Vincent B. Ritell

Badge #22044, White Male
Police Officer at Bomb Squad since March 2026
Also served at Critical Response Command, Patrol Borough Bronx, 44th Precinct
Service started July 2013, made $190,000 last year, Tax #955378

Lawsuit Settlements:
$30,000   Severino, Michael vs City of New York, et al., 2019 BCSC BCSC 032863/2019E
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Complaints

3 Complaints
7 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Uncooperative
2 Exonerated
1 Unfounded
3 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201709192, November 2017
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Search (of person)
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Frisk
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
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Complaint #201412494, November 2014
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Unfounded
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical)
Complainant: Hispanic Female, 47
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details

Complaint #201410178, September 2014
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male, 31
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #201709192, November 2017
Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Exonerated
Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Frisk Exonerated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #201412494, November 2014
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Female, 47 Unfounded
Offensive Language: Race Hispanic Female, 47 Unsubstantiated
Abuse of Authority: Threat of force (verbal or physical) Hispanic Female, 47 Unsubstantiated
Documents: Complaint Closing Report
additional details
Complaint #201410178, September 2014
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male, 31 Complainant Uncooperative
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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, $30,000 total settlements.

Severino, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 032863/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, November 6, 2019, ended April 26, 2021
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On December 23, 2018, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Plaintiff was in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and East Mount Eden Avenue in the Bronx. Several police officers, including Police Officer Vincent Ritell and Police Officer Kenny Victoria, along with other unidentified officers, approached Plaintiff without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or legal justification and soley based on Plaintiff race. The officers aggressively stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in an excessive manner. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search while in custody, and was later falsely accused of committing a crime. As a result of this incident, Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours an...

Severino, Michael vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 023848/2019E, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 5, 2019
Complaint
Description: On December 23, 2019, plaintiff was arrested without probable cause, assaulted, battered, humiliated and wrongfully imprisoned by POs Vincent Ritell, Kenny Victoria, John Doe and John Roe. Following his arrest, he was detained for several days before the charges against him were dismissed.