Joseph E. Kenny
Chief of Detectives at Detective Bureau since September 2023
Also served at
Patrol Borough Manhattan North SC,
Patrol Borough Manhattan North AC,
Narcotics Borough Manhattan North
Service
started June 1992,
made $276,000 last year,
Tax #901769
White Male
Complaints
12
Complaints
35
Allegations
0
Substantiated
2
Complainant Unavailable
1
Complaint Withdrawn
5
Exonerated
8
Unfounded
19
Unsubstantiated
Complaint #200603231,
February 2006
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched |
|---|---|
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
Complaint #200511964,
October 2005
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Frisk |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 37 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
Complaint #200503121,
September 2004
additional details
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 42 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
Complaint #200303515,
April 2003
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 15 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
Complaint #200205195,
July 2002
additional details
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | White Male |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Allegation: | Force: Chokehold |
| Complainant: | White Male |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Allegation: | Force: Hit against inanimate object |
| Complainant: | White Male |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
Complaint #200204817,
July 2002
additional details
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Property damaged |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Male |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complaint Withdrawn |
Complaint #200204326,
June 2002
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Hit against inanimate object |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 15 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 15 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| Complainant: | Hispanic Male, 15 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
Complaint #200008621,
September 2000
additional details
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Ethnicity |
|---|---|
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Allegation: | Force: Physical force |
| Complainant: | Black Male, 21 |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
Complaint #9900646,
February 1999
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Beat |
|---|---|
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Allegation: | Force: Beat |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
| Allegation: | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle searched |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Exonerated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Word |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Race |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unfounded |
Complaint #9804929,
November 1998
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Gun pointed |
|---|---|
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Force: Punch/Kick |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Force: Slap |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Force: Other - Force |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Nasty Words |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Offensive Language: Other - Ethnic Slur |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
Complaint #9804867,
November 1998
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Beat |
|---|---|
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complainant Unavailable |
| Allegation: | Force: Flashlight as club |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Complainant Unavailable |
Complaint #9602847,
June 1996
additional details
| Allegation: | Force: Other - Force |
|---|---|
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Allegation: | Discourtesy: Curse |
| CCRB Conclusion: | Unsubstantiated |
| Complaint #200603231, February 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
| Abuse of Authority: Premises entered and/or searched | Exonerated | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200511964, October 2005 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Search (of person) | Black Male, 37 | Unsubstantiated |
| Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black Male, 37 | Unsubstantiated |
| Abuse of Authority: Question and/or stop | Black Male, 37 | Unsubstantiated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200503121, September 2004 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Discourtesy: Word | Black Male, 42 | Unsubstantiated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200303515, April 2003 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Physical force | Black Male, 15 | Exonerated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200205195, July 2002 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Discourtesy: Word | White Male | Unfounded |
| Force: Chokehold | White Male | Unfounded |
| Force: Hit against inanimate object | White Male | Exonerated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200204817, July 2002 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Abuse of Authority: Property damaged | Male | Complaint Withdrawn |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200204326, June 2002 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Force: Hit against inanimate object | Hispanic Male, 15 | Unsubstantiated |
| Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest | Hispanic Male, 15 | Unsubstantiated |
| Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic Male, 15 | Unsubstantiated |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #200008621, September 2000 | ||
| Allegation | Complainant | CCRB Conclusion |
| Offensive Language: Ethnicity | Black Male, 21 | Unfounded |
| Abuse of Authority: Strip-searched | Black Male, 21 | Exonerated |
| Force: Physical force | Black Male, 21 | Unfounded |
| Force: Physical force | Black Male, 21 | Unfounded |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #9900646, February 1999 | ||
| Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
| Force: Beat | Unfounded | |
| Force: Beat | Unfounded | |
| Abuse of Authority: Vehicle searched | Exonerated | |
| Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated | |
| Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated | |
| Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated | |
| Discourtesy: Word | Unsubstantiated | |
| Offensive Language: Race | Unfounded | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #9804929, November 1998 | ||
| Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
| Force: Gun pointed | Unsubstantiated | |
| Force: Punch/Kick | Unsubstantiated | |
| Force: Slap | Unsubstantiated | |
| Force: Other - Force | Unsubstantiated | |
| Discourtesy: Nasty Words | Unsubstantiated | |
| Offensive Language: Other - Ethnic Slur | Unsubstantiated | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #9804867, November 1998 | ||
| Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
| Force: Beat | Complainant Unavailable | |
| Force: Flashlight as club | Complainant Unavailable | |
| additional details | ||
| Complaint #9602847, June 1996 | ||
| Allegation | CCRB Conclusion | |
| Force: Other - Force | Unsubstantiated | |
| Discourtesy: Curse | Unsubstantiated | |
| 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.
'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.Hendrickson, Harper Kaye vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 952379/2023, Supreme Court - New York, March 25, 2024
Complaint
Description: On or about the summer months of 2007, PO Joel Doseau befriended Plaintiff (who was 14 years old at the time) on the online platform Skype. At the time, Doseau was a 35-year-old NYPD officer but led Plaintiff to believe he was an 18-year-old college student. Doseau groomed and sexually abused Plaintiff from 2007 to 2013. Doseau routinely ordered Plaintiff to engage in child pornography by taking videos and pictures and sending them to Doseau and by performing sexual acts on video calls. In the summer of 2008, Doseau raped Plaintiff for the first time. Doseau told Plaintiff that, because Plaintiff was intersex and was born with a prostate, it was necessary for Doseau to anally rape Plaintiff. Doseau also forced ...
Okoli, Isaac, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 510515/2022, Supreme Court - Kings, May 6, 2022
Complaint
Description: On December 12, 2017, members of the NYPD, executed a "no knock warrant" on Plaintiff's then residence in Brooklyn. On March 2019, Plaintiff filed suit alleging that the officers executed the warrant at the wrong address. On April 14, 2021, Defendant DERMOT F. SHEA appeared on New York 1 News and stated that the police did not do any mistake and that the Plaintiffs is a drug dealer and gang member. On April 15, 2021, during a Press conference at One Police Plaza, Defendant JOSEPH E. KENNY repeated this allegation. Therefore, Plaintiff sues for defamation.