Colleen E. Abbate
Badge #5967,
White Female
Police Officer at 61st Precinct since February 2026
Also served at
Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Community Affairs Section
Service
started January 2016,
made $143,000 last year,
Tax #960115
Discipline
Case: 2017-17054
Closed: 3/7/2017
Case Details:
- Guilty: Consumed an intoxicant to the extent that she was unfit for duty
- Guilty: While off- duty, engaged in a physical altercation with a person known to the Department
Penalty: Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), ordered breath testing, pre-trial suspension days (32 days)
Lawsuits
Named in 2 known lawsuits.Boursiquot, Steve vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 517761/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, August 17, 2023
Complaint
Description: On June 17, 2020, plaintiff witnessed a crowd of civilians physically assaulting and falsely imprisoning plaintiff's friend outside a Target department store. Plaintiff approached the crowd and requested them to stop the assault. The assailants then physically assaulted and injured the plaintiff, causing plaintiff to bleed from the face. Plaintiff ran from his assailants, but returned to speak with police officers to report the assailants. Upon returning, defendant-officers, including Lieutenant Alex Davydov, Domenick Camerada, Stephen Locastro, Christopher Arnone and Colleen Abbate, unlawfully handcuffed and arrested plaintiff. Defendant-officers ignored contemporaneous witness testimony that plaintiff was the...
Romulus, Eric vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 517762/2023, Supreme Court - Kings, August 3, 2023
Complaint
Description: On June 17, 2020, plaintiff exited a Target store without purchasing items. Plaintiff was immediately surrounded by several civilians who accused plaintiff of stealing credit cards and other items from a vehicle, and using such credit cards to purchase items in the Target. Civilians refused to allow plaintiff to pass and began physically assaulting plaintiff. Plaintiff was able to escape his assailants when his friend intervened. Plaintiff was subsequently attacked by additional civilians. Defendant officers, including Lieutenant Alex Davydov and Officers Domenick Camerada, Stephen Locastro, Felix Chabanov and Colleen Abbate, responded to the incident. Defendant-officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, and fris...