Diego Palacios

Badge #13465, Hispanic Male
Former Police Officer at Manhattan Court Section
Also served at 61st Precinct
Service started July 2004, ended February 2013, Tax #935456


Lawsuit settlements:
$174,250   Hockenjos, John Jr., et al. vs City of New York, et al., 2015 EDNY EDNY 15CV00095
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Complaints

4 Complaints
7 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Complainant Uncooperative
2 Exonerated
4 Unsubstantiated

Complaint #200713930, September 2007
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 16
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200609604, July 2006
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Black Female, 28
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Black Male, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
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Complaint #200604567, April 2006
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Female
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200602283, January 2006
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search
Complainant: Male, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200713930, September 2007
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Pepper spray Hispanic Male, 16 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Hispanic Male, 16 Exonerated
Discourtesy: Word Hispanic Male, 16 Unsubstantiated
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Complaint #200609604, July 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Black Female, 28 Unsubstantiated
Force: Physical force Black Male, 25 Exonerated
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Complaint #200604567, April 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Discourtesy: Word Female Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #200602283, January 2006
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle search Male, 25 Unsubstantiated
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Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

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Discipline

Case: 2010-3130
Opened: 3/8/2011
Closed: 11/28/2011
Case Details:
  1. Guilty: Wrongfully allowed an individual known to the Department inside a police facility without police purpose
  2. Guilty: Failed to maintain activity log
  3. Guilty: Off post
Penalty: Forfeiture of twenty-five (25) vacation days


Lawsuits

Hockenjos, John Jr., et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV00095, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 8, 2015, ended November 30, 2015
$174,250 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 5, 2012, defendants Palacios, Pal and Paumere entered the plaintiffs' property and refused to leave it, insisting that they were conducting an "investigation". Defendant Pal separated plaintiff Irina Hockenjos from her husband and yelled and screamed at her in an intimidating manner. The defendants arrested plaintiff John Hockenjos after he objected to this treatment of his wife, placed him in handcuffs and charged him with two counts of reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Plaintiff Irina Hockenjos was unlawfully seized, restrained and separated from her husband and charged with "disorderly conduct". The defendants transported plaintiff John Hockenjos to the precinct. While imprisoned there,...