Paul Acosta

Badge #2042, Hispanic Male
Detective Grade 3 at Criminal Intelligence Section since July 2021
Also served at 34th Precinct
Service started July 2013, made $183,000 last year, Tax #954461

Lawsuit Settlements:
$10,800   Jimenez, Nathaniel vs City of New York, et al., 2017 SDNY SDNY 17CV04215
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Complaints

5 Complaints
9 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complaint Withdrawn
7 Exonerated
1 Unfounded

Complaint #201810187, December 2018
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Male, 31
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201804901, June 2018
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 21
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201904812, March 2018
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201903911, February 2018
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201605072, June 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property
Complainant: Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
Complainant: Male, 24
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201810187, December 2018
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Male, 31 Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201804901, June 2018
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 21 Exonerated
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Complaint #201904812, March 2018
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
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Complaint #201903911, February 2018
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Search of Premises Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Threat to notify ACS Hispanic Male, 29 Exonerated
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Complaint #201605072, June 2016
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Threat to damage/seize property Male, 24 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Male, 24 Exonerated
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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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

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Lawsuits

Named in 4 known lawsuits, $10,800 total settlements.

Santos, Christopher vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 150329/2022, Supreme Court - New York, January 18, 2022
Complaint
Description: On October 12, 2020, plaintiff was lawfully within 25 Arden St, New York, NY, in his room sleeping when four uniform police officers, with guns drawn, pounded on his apartment door. Plaintiff opened the door and was ordered to the ground immediately by officers. Plaintiff was subject to an unlawful stop, question, frisk, search, false arrest, and false imprisonment by defendants. Plaintiff suffers from kidney failure, received a transplant, and has to take eight different anti rejection medications every morning to protect his transplanted kidney. Plaintiff was not able to take his medication before being arrested at gunpoint. Defendants seized Plaintiff’s cellphone which was not returned. Plaintiff was transp...

Padilla, Chris vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158890/2019E, Supreme Court - New York, September 25, 2019
Complaint
Description: ON June 21, 2018, Christopher Padilla a.k.a. Chris Padilla, the plaintiff, was wrongfully detained and false imprisoned by defendants, the New York City Police Department, Sergeant Joan Ferreira, NYPD Officer John Bonhomme, and NYPD Officer Paul Acosta. The defendants wrongfully and falsely accused the plaintiff of criminal possession of marijuana in the Second and Fourth Degree without any probable cause or reasonable belief that Padilla committed these crimes. The defendants negligently and maliciously instigated the arrest and prosecution of Chris Padilla based on their belief that he possessed marijuana. The plaintiff was falsely imprisoned various places including, but not limited to, the precinct in the...

Padilla, Chris vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 150642/2019, Supreme Court - New York, May 2, 2019
Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 21, 2018, defendant POs Ferreira, Bonhomme and Acosta, without probable cause, arrested plaintiff for alleged possession of marijuana.

Jimenez, Nathaniel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV04215, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 9, 2017, ended January 17, 2018
$10,800 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 1, 2017, Plaintiff was near his home in the Bronx on public property when Officers Fernando Rodriguez, Enlirat Gjevukaj, Paul Acosta, and Angel Delgado arrived to disperse a crowd. Plaintiff was told to leave and began to leave when Officer Rodriguez began to push him from behind. Plaintiff asked why, and was tackled, beaten, arrested, and imprisoned for hours in a vehicle. His case was terminated on June 2, 2017. Plaintiff had not resisted arrested in any way.