Kendry Tineo-Restituyo
Service Record
Paterson New Jersey Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Badge Number | 4891[1] |
| Dates of Service | Hired in July 2017.[2] |
| Salary | $60,254 (2022)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Suspended[4] |
Incident Reports
2018 Assault
In August 2018, Tineo-Restituyo was in the emergency room with an emotionally disturbed man. Tineo-Restituyo and the man were "talking trash" when the man made a comment about Tineo-Restituyo's mother. A hospital employee reported the incident to the hospital, noting that Tineo-Restituyo, "just started punching him... more times than I could count".[5]
Response Timeline
A department investigation concluded that there was a lack of sufficient evidence to prove or disprove the allegations.[5]
2020 Arrest of Desyiah Leak
On December 6, 2020, Tineo-Restituyo stopped Leak for turning left on a red light. Tineo-Restituyo claimed that Leak cursed at him and refused to provide her driving credentials. Tineo-Restituyo reported that Leak waved her hand towards his face and struck him, prompting him to hit Leak with a closed fist and arrest her.[4]
Tineo-Restituyo claimed that Leak threatened to have him killed as they drove to the police station and threatened to "spit on all of you so all you can die" of COVID.[4]
Leak was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, obstruction of justice, and motor vehicle infractions.[4]
Response Timeline
On December 6, 2020, Leak reported the incident to Internal Affairs.[6]
The department referred the case to the county Prosecutor's Office.[6]
In February 2021, the Prosecutor's Office determined there was no cause to file criminal charges against Tineo-Restituyo.[6]
The criminal charges against Leak were dismissed.[4]
Tineo-Restituyo filed criminal charges against Leak, accusing her of assault.[5]
On December 4, 2022, Leak filed a lawsuit against Tineo-Restituyo, claiming that she had been driving legally, never struck Tineo-Restituyo, and that Tineo-Restituyo punched her through her open window and again after she was handcuffed.[4]
2020 Arrest of Osamah Alsaidi
Response Timeline
On April 27, 2021, the United States Attorney's Office charged Tineo-Restituyo with unreasonable use of force and falsifying a police report.[7][8]
In May 2021, Tineo-Restituyo was suspended with pay.[4]
Tineo-Restituyo filed criminal charges against Alsaidi, accusing him of assault.[5]
In November 2022, Alsaidi filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officers and the department.[9]
On February 15, 2024, the charges against Tineo-Restituyo were dropped as the U.S. Attorney determined that "further prosecution of these charges is not in the interest of the United States at this time".[10]
The department will now investigate Tineo-Restituyo's actions.[10]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ Please Read, instagram post, 2021-02-12
- ↑ Joe Malinconico, Paterson police officer in AG's probe had 15 Use of Force incidents, records show, northjersey, 2021-03-01
- ↑ Kendry Tineo, City of Paterson, govSalaries
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Joe Malinconico, Now there's a third excessive force lawsuit filed against these indicted Paterson cops, northjersey, 2022-12-06
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Joe Malinconico, Accused Paterson cop also assaulted handcuffed ER patient, witness says, northjersey, 2021-05-10
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Joe Malinconico, Third person comes forward with claims of excessive force by Paterson police officer, northjersey, 2021-03-01
- ↑ Tom Nobile, Paterson cops charged by feds for alleged assault; NJ to take over IA investigations, northjersey, 2021-04-28
- ↑ Two Paterson Police Officers Charged with Assaulting Victim and Filing False Police Report, United States Attorney's Office, 2021-04-27
- ↑ Joe Malinconico, This new lawsuit says Paterson was ‘deliberately indifferent’ to police misconduct, northjersey, 2022-11-26
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Joe Malinconico, Charges dropped against Paterson cop in excessive force case, Paterson Press, 2024-02-20
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