Daniel R. Degaetano

Badge #29293, White Male
Former Police Officer at 1st Precinct
Service started July 2011, ended April 2022, Tax #950290

Lawsuit Settlements:
$25,000   Leon, Ivan vs Police Officer Hart, James, et al., 2014 SDNY SDNY 13CV09243
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Complaints

1 Complaint
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Exonerated
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201704300, May 2017
Allegation: Force: Hit against inanimate object
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201704300, May 2017
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Hit against inanimate object Hispanic Female, 23 Exonerated
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Female, 23 Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Lawsuits

Leon, Ivan vs Police Officer Hart, James, et al.
Case # 13CV09243, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, May 19, 2014, ended June 23, 2014
$25,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 11, 2013, Plaintiff was in New York Downtown Hospital where his wife had just given birth. He was stopped by security. NYPD Police Officers James Hart, Charles Kosa, Daniel Dagaetano, Dennis Burgos and others arrived, assaulted him causing him to lose consciousness. He awoke in a police precinct, having been falsely arrested. They then falsely charged him.