Matthew Pereira

Lieutenant at 28th Precinct since August 2024
Also served at 26th Precinct, 60th Precinct, Narcotics Borough Bronx
Service started July 2007, made $215,000 last year, Tax #944885
Hispanic Male

Lawsuit Settlements:
$25,003   Mcclain, Kamiesha, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2018 SDNY SDNY 18CV11836
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Complaints

2 Complaints
2 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Exonerated
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #202002256, March 2020
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name
Complainant: Age 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201601886, March 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #202002256, March 2020
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name Age 35-39 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201601886, March 2016
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Exonerated
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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.
'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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Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $25,003 total settlements.

Paulino, Alexandra et Al vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807379/2025E, Supreme Court - Bronx, July 29, 2025

Mcclain, Kamiesha, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV11836, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, December 19, 2018, ended February 25, 2020
$25,003 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 12, 2016 at approximately 6am, Ms. McClain was getting ready for work in her apartment when as many as twenty NYPD Officer John Does* (all male) broke down her door and raided her apartment. They had a warrant based on a tip from a confidential informant that crack cocaine had been sold by Ms. McClain's brother in the apartment. Ms. McClain's brother did not live in the apartment, nor did he ever live there or have keys, and only visited every few weeks. Ms. McClain, wearing only undergarments at the time, was pushed into a chair and handcuffed with excessive tightness. Her mother and six-year-old son were in another part of the apartment, told to "get the fuck down on the floor" at gunpoint, and Ms....