{"active":true,"first_name":"Matthew","last_name":"Kuhl","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"TRN BUR","assignment_date":"2025-03-31","id":"485"},"taxid":"950709","complaint_ids":[202503260,202303732,202008447,201609679,201602798,201602104,201509507,201304120],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"},{"command":"CT BUR"},{"command":"CTERRDV","id":"316"},{"command":"PBBX","id":"PBBX"},{"command":"041 PCT","id":"41pct"},{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"043 PCT","id":"43pct"},{"command":"HSG BUR","id":"243"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","age":36,"middle_initial":"F","shield_no_history":[8652,4185,134,2502],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Galloway, Katrina vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-11-06","disposition_date":"2021-03-09","payout_amount":65000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"032861/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew","summary":"On or about October 2, 2017, Katrina Galloway was arrested by NYPD officers, including Officer Matthew Kuhl, in the Bronx, New York, without probable cause. Galloway was taken to a police precinct, where her fingerprints and photographs were taken, and she was charged with criminal offenses. She asserts that she was subjected to excessive force, false arrest, and malicious prosecution, all without legal justification. The criminal charges were eventually dismissed on August 1, 2019. Galloway further alleges that her arrest was part of a broader NYPD practice related to arrest quotas, and claims the officers involved acted with malice, causing her emotional distress and physical harm, as well as reputational damage.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=kjZUHWy_PLUS_HoRYyTrYUpDQMg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Lewis, Branden vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-08-08","disposition_date":"2019-08-08","payout_amount":57624.8,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"029108/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew","summary":"On December 21, 2017, Plaintiff was lawfully in the County of Bronx doing nothing illegal, improper, or acting suspicious in any way. Plaintiff was not in possession of any contraband, nor was contraband in plain view. Without probable or reasonable cause, Defendants Minier, Kuhl, Doe, and Roe stopped, frisked, searched, assaulted, and battered Plaintiff. Excessive force by Defendants was used, resulting in Plaintiff suffering great and permanent bodily injury. Plaintiff was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted. Criminal action against Plaintiff was dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jhq7pj2zetIWjVd75fDxSA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Brown, Rakim vs City of New York","start_date":"2018-06-21","disposition_date":"2019-06-03","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027151/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew","summary":"On August 19, 2017, while lawfully present near Washington Avenue and East 167th Street in Bronx, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, battered, assaulted, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Matthew Kuhl, John Doe, and John Roe, in an excessive manner without legal justification and solely because of his age and race. After the plaintiff was arrested, he was taken to a local precinct, where he was unlawfully fingerprinted, photographed, and subjected to strip searches. Subsequently, he was taken to various police stations, correctional facilities, and a courthouse located in Bronx, NY. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of committing a crime. The plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period until all charges were dismissed in his favor. Defendants who were present but not physically involved failed to intervene.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=p/zM16qjMWe5UFbqav5VRQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mansour, Jaber vs City of New York","start_date":"2018-03-29","disposition_date":"2019-03-07","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023532/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew","summary":"On May 26, 2007, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Plaintiff JABER MANSOUR was lawfully, doing nothing illegal, improper or\nacting suspicious in anyway when he was arrested by several police officers including butnot limited to DETECTIVE DAVID HERNANDEZ, MATTHEW KUHL, MAYKY SANTOS, JHON ROE.\n\nBased on fraud, perjury and misrepresentations, the Defendant Officers summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner.\n\nWhile in custoday, Defedant Officers touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, strip searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuffed Plaintiff.\n\nPlaintiff was incarcelated for over 24 hours and was required to make several court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.\n\nDefendant officer falsely and maliciously acussed Plaintiff of committing a crime.\n\nPlaintiff uffered great and permanent bodily injury in and about his head, neck, back, body and limbs and was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled, and suffered conscious pain and suffering, and that he was otherwise damaged.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=LH72IOpoTEhNfEe_PLUS_4HAzew==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Guzman, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-17","disposition_date":"2017-05-02","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"304789/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew"},{"name":"Williams, Casey vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-13","disposition_date":"2017-06-07","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"026244/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew"},{"name":"Mccoy, Devon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-05-28","disposition_date":"2014-04-04","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021901/2013E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Kuhl, Matthew"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/VPTM-matthew-kuhl.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"141943","regular":"136940","overtime":"58441","other":"18633","total":"214014"},"id":"VPTM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/VPTM"}