Miguel Soto

Badge #24991, Hispanic Male
Former Police Officer at Strategic Response Group 1 Manhattan
Also served at 34th Precinct
Service started August 1998, ended June 2017, Tax #923199

Lawsuit Settlements:
$20,000   Nolasco, Miguel vs City of New York, et al., 2017 EDNY EDNY 17CV02172
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Complaints

3 Complaints
4 Allegations
0 Substantiated
3 Complainant Uncooperative
1 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #201300538, January 2013
Allegation: Offensive Language: Sexual orientation
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 27
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201300180, December 2012
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #201007913, June 2010
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 29
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #201300538, January 2013
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Offensive Language: Sexual orientation Hispanic Male, 27 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #201300180, December 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Male Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #201007913, June 2010
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 29 Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Hispanic Male, 29 Complainant Uncooperative
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Conclusion Meanings:

'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.

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Lawsuits

Nolasco, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV02172, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, April 20, 2017, ended December 14, 2017
$20,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On March 14, 2015, at approximately 1:40 AM near 10th Avenue and 214th street in Manhattan, Plaintiff Miguel Nolasco exited a restaurant where he was eating with an associate. As he exited plaintiff observed defendants P.O. Soto and P.O. Zabala in a marked police vehicle staring directly at him. As plaintiff began to drive away in his car, he heard a siren and saw that the defendant officers were signaling for him to pull over. Plaintiff pulled over and the officers approached. Officer Soto asked for plaintiff's license and registration, and then asked him to leave the car and do a breathalyzer test, to which plaintiff consented. The machine read below the legal blood alcohol limit. Officer Soto insisted plaint...