Rachel J. Hammer

Rachel J. Hammer

Rachel J. Hammer
Lieutenant at Patrol Borough Manhattan South since April 2023
Service started January 2009, made $214,000 last year, Tax #948009
White Female

Lawsuit Settlements:
$65,000   Poinariu, Mihaela, et Al vs City of New York, et al., 2012 SDNY SDNY 12CV01494
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Complaints

2 Complaints
3 Allegations
0 Substantiated
3 Complaint Withdrawn

Complaint #202107305, August 2021
Allegation: Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #201412500, December 2014
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Female, 30
CCRB Conclusion: Complaint Withdrawn
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Complaint #202107305, August 2021
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Demeanor/tone Male Complaint Withdrawn
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to provide shield number Male Complaint Withdrawn
additional details
Complaint #201412500, December 2014
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Female, 30 Complaint Withdrawn
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Further details on conclusions.


Lawsuits

Named in 3 known lawsuits, $65,000 total settlements.

Ortiz, Jose vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 158487/2017, Supreme Court - New York, October 17, 2017, ended March 7, 2022
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On or about July 3, 2015, at approximately 9:00 PM, Sgt. Rachel Cresswell and other unknown NYPD officers, without cause or a warrant, approached Plaintiff with their loaded firearms outstretched and other objects. The officers grabbed, handcuffed and seized Plaintiff in an excessive manner, causing Plaintiff pain and suffering. The officers also used other objects to strike and restrain Plaintiff. Sgt. Cresswell arrested Plaintiff, and an unknown officer placed Plaintiff in handcuffs so tight that the Plaintiff's wrists turned red. Plaintiff was taken to a police station where he was held in custody for approximately 24 hours until he was released. The officers provided false and/or incomplete information to t...

Johnson, Eddie, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV08937, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, February 24, 2016, ended March 30, 2017
Zero Disposition
Amended Complaint, Complaint
Description: On May 1, 2015, plaintiffs Eddie Johnson, Christian Walker, Amadu Sowe, and Jordan Peña handed out samples of their music on 46th and 7th in Manhattan. They asked for voluntary dollar donations to support their music, as well. After a group of women took a CD and donated $10, police approached Sowe and asked him for identification; he complied, and was put in handcuffs for panhandling. The rest of the plaintiffs were each then pushed or thrown against a way, handcuffed, and brought to the Midtown South police precinct for panhandling. They remained there for 12 hours before being transported to central booking the next day. At that point, they learned they were being charged with robbery in the third degree, ev...

Poinariu, Mihaela, et Al vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV01494, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 25, 2012, ended June 13, 2013
$65,000 Settlement