{"active":true,"first_name":"Nicholas","last_name":"Santomero","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"047 DET","assignment_date":"2025-04-28","id":"47det"},"shield_no":4515,"taxid":"956238","complaint_ids":[202203763,202002863,202001605,201904055,201706006,201703887],"command_history":[{"command":"044 DET","id":"44det"},{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"}],"appt_date":"2014-01-08","middle_initial":"E","shield_no_history":[16608],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Bennett, Tariq vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-05-07","disposition_date":"2025-03-17","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"807241/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Wilcox, Keith, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-03-30","disposition_date":"2022-11-10","payout_amount":100000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"804896/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On November 17, 2021, Officers Lopez, Santomero, and unknown officers Doe and Roe approached, stopped, searched, assaulted, and detained Plaintiff Keith Wilcox with no legal justification. They subjected Mr. Wilcox to a strip search, arraigned him, and falsely and malicious subjected him to prosecution despite that he had committed no crime. He was incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=GiP62gXWp1c9YwI18_PLUS_K_PLUS_Lw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Daniels, Quatrell vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2021-02-26","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"802673/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"On or around February 21, 2020 at around 10:30PM, Plaintiff Quatrell Daniels was accosted by multiple NYPD Officers while on a Bronx street.  These officers, which included Officers Abdelhadi Aanouz and Nicholas Santomero as well as some Unidentified Officers, beat the Plaintiff and dragged him on the ground.  As a result of the excessive force deployed by the Defendants, Plaintiff Daniels suffered injuries to his face and head.  Plaintiff was cuffed and brought to the 47th Precinct, where he was charged with crimes he did not commit.  The Officers did not have a warrant or any reasonable cause or grounds to believe that Plaintiff was guilty of a crime, and Plaintiff Daniels did not resist the arrest.\nWhile at the precinct, plaintiff repeatedly complained about his injuries until he was finally transported to the hospital and treated for him injuries.  He was then returned to the precinct before being taken to Central Booking.  Plaintiff Daniels was held for approximately 21 hours before seeing a judge and getting ROR'd. The Plaintiff's attorney filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted. As a result of this interaction, Plaintiff Daniels suffered severe and permanent psychological injuries, as well as physical pain and suffering.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=IZTRrGIXPu9HSeS2qU3VTw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Glass, Nahmir vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-03","disposition_date":"2022-03-29","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"032913/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"On March 9, 2019, Plaintiff was in his car, as a passenger in the back seat as one of his friends drove. Plaintiff is a young, black man; and the other three occupants of the car were also young, black men. They were stopped by Jones and Santomero in the vicinity of Paulding Ave and E. 214th St. in the Bronx. Jones ordered the driver to step out of the vehicle. Welton and other officers arrived at the scene. Jones told the driver he did not intend to issue the driver a speeding ticket and was only looking for guns and drugs. Plaintiff began recording the officer standing by his window and asked the officer to identify himself. Officers became aggressive and demanded occupants exit the vehicle. Plaintiff told one of the officers he was scared and did not want to exit the vehicle given the history of such encounters turning deadly for young, black men in his position. Officers dragged Plaintiff and the other occupants out of the vehicle. Walton illegally seized Plaintiff’s cell phone. Plaintiff was searched, placed in handcuffs, and transported to the 47th Precinct. Defendant officers searched the vehicle without a warrant but there was no contraband in the vehicle. Plaintiff was taken to Central Booking. Jones prepared an arrest report that falsely accused Plaintiff of a Class A Misdemeanor. The DA declined to prosecute Plaintiff because there was no evidence he prevented the officers from issuing the driver a summons for speeding. On March 10, 2019, Plaintiff was released from custody. The Civilian Complaint Review Board investigated the incident and substantiated Abuses of Authority against the officers for: (1) illegally questioning one of the car’s occupants; (2) illegally frisking one of the car’s occupants; (3) illegally interfering with the use of a recording device by one of the car’s occupants; (4) illegally searching Plaintiff’s vehicle; and (5) illegally seizing Plaintiff’s cell phone.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=5ozXT/CIHtAUQ_PLUS_bUuPHf2A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Henry, Kevan, et al. vs City of New York","start_date":"2020-09-30","disposition_date":"2022-04-18","payout_amount":150000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"031048/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"On September 19, 2019, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street when approached by P.O.s including Officer Kelvin Guillen and Officer Nicholas Santomero. With no arrest warrant or probable cause, P.O.s stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and was incarcerated for over 24 hours. During the arrest and detainment, Plaintiff sustained injuries as a result of assault and battery by P.O.s to his head, neck, back, body and limbs. All charges against Plaintiff were eventually terminated.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=bPE_PLUS_6F_PLUS_ycX0JEpStjR9Rqw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Crawford, Daijon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-14","disposition_date":"2020-10-26","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023769/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"That on or about February 8, 2018, plaintiff was appearing for a regularly scheduled probation appointment, when he was handcuffed and arrested by defendant POs Santomero and Does, who charged him with reckless endangerment in the second degree in relation to an incident involving a Mazda sedan, even tough plaintiff has never owned or operated such a vehicle and was not involved in said incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=HRM4heG3J06hoH_PLUS_ASEqc7A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Chevannes, Raymond vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"029594/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas"},{"name":"Chevannes, Raymond vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-14","disposition_date":"2019-09-23","payout_amount":150000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"028696/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"On May 10, 2017, defendant POs Santomero and Vega approached plaintiff, grabbed him, violently threw him to the ground, handcuffed him and struck him about his body, causing a complete tear of the right rotator cuff, broken ribs as well as arm and back pain. Defendant POs Santomero and Vega then, without probable cause, arrested plaintiff and  falsely accused him of having committed the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance and related charges. Plaintiff had to defend against those charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DditNoVV21NFqCL_PLUS_FGdobA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Sander, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-08-22","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"028978/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"On or about September 24, 2017, Plaintiff was falsely arrested by NYPD Defendants while lawfully in the Wakefield area around 241st Street. Defendant Nicholas Santomero assaulted and struck plaintiff about the head and body both before and after being placed in handcuffs, causing bilateral wrist grooves, left hand numbness and tingling, lacerations with resultant scarring and bruising, concussion and other bodily injuries, and permanent personal injuries to Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=1ycrMv6FelLMWHOhseESew==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Diaz, Michael Jr. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-12-15","disposition_date":"2017-07-11","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV09648","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Santomero, Nicholas","summary":"The plaintiff was home when the defendant officers entered and arrested the plaintiff's brother. While they handcuffed the plaintiff's brother, the plaintiff asked if he could be of assistance and informed the officers that the plaintiff was in fact an Auxiliary Police Officer. After the plaintiff's brother was put in the police car, the defendant officers took the plaintiff's badge and told him to report to the 47th Precinct where he was charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration. The DA declined to prosecute.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.466481/gov.uscourts.nysd.466481.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13348781/diaz-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-11-29","case_no":"2023-28765","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide a business card"}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-12-02","case_no":"2022-25289","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"01..wrongfully unholstered/displayed a firearm."},{"desc":"Wrongful threat of force."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085900-seh_956238","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/TF6M-nicholas-santomero.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115608","overtime":"30889","other":"14768","total":"161266"},"id":"TF6M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/TF6M"}