Michael J. Oconnor

Badge #3085, White Male
Detective Grade 3 at 48th Precinct Detective Squad since March 2024
Also served at 48th Precinct
Service started July 2007, made $168,000 last year, Tax #944856

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2017-17974
Closed: 7/13/2018

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Lawsuit Settlements:
$22,500   Woods, Clarence vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 BCSC BCSC 816273/2022E
$40,000   Zied, Ritishea vs City of New York, et al., 2019 BCSC BCSC 033175/2019E
$13,500   Bido, Michael vs City of New York, et al., 2018 BCSC BCSC 033620/2018E
$7,500   Kelly, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al., 2013 SDNY SDNY 13CV03874
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Complaints

3 Complaints
5 Allegations
0 Substantiated
2 Exonerated
3 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201606689, August 2016
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
Complainant: Black Female, 38
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201107977, June 2011
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: Black Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Black Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200812488, August 2008
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
Complainant: Black Male, 23
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #201606689, August 2016
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Black Female, 38 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201107977, June 2011
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Black Male, 29 Unsubstantiated
Force: Gun Pointed Black Male, 29 Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Black Male, 29 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200812488, August 2008
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Pepper spray Black Male, 23 Exonerated
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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.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Discipline

Case: 2017-17974
Closed: 7/13/2018
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: While on-duty, failed and neglected to prepare a complaint report worksheet
  2. Guilty: While on-duty, failed to render all necessary police service by failing to properly investigate an assault or arrest persons, who allegedly had committed an assault
  3. Guilty: While on-duty, having responded to a vehicle collision, failed to prepare a collision information exchange/acknowledgement of found property, or failed to prepare a report of motor vehicle accident regarding this collision
Penalty: Vacation days (15 days)


Lawsuits

Named in 5 known lawsuits, $83,500 total settlements.

Woods, Clarence vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 816273/2022E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 15, 2022, ended December 20, 2024
$22,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 13, 2019, Clarence Woods (Plaintiff) was in the custody of the NYPD (Defendants) and was rear cuffed. Plaintiff was standing at the rear side of a passenger vehicle surrounded by several police officers. Defendants were assaulting plaintiff by pressing the latter’s body firmly upon a vehicle to making it difficult for Plaintiff to breathe, used a taser upon Plaintiff, as well as handcuffed Plaintiff in an excessively tight manner. Several Defendants, who did not participate in the incident, but were otherwise present and observed the violation of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights failed to intercede on Plaintiff’s behalf.

Zied, Ritishea vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033175/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 7, 2019, ended March 14, 2022
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On April 13, 2019 at 1:30 AM, Plaintiff Ritishea Zied was near Marion Avenue and East 187th Street, Bronx, when Defendants Officer Robert Wichers, Officer John Doe, Officer John Roe, Sergeant Bryan Ortiz, Officer Jonathan Gonzalez, Officer Yvonne Rosario, Officer Yaowen Liu, Officer Michael O'Connor, Officer Edin Bacovic, Officer Chad Kirk and Officer Tatiana Latorre summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, handcuffed, assaulted, battered, and detained him using excessive force. Plaintiff was taken to an unidentified precinct and to the Bronx Criminal Courthouse. While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and assault of her head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was incar...

Bido, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033620/2018E, Supreme Court - Bronx, December 20, 2018, ended December 3, 2019
$13,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On or about September 11, 2017 at approximately 1:00 a.m., at or near the front of 570 East 191st Street, Bronx New York, Plaintiff was improperly detained, questioned, searched, arrested and confined without proper justification. Plaintiff received severe permanent injuries with accompanying physical and mental pain and suffering. Defendant P.O. Michael O'Connor was provided information that Plaintiff had engaged in conduct that was legal and P.O. Michael O'Connor falsely asserted that Plaintiff nonetheless committed a crime. P.O. Michael O'Connor and/or Officer(s) John and James Doe provided false information to the prosecutor and initiated a malicious prosecution against Plaintiff. Plaintiff made appearances...

Kelly, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03874, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 11, 2013, ended February 17, 2014
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 7, 2010, Plaintiff was arrested without cause. Plaintiff went to go visit his friend, and as he was climbing the stairs to his friends’ residence was arrested. He was then subject to an illegal search, and then was taken to the precinct where he was strip searched. Plaintiff was threatened by the officers to give them what was in his “f****g a**” or that they would take it by force. When Plaintiff informed the officers that he had nothing in his “a**:, the officers took him to a cell and handcuffed him upside down. Plaintiff was left in that position for hours. Plaintiff was then taken, against his will, to the hospital where officers demanded that the doctors give him medication to move his bowels. ...

Davidson, Alvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 301524/2012, Supreme Court - Bronx, February 27, 2012, ended June 8, 2016
Zero Disposition