Steven T. Betts

Steven T. Betts

Steven T. Betts
Lieutenant at Transportation Bureau Citywide Traffic since June 2023, active
Service started July 2005, made $165,000 last year, Tax #938062
White Male

Substantiated Allegations:
Discourtesy: Word

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2022-25773
Closed: 6/27/2022

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Complaints

5 Complaints
10 Allegations
1 Substantiated
1 Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
1 Complainant Uncooperative
2 Complaint Withdrawn
2 Unfounded
4 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #202100050, December 2020
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 25-29
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Penalty: Command Discipline - A
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Complaint #201203423, March 2012
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Asian Male, 57
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Asian Male, 57
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201017414, December 2010
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Asian Female, 54
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Asian Female, 54
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #201003373, March 2010
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200917898, November 2009
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 55
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 55
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 55
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 55
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #202100050, December 2020
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 25-29 Substantiated (Command Discipline A)
Penalty: Command Discipline - A
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Complaint #201203423, March 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Asian Male, 57 Complaint Withdrawn
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Asian Male, 57 Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201017414, December 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Asian Female, 54 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Asian Female, 54 Unfounded
additional details
Complaint #201003373, March 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male, 25 Complainant Uncooperative
additional details
Complaint #200917898, November 2009
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Hispanic Male, 55 Unsubstantiated
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 55 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Hispanic Male, 55 Unsubstantiated
Offensive Language: Race Hispanic Male, 55 Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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: 2022-25773
Closed: 6/27/2022
Case Details:
  1. Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department.
Penalty: A - Command Discipline
Recommendation: Command Discipline - A


Lawsuits

Gounden, Kris vs Addabbo, Joseph, et al.
Case # 15CV04420, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, October 15, 2015, ended April 12, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: In 2006, Kris Gounden bought lot 162 located at 1 Bayview Avenue, Queens – there was no public easement on the City’s official acquisitions map when Kris bought it. There was no public street on the City’s official acquisitions map on lot 162 when Kris bought it. Between 2006 and 2017, Gounden has had numerous contacts with police regarding the private nature of the entire lot. The City of New York filed suit against Kris to have his fence removed, claiming an easement existed. On May 29, 2013, the Environmental Control Board affirmed an ALJ’s decision, that there was no street on lot 162. In 2010, Kris fenced off his lot with a boulder and the Fire Department of the City of New York ordered the boulder removed...

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