James Joyce

Lieutenant Special Assignment at Chief of Department Office since January 2026
Also served at Crime Control Strategies, 111th Precinct
Service started January 2012, made $222,000 last year, Tax #951856
White Male

Lawsuit Settlements:
$10,000   Famous, Sherry Nirhonda et Al vs City of New York, et al., 2018 NYCSC NYCSC 159672/2018
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Discipline

Case: 2016-15534
Closed: 5/21/2016
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: While off-duty, consumed an intoxicant to the extent that said Police Officer was unfit for duty.
Penalty: Vacation days (20 days)


Lawsuits

Famous, Sherry Nirhonda et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 159672/2018, Supreme Court - New York, November 20, 2018, ended February 27, 2020
$10,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about November 7, 2017, in front of her place of employment at 720 Fifth Avenue, plaintiff Famous sought the assistance of defendant NYPD Sergeant James Joyce in apprehending individuals whole had stolen from her retail establishment. After a short pursuit, defendant Joyce unlawfully detained, arrested and confined plaintiff without legal cause or probable cause. As a result of her negligently false incarceration, plaintiff Famous sustained severe and serious personal injuries and incurred medical and out-of-pocket expenses. Moreover, as a rsuslt of the psychological trauma experienced by plaintiff Famous, her husband, plaintiff McGill, suffered a loss of consortium.