Richard Frangipane

Badge #3911, White Male
Former Sergeant Detective Squad at Detective Borough Queens Homicide Squad
Also served at 102nd Precinct
Service started August 1998, ended August 2018, Tax #922372

Lawsuit settlements:
$15,000   Colarte v. Doumas et al, EDNY EDNY 09CV00334
$35,000   Doodnath v. New York City et al, SDNY SDNY 08CV09448
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Complaints

1 Complaint
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Alleged Victim Unavailable
1 Exonerated

Complaint #200808922, June 2008
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 40
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Unavailable
additional details

Complaint #200808922, June 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Question Hispanic Male, 40 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Male Alleged Victim Unavailable
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $50,000 total settlements.

Chan, Sing vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03639, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 12, 2013, ended September 24, 2014
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On June 21, 2011, in Queens, Plaintiff Sing Chan was falsely arrested or caused to be arrested by Defendants, NYPD Officers, Maguire, Libonati, Frangipane, Kim, and Miller. Thereafter, Plaintiff was wrongfully accused and tried for the attempted murder of his landlady and her son, among other charges. Defendants Maguire, Libonati, Frangipane, Kim and Miller knew or reasonably should have known about an earlier incident involving his landlady's attack on his wife Mrs Dong, a fact which substantiated the Plaintiff's claim that he was acting in self-defense against the landlady and her son. Furthermore, Defendants Kim and Miller mishandled, misrepresented, and fabricated evidence against Plaintiff in the criminal...

Colarte v. Doumas et al
Case # 09CV00334, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$15,000 Settlement
Stipulation, Amended Complaint

Doodnath v. New York City et al
Case # 08CV09448, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
$35,000 Settlement
Amended Complaint, Stipulation