Matthew C. Klein

Matthew C. Klein

Matthew C. Klein
Badge #17176, White Male
Police Officer at 107th Precinct since May 2014, active
Service started July 2012, made $115,000 last year, Tax #952939

Lawsuit settlements:
$50,000   Lopez, Sharon vs City of New York, et al., 2017 EDNY EDNY 17CV02848
$7,242   Peterson v. City of New York, SDNY SDNY 08CV04397
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Complaints

1 Complaint
1 Allegation
0 Substantiated
1 Exonerated

Complaint #201703040, April 2017
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details

Complaint #201703040, April 2017
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $57,242 total settlements.

Lopez, Sharon vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02848, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, June 8, 2017, ended November 1, 2017
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 17, 2016, at 7:30 p.m., P.O.s Omar Rackoff, Henry Etienne, Rayna Hall, Michael Ernst, Matthew Klein, Timothy Gorman, Joseph Pontecorvo, and other unknown officers, cut the chain of Plaintiff Sharon Lopez's apartment at 150-41 75th Road, Apartment 2B, Flushing, Queens, and entered the premises. Ms. Lopez went to the door and explained that there were no problems and her daughters did the same; the police nonetheless entered. P.O. Rackoff cuffed Ms. Lopez tightly while her daughters taped the incident. P.O. Hall removed the children into a bedroom, seized the cell phone, and erased the video. The P.O.s searched the entire apartment for no apparent reason, indicating that they did not need a warrant. Ms. Lo...

Peterson v. City of New York
Case # 08CV04397, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$7,242 Order/Judgment (Verdict)
Complaint, Order for Attorneys Fees