Damien J. Bartels

Damien J. Bartels

Damien J. Bartels
Badge #279, White Male
Sergeant at Critical Response Command since June 2018, active
Also served at 112th Precinct, 103rd Precinct
Service started July 2007, made $185,000 last year, Tax #945146

Lawsuit settlements:
$40,000   Prescott, Charles vs City of New York, et al., 2021 EDNY EDNY 20CV06391
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Complaints

4 Complaints
6 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complaint Withdrawn
5 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201707234, August 2017
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Asian Female, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Asian Female, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Asian Female, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201509373, November 2015
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201301098, October 2012
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Female, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201208109, June 2012
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201707234, August 2017
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Asian Female, 47 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Asian Female, 22 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Asian Female, 47 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201509373, November 2015
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201301098, October 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Black Female, 43 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201208109, June 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 30 Complaint Withdrawn
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Lawsuits

Prescott, Charles vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV06391, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 12, 2021, ended November 10, 2021
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about January 1, 2018, Plaintiff was in his home when police officers (Officer Ryan Hoey, Officer Rose, Officer Mecca) entered the home without a warrant and arrested the plaintiff without probable cause. At the (unspecified) precinct, Officer Ryan Hoey wrote an arrest report including false statements that the officers had seen plaintiff committing crimes. The defendants (officers above as well as Sergeant Bartels) knew Officer Hoey wrote false statements and would send them to the Queens DA. The charges were eventually dismissed. The complaint makes vague references to excessive force (in first claim for deprivation of rights under the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 14th amendments) and bodily injury (in the...