Joseph Modica

Badge #2280, White Male
Former Sergeant at Narcotics Division Queens Southeast INIT
Service started January 1986, Tax #888083

Complaints

5 Complaints
9 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Complainant Uncooperative
1 Exonerated
1 Unfounded
5 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #9700545, February 1997
Allegation: Force: Beat
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Mace
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Person Searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #9602937, June 1996
Allegation: Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #9002654, September 1990
Allegation: Force: Nightstick/Billy/Club
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #8702821, July 1987
Allegation: Discourtesy: Curse
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Offensive Language: Black
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #8700810, February 1987
Allegation: Force: Push/Shove
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Discourtesy: Nasty Words
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #9700545, February 1997
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Beat Unsubstantiated
Force: Mace Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Person Searched Exonerated
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Complaint #9602937, June 1996
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Curse Unfounded
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Complaint #9002654, September 1990
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Nightstick/Billy/Club Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #8702821, July 1987
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Curse Unsubstantiated
Offensive Language: Black Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #8700810, February 1987
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Force: Push/Shove Complainant Uncooperative
Discourtesy: Nasty Words Complainant Uncooperative
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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.
'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

Kamar, Ansumana vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028607/2020, Supreme Court - Bronx, August 31, 2020
Complaint
Description: On or about August 6, 2019, in the Bronx, Plaintiff Ansumana Kamar was on his way home from getting some food from a local eatery when, in the process of being falsely arrested, he was grabbed, slammed to the ground, punched, and tased by Defendants NYPD Officers by Negersmith, Modica, Does. At no time prior did Plaintiff engage in any criminal or unlawful conduct. Eventually, charges against Plaintiff of Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest were dropped.