Dawn M. Adames

Lieutenant at Detective Borough Queens North since January 2023, active
Service started January 2005, made $184,000 last year, Tax #936668
White Female

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2010-2351
Closed: 8/20/2010

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Lawsuit settlements:
$8,000   Kline, Sigrid, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2013 EDNY EDNY 13CV06800
$14,000   Jenkins, George, et al. vs Det. Sanabria, Joeselyn, et al., 2013 SDNY SDNY 13CV03485
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Complaints

2 Complaints
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #202003728, May 2020
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Age 20
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #200813737, September 2008
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Female, 15
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #202003728, May 2020
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Age 20 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #200813737, September 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Female, 15 Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Discipline

Case: 2010-2351
Closed: 8/20/2010
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: While off-duty, failed to promptly notify operations unit after witnessing a police incident.
  2. Guilty: Respondent did leave her off-duty firearm inside of an unattended vehicle.
Penalty: Vacation days (30 days)


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $22,000 total settlements.

Kline, Sigrid, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV06800, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, December 13, 2013, ended October 17, 2014
$8,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 3, 2012, Plaintiffs were lawfully inside their residence when NYPD Officers forced their way inside without consent or warrant. The officers detained Plaintiffs, searched their home, and searched through Plaintiff Muller's phone all without reasonable suspicion. Plaintiff Muller was arrested and detained for approximately 5 hours. All charges against him were dismissed.

Jenkins, George, et al. vs Det. Sanabria, Joeselyn, et al.
Case # 13CV03485, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 30, 2013, ended September 17, 2014
$14,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 10, 2012 at 6am, defendants Joselyn Sanabria, Cunningham, Vernon Truitt, Brian Zuccaro, John Bulone, Darrell Julien, Michael Korabel, Dawn Adames, Clifton Clarke and John Does 1-10 violently entered the home of plaintiff and assaulted and arrested her without any probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Detective Joselyn Sanabria falsely requested a search warrant for plaintiff's home knowing that officers had previously determined that no illegal activity transpired in that apartment. During the raid, the plaintiff was injured when the defendants forced their way into the apartment, she was threatened with a firearm and immobilized for over an hour while her appartment was searched. During the search...