Lawsuit Settlements:
$55,000 Dedrick, Kaylee vs City of New York, et al., 2012 SDNY SDNY 12CV07165
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$55,000 Dedrick, Kaylee vs City of New York, et al., 2012 SDNY SDNY 12CV07165
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Benjamin M. Bellingeri
Captain at Patrol Borough Manhattan South since November 2025
Also served at
Midtown South Precinct,
7th Precinct,
Candidate Assessment Division,
25th Precinct,
19th Precinct
Service
started July 2004,
made $192,000 last year,
Tax #934474
White Male
Complaints
4
Complaints
5
Allegations
0
Substantiated
2
Exonerated
2
Unfounded
1
Unsubstantiated
Complaint #202105748,
September 2021
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| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Age 40-44 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report |
Complaint #201007118,
May 2010
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Stop |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 44 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
Complaint #200910655,
October 2008
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 39 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
Complaint #200504627,
April 2005
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 30 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Complaint #202105748, September 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Age 40-44 | Unfounded |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201007118, May 2010 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Stop | Black Male, 44 | Exonerated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200910655, October 2008 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Physical force | Hispanic Male, 39 | Unsubstantiated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200504627, April 2005 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory summons | Black Male, 30 | Exonerated |
| Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number | Black Male, 30 | Unfounded |
| additional details | ||
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.
Further details on conclusions.
Lawsuits
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $55,000 total settlements.Pluma, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 453040/2017, Supreme Court - New York, August 3, 2017
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2011, Plaintiff went to Zuccotti Park with his girlfriend. Plaintiff went here on New Years because of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Plaintiff was lawfully recording the police activity at the park when Defendants pushed a metal barricade into Plaintiff and others knocking them down. Defendants then sprayed pepper spray on Plaintiff and the group. Plaintiff was blinded, incapacitated, pushed back, knocked down, and sustained a spinal fracture to his hand.
Pluma, Robert vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV02017, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 26, 2013, ended May 11, 2017
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2011, plaintiff Robert Pluma was present at Zucotti Park for New Years' celebrations with other Occupy Wall Street protesters. The protesters were greeted by an overwhelming force of NYPD personnel, including a group of officers working together to deploy metal barricades as a battering ram, and officers armed with pepper spray. A group of officers including Defendants Carl Soreco, Meghan O'Leary, Christopher Vega, Dunlop, Ramon Hernandez, Richard McGuire, Anthony Barbieri, Vincent Setteducato, Corey White, Dana Palomo, Anthony Pons, an unidentified John Doe "Second Pepper Spray Officer," and an unidentified John Doe "Balding Senior Officer," all worked together to push a metal barricade into t...
Dedrick, Kaylee vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV07165, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, September 24, 2012, ended July 6, 2015
$55,000 Settlement