Gregory V. Staiano

Lieutenant at Internal Affairs Bureau since November 2025
Also served at Police Service Area 2, Housing Borough Brooklyn Impact Response Team
Service started July 2008, made $224,000 last year, Tax #947516
White Male

Lawsuit Settlements:
$35,000   Gonzalez, Sonia vs City of New York, et al., 2015 SDNY SDNY 15CV00494
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Complaints

2 Complaints
7 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Complaint Withdrawn
2 Exonerated
3 Unfounded

Complaint #201209341, July 2012
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: Black Male, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201109731, July 2011
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 42
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 42
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 42
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 42
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 42
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #201209341, July 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 22 Complaint Withdrawn
Abuse of Authority: Stop Black Male, 22 Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201109731, July 2011
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 42 Exonerated
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 42 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Action Hispanic Male, 42 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Hispanic Male, 42 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Hispanic Male, 42 Unfounded
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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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.

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Lawsuits

Gonzalez, Sonia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00494, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 29, 2015, ended March 9, 2016
$35,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 13, 2014, Plaintiff Sonia Gonzalez was lawfully in her parked car with her boyfriend, son and son's girlfriend when several police officers, including Defendants Timothy Kraft, Rachel Schneider and Gregory Staino pulled up behind Plaintiff's car and asked her to exit her vehicle. She complied, and Defendants told her that they believed she was intoxicated. Plaintiff explained that she was the designated driver and had not consumed any alcohol. Nonetheless, Plaintiff was immediately placed in handcuffs without being administered a breathalyzer exam. When the plaintiff yelled to her family to go home to avoid trouble, one of the defendants, a female officer, told her to "shut up" and administered peppe...