date":"2025-02-25","payout_amount":23000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"028181/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Fortino, Vincent J.","summary":"On March 11, 2019, at 12:00am Plaintiff Cristina Bertoncelli was lawfully present in her apartment located at 1095 University Avenue Ap10G. Defendant Officers Dennis Castro, Officer Fortino, Officer Vargas, Officer Anderson, were banging on the plaintiff’s door when she opened her door. Defendants asked the Plaintiff to leave the apartment when Plaintiff informed that she was leaving in the morning, and she had paperwork to stay till then. Defendants stayed in the apartment for 1-hour until their supervisor Officer Duran arrived at the apartment. Plaintiff turned to show Officer Duran the documentation when he directed Officer Castro to arrest the Plaintiff. At 1:00am on March 11, 2019, Defendants intentionally confined Plaintiff Cristina Bertoncelli. The plaintiff was tightly handcuffed, and she informed Defendants about it, but they ignored her. She also made them aware of her medical condition. At the precinct her personal belongings were taken, and she was not given a voucher for her personal items. While being searched at the precinct the plaintiff fainted. While in custody the Plaintiff was denied water and a restroom for an extended period. Eventually Officer Duran brought water to the Plaintiff and forced her to drink the entire container when she began vomiting and shaking on the floor and was refused medical attention. Plaintiff was held at the precinct until about 5:20am was released with an appearance ticket for trespassing. She appeared in court for appearance desk ticked which was dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=7p9aBaVS_PLUS_S6R5yQemht7wg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Keita, Aly vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-11-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"033666/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Fortino, Vincent J.","summary":"On February 20, 2018, Plaintiff was falsely arrested on meritless charges, including assault, following a domestic incident. Officer Vincent Fortino, who responded to the 911 call and took the domestic incident report, falsely testified against Plaintiff at trial. Despite the absence of visible physical injuries and the lack of merit, Plaintiff was prosecuted. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed at trial on October 19, 2018. The NYPD treated Plaintiff differently based on his race, applying state laws unevenly to minority individuals.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=_PLUS_nlv8Mjwvb7qaj22wgdvDg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-11-17","case_no":"2022-27433","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/PCZB-vincent-fortino.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115608","overtime":"36501","other":"12810","total":"164920"},"email":"vincent.fortino@nypd.org","id":"PCZB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/PCZB"}