Matthew W. Capobianco
Badge #20326,
White Male
Police Officer at 47th Precinct since November 2025
Also served at
Police Service Area 7 VIPER,
Drug Enforcement Task Force,
Narcotics Borough Bronx,
48th Precinct
Service
started July 2015,
made $159,000 last year,
Tax #958365
Lawsuit Settlements:
$17,500 Williams, Terrel vs City of Ny, et al., 2025 BCSC BCSC 806028/2025E
$30,000 Payano, Adriel vs City of Ny, et al., 2023 BCSC BCSC 805760/2023E
$62,500 Young, Bret Q. vs City of New York, et al., 2019 SDNY SDNY 19CV05738
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$17,500 Williams, Terrel vs City of Ny, et al., 2025 BCSC BCSC 806028/2025E
$30,000 Payano, Adriel vs City of Ny, et al., 2023 BCSC BCSC 805760/2023E
$62,500 Young, Bret Q. vs City of New York, et al., 2019 SDNY SDNY 19CV05738
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Complaints
2
Complaints
3
Allegations
0
Substantiated
2
Complaint Withdrawn
1
Unsubstantiated
Complaint #202003912,
June 2020
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 29 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complaint Withdrawn |
| Allegation: | Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 29 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complaint Withdrawn |
Complaint #201705086,
January 2017
additional details
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 26 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report |
| Complaint #202003912, June 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Physical force | Hispanic Male, 29 | Complaint Withdrawn |
| Force: Nightstick as club (incl asp & baton) | Hispanic Male, 29 | Complaint Withdrawn |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201705086, January 2017 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic Male, 26 | Unsubstantiated |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report | |
| additional details | ||
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.
Further details on conclusions.
Discipline
Case: 2022-27218
Closed: 1/5/2024
Case Details:
- Possessed controlled substance of steroids
- Used controlled substance or steroids.
Recommendation: Charges and Specifications
Lawsuits
Named in 3 known lawsuits, $110,000 total settlements.Williams, Terrel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 806028/2025E, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 18, 2025, ended July 2, 2026
$17,500 Settlement
Payano, Adriel vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 805760/2023E, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 18, 2023, ended May 13, 2025
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 29, 2020, Plaintiff, Adriel Payano, was driving his car when he was unlawfully stopped and pulled over by defendants, including MATTHEW CAPOBIANCO AND ANDREW OLIVE illegally searched, seized, detained and arrested them. Defendants, including MATTHEW CAPOBIANCO, ANDREW OLIVE, JOHN OR JANE DOES, 1-10 aggressively approached, assaulted, questioned, and illegally detained the plaintiff, and was beaten with a baton. Defendants, including MATTHEW CAPOBIANCO, ANDREW OLIVE, JOHN OR JANE DOES, 1-10 then yelled and continued to aim their weapons at the plaintiff, and, causing him to experience severe humiliation, degradation, and the loss of his dignity as well as the shock of being confronted with a weapon. De...
Young, Bret Q. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 19CV05738, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 24, 2019, ended July 14, 2021
$62,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 14, 2018, NYPD Officer Matthew Capobianco threw Plaintiff down a flight of stairs. Then, without justification, Officers Capobianco, Alisa Bajraktarevic, Jonathan Gonzalez, Edin Bacovic, John Zaccaro, and Richard Montanez severely beat plaintiff. Afterwards, Officer Joseph Ottaviano arrested plaintiff and filed a criminal complaint falsely charging him with assault. Both Officers Ottaviano and Capobianco were aware that the charges were false.