Case: 2020-22806
Closed: 3/19/2021
Case Details:
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Guilty:
Unfit for duty.
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Guilty:
Unfit for duty while armed.
Penalty: Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), forfeiture of time/leave balances, ordered breath testing, pre-trial suspension days (30 days), service retirement, suspended w/o pay (30 days), vacation days (35 days)
Named in 2 known lawsuits.
Williams, Randolph vs City of New York et al.
Case # 505068/2017,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 22, 2017
Turner, George vs Mele, Megan, et al.
Case # 15CV00074,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 14, 2015, ended October 6, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: In 2013, Detective Daru Donawa contacted plaintiff after plaintiff's ex-partner filed a police report against him. Plaintiff alleges that there was no evidence, outside of the ex-partner's accusations, against him. The ex-partner then called plaintiff and confessed, in a taped conversation, to making false reports. Despite showing this to Donawa, and despite Donawa stating at the time of the arrest that plaintiff's ex-partner made previous false accusations, Donawa arrested plaintiff.
In 2014, Detective Thomas Handley arrested plaintiff after his ex-partner filed another police report against plaintiff. Plaintiff showed Handley a video of his ex-partner stalking and photographing him as he sat in his car in fr...