Substantiated Allegations:
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
Nicholas J. Frazier
Badge #3070,
White Male
Detective Specialist at Midtown South Precinct since October 2019
Service
started July 2018,
made $184,000 last year,
Tax #966067
Lawsuit Settlements:
$85,000 Clover, Johnnay & Epps, Kevin vs City of Ny, et al., 2024 NYCSC NYCSC 161658/2024
$22,501 Holley, Tony vs The City of Ny, et al., 2024 SDNY SDNY 24CV08110
$6,000 Robinson, Joshua vs City of Ny, et al., 2024 SDNY SDNY 24CV01717
$75,000 Demunn, Trenton vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 NYCSC NYCSC 159878/2022
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$85,000 Clover, Johnnay & Epps, Kevin vs City of Ny, et al., 2024 NYCSC NYCSC 161658/2024
$22,501 Holley, Tony vs The City of Ny, et al., 2024 SDNY SDNY 24CV08110
$6,000 Robinson, Joshua vs City of Ny, et al., 2024 SDNY SDNY 24CV01717
$75,000 Demunn, Trenton vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 NYCSC NYCSC 159878/2022
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Complaints
1
Complaint
1
Allegation
1
Substantiated
1
Substantiated (Formalized Training)
Complaint #202302239,
October 2022
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 25-29 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Penalty: | Formalized Training |
| Complaint #202302239, October 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number | Black Male, 25-29 | Substantiated (Formalized Training) |
| Penalty: Formalized Training | ||
| additional details | ||
Conclusion Meanings:
'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
Further details on conclusions.
Discipline
Case: 2024-29774
Closed: 2/26/2024
Case Details:
- Violated patrol rules - refused to provide shield number
Penalty: Training
Recommendation: Training
Lawsuits
Named in 4 known lawsuits, $188,501 total settlements.Clover, Johnnay & Epps, Kevin vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 161658/2024, Supreme Court - New York, December 13, 2024, ended June 17, 2026
$85,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 18, 2024, plaintiffs were lawfully near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan when they were approached by defendant NYPD Officers Gina Lagattolla, Nicholas Frazier, and several John Doe officers. Defendants, acting without probable cause or reasonable suspicion of illegal activity, grabbed, handcuffed, and arrested plaintiffs, and took them to a local precinct for processing. Defendants then filed false criminal complaints against plaintiffs, resulting in their continued detention and requiring them to attend court multiple times before the charges were dismissed.
Holley, Tony vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV08110, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, October 29, 2024, ended July 28, 2025
$22,501 Settlement
Robinson, Joshua vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 24CV01717, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, March 28, 2024, ended January 30, 2025
$6,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 2, 2021, Officers Nicholas Mitchell (Tax Reg. #953117), Nicholas Frazier (Shield #09632), Patrick Doyle (Shield #07171), John Doe, and Jane Doe, with Sergeants Darin Lazar (Tax Reg #943479) and Robert Passero (Shield #11521), arrested Plaintiff Joshua Robinson without cause and charged him with promoting gambling in the second degree. Robinson had been waiting on a public street for his girlfriend when defendant officers bum-rushed and grabbed him. They tightly handcuffed him, subjected him to illegal searches on the street and again in the precinct, and repeatedly ignored Robinson's requests to know the basis for his arrest. Neither unlawful search recovered any contraband from the Plaintiff. Plain...
Demunn, Trenton vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 159878/2022, Supreme Court - New York, November 21, 2022, ended April 10, 2023
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 9, 2022, several NYPD officers, including Nicholas Frazier, Michael Ambrosio, and Sergeant Darin Lazar, approached Plaintiff. These officers stopped, searched, assaulted, battered, handcuffed, and then detained Plaintiff without justification. Because of the police battery, Plaintiff suffered permanent injury to his head, neck, back, body, and limbs and was rendered disabled. Once Plaintiff was in custody, the officers strip searched Plaintiff with no justification. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to make several court appearances before all charges against him were terminated favorably.