Nicholas A. Lettini

Badge #5574, White Male
Detective Grade 3 at Criminal Intelligence Section since August 2023
Also served at Intelligence Division, 73rd Precinct
Service started October 2015, made $179,000 last year, Tax #959751

Lawsuit Settlements:
$40,000   Aponte, Lance et Al vs City of Ny, et al., 2025 EDNY EDNY 25CV02277
$40,000   Lopez, Pedro vs City of Ny, et al., 2023 KCSC KCSC 520885/2023
$20,000   Spann, Tyquan vs City of Ny, et al., 2019 KCSC KCSC 526130/2019
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Discipline

Case: 2023-28518
Closed: 12/30/2023
Case Details:
  1. Pleaded Guilty: Failed to activate body worn camera.
  2. Pleaded Guilty: Failure to notify.
  3. Pleaded Guilty: Failed to make proper notifications to Patrol Supervisor.
  4. Pleaded Guilty: Improper vehicle pursuit.
Penalty: Vacation days (35 days)

Case: 2022-25094
Closed: 11/17/2022
Case Details:
  1. Failed to activate their body worn camera.
  2. Failed to make required entries in Department logs.
Recommendation: Other


Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $100,000 total settlements.

Monk, Anthony vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 504717/2025, Supreme Court - Kings, June 3, 2025

Aponte, Lance et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 25CV02277, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 1, 2025, ended October 3, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint

Lopez, Pedro vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 520885/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, July 25, 2023, ended February 10, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 27, 2022, at approximately 9:20 p.m, in the vicinity of 390 Georgia Avenue, Kings County, defendants PO Lettine, Adam, and John Does, without legal justification or excuse approached and arrested the Plaintiff who was merely walking when he was descended upon by defendant police officers who had exited from an unmarked vehicle. The defendants had no probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the plaintiff was engaged in an illegal activity. The search yielded no evidence of any guns, drugs or contraband. Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing by the plaintiff, the defendants applied excessively tight handcuffs, formally arrested the plaintiff and transported him to PSA where he was fingerpr...

Spann, Tyquan vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 526130/2019, Supreme Court - Kings, December 23, 2019, ended April 9, 2026
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 31, 2019, at approximately 5:30 p.m., plaintiff Tyquan Spann was arrested without cause by officers of the New York Police Department (NYPD) near 82 Amboy Street, Brooklyn. Defendants P.O. Jason L. Smith, P.O. Joseph C. Sicari, and other unidentified officers detained Spann at gunpoint, directing him to lie on the ground. While he complied, the officers proceeded to kick him, pin him down with their knees on his head, and tightly handcuff him, causing cuts and bruises to his wrists. Despite being handcuffed and subdued, the officers continued to physically assault him, resulting in serious injuries. Spann was also subjected to an illegal search, which yielded no contraband. He was later transpo...