Kevin Patino
Service Record
Paterson New Jersey Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Badge Number | 4900[1] |
| Dates of Service | Hired in July 2017.[2] |
| Salary | $57,522 (2022)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Suspended[4] |
Incident Reports
2020 Assault of Rosdward Hernandez
On November 26, 2020, an officer attempted to disperse a crowd of people. Patino arrived as backup and found the officer in a verbal exchange with Hernandez. Hernandez refused commands to move away before Patino pushed him. As Hernandez walked away, Patino confronted him, pushed him into the street, threw him to the ground, and struck him. Another officer intervened.[5]
Hernandez was charged with resisting arrest by physical force, aggravated assault on a police officer, and obstruction.[6]
Response Timeline
The county Prosecutor's Office found a lack of evidence to charge Patino.[6]
On November 25, 2022, Hernandez filed a lawsuit against Patino.[6]
On February 8, 2024, Patino pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of deprivation of civil rights for both Alsaidi (see below) and Hernandez. Patino faces up to one year in prison for each count.[5]
2020 Assault of Osamah Alsaidi
Response Timeline
On April 27, 2021, the United States Attorney's Office charged Patino with unreasonable use of force and falsifying a police report.[7][8]
In May 2021, Patino was suspended with pay.[4]
On January 18, 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office indicted Patino for conspiracy against rights by depriving a person of his constitutional right to be free from use of unreasonable force by law enforcement, deprivation of rights under color of law, and two counts of falsification of records.[9][10]
In November 2022, Alsaidi filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officers and the department.[11]
On February 8, 2024, Patino pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of deprivation of civil rights for both Alsaidi and Hernandez. Patino faces up to one year in prison for each count.[5]
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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
- ↑ Kevin Patino, City of Paterson, govSalaries
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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 Paterson Police Officer Admits Civil Rights Violations, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2024-02-08
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Joe Malinconico, New lawsuit accuses indicted Paterson cop Kevin Patino of assaulting a teenager, northjersey, 2022-11-30
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Jonathan Greene, Paterson police officer indicted for allegedly assaulting teen, attempting to cover up attack, Paterson Times, 2022-01-18
- ↑ Paterson Police Officer Indicted on Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2022-01-18
- ↑ Joe Malinconico, This new lawsuit says Paterson was ‘deliberately indifferent’ to police misconduct, northjersey, 2022-11-26
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