Nicholas Vandyke

Lawsuits

Named in 7 known lawsuits, $335,000 total settlements.

Huntley, Hadden vs City of Ny
Case # 028535/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, August 15, 2022
Complaint
Description: On August 10, 2019, NYPD officers, including defendant-Nicholas Vandyke, approached plaintiff's home. Officer-defendants did so without probable cause and were motivated by plaintiff's race. Upon the plaintiff opening the door to his home, defendant officers forcibly and unlawfully entered the premises without consent or lawful authority. Officer-defendants then questioned plaintiff regarding alleged illegal activity, fabricated the open presence of marijuana, and conducted an unlawful search and seizure of plaintiff. Officer-defendants, including Vandyke, forced plaintiff to the ground, while other officers pinned plaintiff to the ground without first identifying their status as officers of the law. Plaintiff ...

Dickenson, Ramone, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 817221/2021E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 20, 2021, ended January 24, 2023
$265,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 16, 2021, at approximately 4:00 PM, plaintiffs Ramone Dickenson, Jason Tygther, and Rasheem Grant were in vicinity of White Plains Road and East 234th Street in the Bronx. They allege Police Officers Nicholas Vandyke, Kyle Flood, and two unnamed officers approached them without legal justification/probable cause. The lawsuit alleges the officers used excessive force, physical grabbing and assault, and conducted illegal arrests and searches. Ramone Dickenson alleges he was strip-searched without justification, detained for more than a day, and maliciously prosecuted. Jason Tygther and Rasheem Grant allege they were subjected to illegal stops and searches, excessive force by the police, and wrongful i...

Hemmings, Tyshawn, et Al vs City of New York
Case # 035455/2020E, Supreme Court - Bronx, January 5, 2021

Aguilera, Gerardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026862/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, June 18, 2019, ended January 8, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2016, Plaintiff AGUILERA was at Webster Avenue near its intersection of 233rd Street. when plaintiff was violently and intentionally struck by a New York City Police Department motor vehicle operated by defendants VANDYKE and VINZO, causing Plaintiff GERARDO AGUILERA to lose control, crashing of his four wheeler causing Plaintiff to sustain severe injuries. The injuries include broken femur bone in the left leg, several broken ribs, fractured clavicle, and multiple abrasions among other injuries. Plaintiff was admitted at Jacobi Medical Center from October 16, 2016 to November 2, 2016.

Lopez, George vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032814/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 15, 2018, ended July 23, 2019
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about July 22, 2018 Police Officer Connor Convery (Shield #17471), Police Officer N. Vandyke (Shield #956314) and several other unidentified police officers (collectively, the "PO") forcibly seized and detained Plaintiff in Bronx County. Thereafter, Plaintiff was arrested without evidence that he had committed any crime of violation of law. When Plaintiff objected to the false arrest, the POs pulled him out of his car, searched his body numerous times, searched his car and arrested him. The POs accused and charge Plaintiff with possession of weapon (pocket knife) which the POs incorrectly classified as a gravity knife. The POs stopped the Plaintiff because he was a young Hispanic male operating a vehicle...

Aguilera, Gerardo vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 028067/2017, Supreme Court - Bronx, September 6, 2017
Complaint
Description: On October 16, 2016, the plaintiff was on his Yamaha ATV in the Bronx near East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue when NYPD Officers Nicholas VanDyke and Matthew Vinzo intentionally struck the plaintiff with an NYPD vehicle. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff suffered severe injuries, including a broken femur bone, broken ribs, a fractured clavicle, and more. The plaintiff was admitted to a medical center for over two weeks for treatment of his injuries. The NYPD defendants also arrested the plaintiff, kept him in custody, and caused him to be charged with crimes that ultimately were dismissed in the plaintiff's favor.

Jones v. City Of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV02094, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY
$20,000 Settlement