James A. Lester
Badge #6281,
White Male
Detective Grade 3 at 83rd Precinct Detective Squad since June 2023
Service
started July 2014,
made $173,000 last year,
Tax #956839
Complaints
4
Complaints
4
Allegations
0
Substantiated
1
Complaint Withdrawn
2
Exonerated
1
Unable to Determine
Complaint #202506019,
January 2025
additional details
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 35-39 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unable to Determine |
Complaint #202105563,
May 2021
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Age 30-34 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report |
Complaint #201909755,
January 2019
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 18-20 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report |
Complaint #201605300,
June 2016
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male, 19 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complaint Withdrawn |
| Complaint #202506019, January 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Discourtesy: Word | Black Male, 35-39 | Unable to Determine |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #202105563, May 2021 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Physical force | Age 30-34 | Exonerated |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201909755, January 2019 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Black Male, 18-20 | Exonerated |
| Documents: | Complaint Closing Report | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #201605300, June 2016 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Physical force | Male, 19 | Complaint Withdrawn |
| additional details | ||
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.
'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.Siddique, Abu vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV03807, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 15, 2022
Complaint
Description: On March 30, 2021, the plaintiff was working at his business when an undercover NYPD officer entered the store trying to sell a phone. The officer refused to provide his identification, to which the plaintiff peacefully declined to purchase the device without ID. The officer then returned with another undercover NYPD officer and together they persisted about selling the phone to the plaintiff. After the plaintiff eventually agreed, he was arrested by uniformed NYPD officers under the accusation of possession of stolen property. He was then detained in a holding cell and asked to cooperate as an informant of drugs being sold around his business, in exchange for his charges dropped. The plaintiff refused to do so...
Keller, Keyon vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 525484/2021, Supreme Court - Kings, October 19, 2021
Complaint
Description: On December 31, 2019, in the vicinity of the intersection of Fulton Street and Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, New York, Plaintiff was wrongfully pursued, pulled over, detained, searched, and arrested by Defendant Officer. Plaintiff did not commit any crime or violation of the law nor was there an indication of such. Plaintiff was lawfully driving when Defendant Officers approached in marked vehicles. Plaintiff continued driving and turned onto Fulton Ave while Defendants continued to follow him in marked vehicles. Defendants, then illegally pulled over and stopped Plaintiff in an unmarked car within the vicinity of the intersection at Stuyvesant and Bainbridge. Plaintiff was stopped at the intersection when Defendan...