Justin S. Beresford

Former Lieutenant at Manhattan Court Section
Also served at 60th Precinct, 109th Precinct
Service started July 2004, ended October 2023, Tax #934483
White Male

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2019-21169
Closed: 12/27/2019

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Lawsuit Settlements:
$17,500   Montalvo, William vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 KCSC KCSC 510645/2022
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Complaints

1 Complaint
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201604952, June 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment
Complainant: White Male, 49
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
Complainant: White Male, 49
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201604952, June 2016
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to obtain medical treatment White Male, 49 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint White Male, 49 Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'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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Discipline

Case: 2019-21169
Closed: 12/27/2019
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Wrongfully failed to fulfill his responsibilities as the platoon commander.
  2. Guilty: Wrongfully failed to fulfill his responsibilities as the desk officer.
  3. Guilty: Improperly took a meal period when there was only one (1) Patrol Supervisor working during his tour and/or failed to sign out in the command log when he had left the desk area.
  4. Guilty: After having received direction to carry out his duties as the desk officer or too limit his meal period to one (1) hour, failed to follow said direction.
Penalty: Suspended w/o pay (10 days), vacation days (20 days)


Lawsuits

Montalvo, William vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 510645/2022, Supreme Court - Kings, May 25, 2022, ended April 24, 2024
$17,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 28, 2019, several NYPD officers, including Officers Erin Blum, Daniel White, Justin Beresford, and Thomas Reed, approached and grabbed the plaintiff. Blum, White, Beresford, and Reed violently contorted the plaintiff's hands behind his back and placed excessively tight handcuffs on him, causing injuries to the plaintiff's back, neck, arms, hands, and wrists. Defendants, including Blum, White, Beresford, and Reed, performed a strip-search and cavity-search of the plaintiff despite having no reason to believe he had committed a crime or possessed contraband. Defendants, including Blum, White, Beresford, and Reed then filed a complaint against the plaintiff in criminal court, complaining, among other thing...

Other Documents

Bronx DA Notified Officer List