Emily Cotter

Badge #26446, Hispanic Female
Police Officer at Bronx Adult Sex Crimes Squad since December 2025
Also served at Bronx Special Victims Squad, 52nd Precinct
Service started November 2020, made $83,100 last year, Tax #969936
Other names: Emily Marcus

Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2024-30039
Closed: 5/2/2024

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Lawsuit Settlements:
$160,000   Coggins, Godfrey vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 BCSC BCSC 815997/2022E
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Complaints

1 Complaint
6 Allegations
1 Substantiated
1 Substantiated (Formalized Training)
4 Unfounded
1 Within NYPD Guidelines

Complaint #202300377, January 2023
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Offensive Language: Other
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
Complainant: White Male, 35-39
CCRB Conclusion: Within NYPD Guidelines
Penalty: Formalized Training
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #202300377, January 2023
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) White Male, 35-39 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Property damaged White Male, 35-39 Unfounded
Offensive Language: Other White Male, 35-39 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Word White Male, 35-39 Unfounded
Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card White Male, 35-39 Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Abuse of Authority: Stop White Male, 35-39 Within NYPD Guidelines
Penalty: Formalized Training
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.

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Discipline

Case: 2024-30039
Closed: 5/2/2024
Case Details:
  1. Violated patrol rules - failure to give a business card
Penalty: Training
Recommendation: Training


Lawsuits

Coggins, Godfrey vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 815997/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, October 27, 2022, ended December 1, 2023
$160,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On August 31, 2022 at around 5:30 pm Plaintiff Godfrey Coggins was lawfully in the vicinity of East 194th Street and Marion Avenue, Bronx, NY and was doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway. Defendant Police Officer Marcus Emily and two unnamed defendant police officers from the NYPD absent an arrest warrant approached the Plaintiff and for no reason stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip searched while in custody of the defendants. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over twenty-four (24) hour until being released after arraignment. Plaintiff was required to make numerous court appearance ...