{"active":true,"first_name":"Donald","last_name":"Sadowy","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"GVSD Z1","assignment_date":"2020-08-10","id":"236"},"shield_no":947,"taxid":"947447","complaint_ids":[201704372,201606659,201311029,201109627,201106074,201014501,201011505,200917478],"command_history":[{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"},{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","middle_initial":"D","shield_no_history":[13497],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Clarke, Supreme, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-10-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"534335/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Evans, Orrel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-08-03","disposition_date":"2017-03-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV04352","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"Plaintiff and his friend were stopped by defendant officers while driving and being searched. Plaintiff and his friend were being accused of having drugs and were handcuffed to the 73rd precinct. Due to the false statement by defendant Officer Sadowy, plaintiff was wrongfully convicted by the grand jury and was not able to make his bail. Plaintiff was then sent to Rikers while waiting for the trial but was kept in the solidary confinement. The case was dismissed later because it was determined that officer Sadowy was given a false statement.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920895-Evans-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.373291.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324615/evans-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mark, Jamal vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-12","disposition_date":"2015-06-17","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06619","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"On January 13, 2012, at around 4:40 p.m., plaintiff was operating a motor vehicle in a lawful manner in Brooklyn, New York.  defendant officers Sandowy and Seto, while on duty in an NYPD van, directed plaintiff to pull over without any legal basis. They searched his vehicle without consent and falsely claimed to have recovered marijuana, leading to plaintiff's arrest and detention. The defendants fabricated evidence, alleging that officer Sandowy observed plaintiff smoking marijuana in his car, which led to the initiation of a criminal prosecution. Plaintiff's case was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.362891/gov.uscourts.nyed.362891.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140090/mark-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Crosson, Blayn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-28","disposition_date":"2019-07-05","payout_amount":100000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"505811/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"On July 6, 2012 Plaintiff was unlawfully pulled over by Sgt. Carlos Lewis and POs Donald Sadowy, Gamalier Baez, and potentially John Does 1-10, who asked Plaintiff if they could search the car. Plaintiff declined and POs ordered Plaintiff to exit the car, raise his hands, and stand at the rear of his vehicle. Plaintiff complied and two POs proceeded to illegally search his person and two POs illegally searched his car. After approximately 15 minutes POs released Plaintiff without summons or charges. Approximately 15 minutes later Plaintiff saw the same POs in a different area. Plaintiff lawfully parked his car, approached, and asked them for their badge numbers. One PO responded \"1-2-3 fuck you boy\" and approximately 4 POs exited the police vehicle, aggressively surrounded Plaintiff, grabbed Plaintiff, shoved him against the police vehicle, and handcuffed Plaintiff. Once Plaintiff was handcuffed POs threw Plaintiff to the ground and proceeded to repeatedly punch and kick Plaintiff about his head and torso without legal justification. \n\nPlaintiff was then brought into the vehicle and forced him to lay face down on the floor of the van. POs then applied extreme pressure to Plaintiff's legs for approximately 30 seconds, intentionally causing Plaintiff severe pain. A PO asked Plaintiff \"You think you are tough? Let's see just how tough you are.\" The PO then forced Plaintiff to open his mouth, placed his NYPD firearm inside Plaintiff's mouth, counted to three, and pulled the trigger. Once the gun was removed from Plaintiff's mouth Plaintiff told the POs he was going to file a complaint against them. In response the POs told him to \"shut the fuck up\" and proceeded to punch Plaintiff about his head and torso. \n\nPlaintiff was then illegally transported to the 73rd Precinct, where POs intentionally shoved handcuffed Plaintiff into a holding cell, causing Plaintiff to lose his balance and fall head-first into the wall. After several hours Plaintiff was transported to the hospital where he received several staples to his head laceration and treatment for pain to his head, back, and right elbow. Plaintiff was then taken back to the 73rd Precinct where POs intentionally and falsely forwarded false information to initiate a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff. After approximately 18 hours in custody Plaintiff was released. Plaintiff was compelled to return to court on numerous occasions until all charges were dismissed on October 15, 2023.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=o3iyCN5y0S_PLUS_dsLd8IvpFCQ==","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921466-Crosson-v-City-of-New-York"}]},{"name":"Smith, Shariffa vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-23","disposition_date":"2014-10-01","payout_amount":18500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02935","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"On May 10, 2011, Plaintiff Shariffa Smith was falsely arrested and transported to the 73rd Precinct Stationhouse in Kings County, NYC. Ms. Smith was then arraigned on June 20, 2011, and on or about September 13, 2013, all charges were dismissed. Plaintiff alleges that a notice of claim was served on the Comptroller of the City of New York for Plaintiff's injuries and damages sustained in her unlawful arrest.