Matthew B. Winters

Badge #6500, White Male
Former Police Officer at Midtown South Precinct
Service started July 2004, ended July 2025, Tax #935976

Complaints

3 Complaints
7 Allegations
0 Substantiated
3 Exonerated
3 Unfounded
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #202002461, May 2019
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Property damaged
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Discourtesy: Action
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 22
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
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Complaint #201112517, September 2011
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest
Complainant: White Female, 40
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: White Female, 40
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201015888, October 2010
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
Complainant: White Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Force: Gun Pointed
Complainant: White Male, 43
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #202002461, May 2019
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Property damaged Hispanic Female, 22 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Female, 22 Unfounded
Discourtesy: Action Hispanic Female, 22 Unfounded
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Complaint #201112517, September 2011
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory arrest White Female, 40 Exonerated
Force: Physical force White Female, 40 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201015888, October 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Frisk White Male, 43 Exonerated
Force: Gun Pointed White Male, 43 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.
'Unfounded': Evidence suggests that the event or alleged conduct did not occur.
'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.


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits.

Basile, Christopher vs New York City, Ny, et al.
Case # 17CV09060, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 8, 2018, ended September 27, 2019
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff was at a concert venue assaulted and battered by Defendant Officers and was arrested on trespassing charges even though the Plaintiff had a valid ticket to the venue and Defendant Officers ignored.

Price, Kelly vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV05871, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 7, 2016
Settlement
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff is the victim of physical, mental and economic abuse. Beginning in 2010 and into early 2011, Plaintiff sought protection from members of the criminal justice community for assistance in her attempts to extricate herself from her batterer (and in November 2010 was even issued an order of protection). Rather than investigating her claims, Plaintiff was arrested and charged with hundreds of counts of aggravated harassment towards her batterer and one count of contempt of court resulting in Plaintiff's false arrest, malicious prosecution, unlawful imprisonment and defamation. In connection with this, the NYPD instructed and coerced witnesses to give false or unreliable testimony through their misuse of th...