Mark W. Paquette

Badge #3209, White Male
Sergeant Detective Squad at Detective Bureau Staten Island Operations since February 2021, active
Also served at Police Commissioner Office Real Time Crime, 120th Precinct
Service started July 1998, made $193,000 last year, Tax #921656

Lawsuit settlements:
$15,000   Degroat, John vs City of New York, et al., 2014 EDNY EDNY 14CV03991
View Details

Complaints

4 Complaints
8 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Uncooperative
2 Exonerated
5 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201203650, March 2012
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
Complainant: Black Male, 34
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
additional details

Complaint #201201581, January 2012
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Black Male, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
additional details

Complaint #200706569, April 2007
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
Complainant: Male, 33
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male, 33
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number
Complainant: Male, 33
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
additional details

Complaint #200300143, January 2003
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: Black Male, 27
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Male, 27
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
additional details

Complaint #201203650, March 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Black Male, 34 Complainant Uncooperative
additional details
Complaint #201201581, January 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Black Male, 23 Unsubstantiated
additional details
Complaint #200706569, April 2007
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Frisk Male, 33 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Exonerated
Force: Physical force Male, 33 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide name/shield number Male, 33 Unsubstantiated
additional details
Complaint #200300143, January 2003
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Gun Pointed Black Male, 27 Exonerated
Discourtesy: Word Black Male, 27 Unsubstantiated
additional details

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'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.

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Degroat, John vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 14CV03991, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 14, 2014, ended June 4, 2015
$15,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 20, 2012, John Degroat was unlawfully stopped and searched in a Staten Island apartment building in which he was legally present given that he was visiting his aunt, a resident of the apartment. Police officers Vincent Agile, Michael McAvoy, and 2 others unnamed in the complaint, acting on the orders of Sergeant Mark Paquette, falsely arrested Plaintiff in an abuse of process which would later result in malicious prosecution after false statements were given by the police. Further, Plaintiff alleges failure to intervene, and a violation of equal protection rights.