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.356092/gov.uscourts.nyed.356092.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13051096/smith-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Graves, Dennis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-17","disposition_date":"2015-05-08","payout_amount":65000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01603","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"At the time of this incident, Plaintiff was driving with his god-son in his back seat and an acquaintance in the passenger seat to a hobby shop when an unnamed officer stopped his car. The officer told Plaintiff that he had pulled him over because the back windows were too tinted. The officer then claimed to have smelled marijuana, and asked Plaintiff if he would consent to search of the car, to which Plaintiff replied no. Plaintiff was ordered out of the car and was search, and nothing was found on him. The officer then found drugs in the acquaintance's underwear. The officer falsely claimed that he found the drugs in the center console and proceeded to arrest both the acquaintance and Plaintiff. Plaintiff was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, and spent about a month in jail before he was bailed out. On May 23, 2013, the DA's Office dismissed the charges because they determined that the officer's version of events was not credible.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.353605/gov.uscourts.nyed.353605.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139006/graves-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Jones, Shakim vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-29","disposition_date":"2014-03-13","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04233","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"On March 14, 2012, plaintiff was in the vicinity of Boyland Street, Brooklyn, NY, meeting his father. Plaintiff was accosted by defendant officers with their guns drawn and ordered plaintiff to get on the ground. The defendant officers searched plaintiff and despite the fact they found nothing illegal they immediately placed plaintiff under arrest with his arms tightly behind his back and assaulted him. Plaintiff was transported to a nearby precinct and charged with Conspiracy, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.\nDefendants filled out false and misleading police reports and forwarded them to prosecutors at the DA's Office. Defendants repeatedly gave false and misleading testimony regarding the facts and circumstances of plaintiffs arrest. Plaintiff spent two days in police custody and six months making court appearances before all charges were dismissed on September 9, 2013.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.345209/gov.uscourts.nyed.345209.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919889-Jones-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049884/jones-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Weber, Michael, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-18","disposition_date":"2014-03-06","payout_amount":39540,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV04874","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","summary":"On May 29, 2012, Plaintiffs were sitting in cars when Defendant officers Vanpelt and Sadowy approached them, ordered Plaintiffs out of their vehicles, and searched said vehicles. Defendant officers then arrested Plaintiffs for possession of marijuana, even though Plaintiffs did not possess marijuana nor had they committed any other offense. Plaintiffs were transported to a precinct and strip-searched, then transported to central booking. Plaintiff Smith was released without charges. All charges were subsequently dismissed against Plaintiffs Weber and Reed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.414779/gov.uscourts.nysd.414779.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919912-Weber-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13054699/weber-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Amari, Mutchar, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-07-10","disposition_date":"2017-01-24","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"012160/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald"},{"name":"Wilson, Sidney L. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-06-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"011129/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald"},{"officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-12-10","disposition_date":"2017-02-13","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"022999/2012","name":"Mcintosh, Mesaun vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":800000},{"officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-05","disposition_date":"2013-05-30","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV03947","name":"Williams, Princess, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":50000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919597-Williams-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919598-Williams-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4321983/williams-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Sadowy, Donald","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-08-30","disposition_date":"2013-02-04","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04105","name":"Elliot, Darvell vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":20000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919607-Elliot-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919608-Elliot-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4321994/elliot-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Wilson v. 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