Douglas J. Macewen

Badge #4543, White Male
Former Detective Grade 3 at Brooklyn Court Section
Service started January 2005, ended April 2025, Tax #936999

Discipline Cases:

Case: 2023-29088
Closed: 5/29/2024
Case: 2019-21517
Closed: 3/13/2020

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Complaints

1 Complaint
1 Allegation
0 Substantiated
1 Exonerated

Complaint #200615483, November 2006
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
Complainant: Black Male, 45
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200615483, November 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Pepper spray Black Male, 45 Exonerated
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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.

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Discipline

Case: 2023-29088
Closed: 5/29/2024
Case Details:
  1. Pleaded Guilty: Endangered the welfare of a child.
  2. Pleaded Guilty: Involved in a physical altercation.
Penalty: Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), pre-trial suspension days (30 days), suspended w/o pay (10 days), vacation days (10 days)

Case: 2019-21517
Closed: 3/13/2020
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Accident resulting in property damage.
  2. Guilty: Open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
  3. Guilty: Operated a motor vehicle while their ability was impaired.
  4. Guilty: Refused to submit to a breathalyzer test.
  5. Guilty: Unfit for duty.
Penalty: Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), ordered breath testing, pre-trial suspension days (32 days), vacation days (38 days)


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits.

Mclean, Eric vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 161275/2023, Supreme Court - New York, December 28, 2023
Complaint
Description: On May 19 2022, the Plaintiff was unlawfully harassed by NYPD Officers Douglas Macewen, Vanessa Jackson, and Luz Moctezuma. He was falsely charged and maliciously prosecuted with assault and harassment of an NYPD Traffic Agent the previous day. On that day a male traffic agent falsely and intentionally flagged him towards the bus lane when Vanessa Jackson grabbed the Plaintiff's windshield wiper's and aggressively placed a ticket underneath. This resulted in damage to the Plaintiff's wipers and a broken clip. The Plaintiff asked why this was happening and Officer Vanessa Jackson became even more aggressive. Thereafter, NYPD Traffic Agent Luz Moctezuma began to call the Plaintiff racially discriminatory names an...

Balde v. Basso et al
Case # 17CV01846, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY
Complaint
Description: The plaintiff was on the street when he witnessed an altercation between a drug dealer and two others. The defendant officers approached and one of the other people accused the plaintiff of having taken money from him. The plaintiff explained to the defendant officers that he had run away when he saw the fight occur, but the plaintiff was placed under arrest anyway and charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree and robbery in the second degree. The charges were dismissed and sealed.