{"active":false,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Petitto","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"INV SUP"},"shield_no":2233,"ended_date":"2016-05-03","taxid":"931887","complaint_ids":[201303604,201214716,201112795,201015277,201012478,200815161,200702016,200608533],"command_history":[{"command":"NAR DIV"},{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"2002-07-22","lawsuits":[{"name":"Dixon, John, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-11-23","disposition_date":"2018-01-10","payout_amount":90002,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV06271","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Petitto, Michael T.","summary":"The plaintiffs were asleep in their home when they woke to the defendant officers forcibly entering their home. The apartment was searched and the plaintiffs were handcuffed and taken to a nearby precinct. Nothing illegal was found in the apartment but the plaintiffs were still charged with possession of a controlled substance. The charges were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.393474/gov.uscourts.nyed.393474.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6148741/dixon-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Thomas, Maryetta vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-01-03","disposition_date":"2013-12-16","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"12CV06272","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Petitto, Michael T.","summary":"On September 21, 2011 at approximately 9:00 AM, plaintiff Maryetta Thomas was present in her home when defendants Jean-Bernard Remy, Michael Petitto, Richard Alerte, \"John\" Prendergast, Dominick Maranzano, \"JOHN DOE\", and \"JANE DOE\" entered plaintiff's apartment with their guns drawn. A defendant officer discharged his weapon at plaintiff's ten month old puppy, causing him severe physical injuries. The defendant officers ordered plaintiff to lie on the floor and handcuffed her. After searching the apartment the defendant officers arrested plaintiff without probable cause to believe that she actually possessed contraband. The officers stopped and ate breakfast while plaintiff was handcuffed in the police vehicle. All baseless charges levied against plaintiff by defendant officers were dismissed and sealed after the District Attorney's office reviewed the arrest and declined to prosecute her.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.337534/gov.uscourts.nyed.337534.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919699-Thomas-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049178/thomas-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Williams v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919285-Williams-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV02946","officer_name":"Michael T. Petitto"},{"name":"Shamblee v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922609-Shamblee-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV03848","officer_name":"Michael T. Petitto"},{"name":"Labrew v. The City of New York","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918678-Labrew-v-The-City-of-New-York"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918677-Labrew-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"docket":"07CV04641","officer_name":"Michael T. Petitto"}],"id":"S3PD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/S3PD"}