Joseph S. Gravino
Badge #6403,
White Male
Also served at
Strategic Response Group 2 Bronx
Service
started January 2013, ended May 2025,
Tax #953927
Complaints
1
Complaint
2
Allegations
0
Substantiated
2
Within NYPD Guidelines
Complaint #202309585,
October 2023
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 25-29 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 25-29 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Complaint #202309585, October 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic Male, 25-29 | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop | Hispanic Male, 25-29 | Within NYPD Guidelines |
| additional details | ||
Conclusion Meanings:
'Within NYPD Guidelines': The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
Further details on conclusions.
Lawsuits
Named in 2 known lawsuits.Cogdellenenmo, Sharde vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 801707/2025E, Supreme Court - Bronx, March 28, 2025
Baa, Mahilima vs City of Ny
Case # 22CV02602, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, May 10, 2022, ended August 16, 2023
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On February 18, 2015, Plaintiff was subject to what he alleges was an illegal stop and arrest by NYPD Officers Joseph Gavino and Kenneth Shields. Plaintiff alleges Officers Gavino and Shields coordinated with an unmarked police vehicle to delay Plaintiff from driving, to ultimately use as pretext to arrest plaintiff. When asked for his ID, plaintiff presented his Tribal Driver's License, when Officer Gavino said "give me your real driver's license." Sergeant Joseph Bello was called in to review the ID - and ordered plaintiff to be handcuffed and arrested and said to Officer Gavino, laughing, "N----- claims he is an Indian chief." Plaintiff further alleges that after making a call for his lawyer at the Precinct,...