Eric M. Surat

Badge #18137, White Male
Former Police Officer at Staten Island Court Section
Service started July 2002, ended July 2022, Tax #932024

Lawsuit settlements:
$285,000   Urciuoli, Mary Ann, et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2012 EDNY EDNY 12CV04088
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Discipline

Case: 2010-2910
Opened: 10/25/2010
Closed: 10/26/2010
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: While on-duty, did fail to prepare an accident information exchange/acknowledgement of found property (pd301-092) report.
  2. Guilty: While on-duty , upon receiving found property from an individual known to the Department, fail to make proper entries in his activity log.
  3. Guilty: While on-duty , did fail to enter the details of the stop, question and frisk in his activity log.
  4. Guilty: While on-duty , did fail to transmit a disposition or interim disposition immediately upon completion of each assignment and prior to leaving the scene of each assignment.
  5. Guilty: While on-duty , did fail to prepare three (3) complaint reports (pd313-152) regarding missing property.
Penalty: Dismissal probation (12 months), vacation days (30 days)

Case: 2010-2558
Opened: 10/25/2010
Closed: 9/9/2010
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Failed to effect an arrest.
  2. Guilty: Failed to prepare proper paperwork
  3. Guilty: Inaccurate entries in Department records.
  4. Guilty: Failed to use proper radio disposition to finalize job.
  5. Guilty: Failed to make proper memo book entries.
Penalty: Dismissal probation (12 months), vacation days (30 days)

Case: 2010-644
Opened: 10/25/2010
Closed: 5/3/2010
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Was aware of an allegation of corruption or other misconduct against another member of the service, did fail to notify the Internal Affairs Bureau, as required.
  2. Guilty: Said Police Officer did fail to conduct a proper investigation, to wit: said Police Officer: (a) while at the scene of a vehicle accident which caused significant property damage, did fail to speak with both the driver of the vehicle and members of emergency medical services; and (b) while at the hospital emergency room, did fail to ask the driver about the circumstances or cause of the vehicle accident.
  3. Guilty: Failed to make proper entries in his memobook regarding his activities during his tour.
Penalty: Dismissal probation (12 months), vacation days (30 days)


Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $285,000 total settlements.

Tyk, Aaron vs Police Officer Surat, Eric
Case # 13CV01532, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 22, 2013, ended March 16, 2017
Zero Disposition

Urciuoli, Mary Ann, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV04088, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 28, 2012, ended March 3, 2015
$285,000 Settlement