Officer Detail: David J. Sylvester

General Information

Name	David J. Sylvester
OpenOversight ID	1558
Department	Seattle Police Department
Race	Data Missing
Gender	Data Missing
Birth Year (Age)	Data Missing
First Employment Date	1991-01-04
Number of known incidents	11
Currently on the force	Yes

Assignment History

Assignment changes are estimated based on title changes between rosters obtained from the department. As a result, no assignments from before 2011 are available at this time.

Job Title	Badge No.	Unit	Start Date	End Date
Police Sergeant	5644	Hr - Department Unavailable Person	2021-12-28
Police Sergeant	5644	Crg - Squad 82B	2020-10-15	2021-12-28
Acting Police Lieutenant	5644	North Pct 2Nd W - Ne	2020-09-01	2020-10-15
Police Sergeant	5644	North Pct 2Nd W - North Beats	2017-06-29	2020-09-01
Police Sergeant	5644	North Pct 2Nd W - Boy	2015-02-12	2017-06-29
Police Officer	5644	Harbor - Squad B	2011-08-09	2015-02-12

Salary

Annual Salary	Overtime	Total Pay	Year
$144,260.00	(data incomplete)		2021
$164,685.60	$54,308.16	$218,993.76	2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0491
Date	Jul 25, 2020
Report #	OPA Case 2020OPA-0491
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Benjamin W. Coomer , David J. Sylvester , Andrew C. Joy
Description	Allegation 1 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 2 — Force - Use Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 3 — Force - Use Name: Andrew Joy Badge #: 8409 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 4 — Force - Use Name: Andrew Joy Badge #: 8409 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 5 — Force - Use Name: Benjamin Coomer Badge #: 8443 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0501
Date	Jul 25, 2020
Report #	OPA Case 2020OPA-0501
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation — Professionalism Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Process as Supv Action Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2020OPA-0295
Date	May 10, 2020
Report #	OPA Case 2020OPA-0295
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Contact Log Finding: Source: SPD - Forwarded Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-1163
Date	Dec 15, 2018
Report #	OPA Case 2018OPA-1163
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation — Conformance to Law Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	North - UNION - U3 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-0242
Date	Mar 11, 2018
Report #	OPA Case 2018OPA-0242
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Contact Log Finding: Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-1283
Date	Dec 07, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-1283
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Tyler S. Poole , Henry J. Feldmann , David M. Harrington , David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation 1 — Professionalism Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 2 — Administrative Procedures and Requirements Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 4 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 5 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Allegation 6 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 7 — Bias-free Policing Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Allegation 8 — Conformance to Law Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 9 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Written Reprimand Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 10 — Force - Use Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 11 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 12 — Administrative Procedures and Requirements Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 13 — Bias-free Policing Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Allegation 14 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 15 — Conformance to Law Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 16 — Professionalism Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 17 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Allegation 18 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 19 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Suspension Without Pay Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Sustained Allegation 20 — Integrity and Ethics Name: David Harrington Badge #: 6875 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 21 — Bias-free Policing Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 22 — Supervisory Responsibility Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Allegation 23 — Bias-free Policing Name: Tyler Poole Badge #: 8426 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Training Referral Allegation 24 — Conformance to Law Name: Tyler Poole Badge #: 8426 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 25 — Bias-free Policing Name: Tyler Poole Badge #: 8426 Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: SPD - Forwarded Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	North - NORA - N3 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-1078
Date	Aug 28, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-1078
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Jennifer L. Siler , Nathan A. Lemberg , David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation 1 Name: Nathan Lemberg Badge #: 7456 Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Contact Log Finding: Allegation 2 Name: Jennifer Siler Badge #: 7660 Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Contact Log Finding: Allegation 3 Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Contact Log Finding: Source: SPD - Initiated Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	North - UNION - U2 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0803
Date	Aug 05, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-0803
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation 1 — Discretion and Authority Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 2 — Professionalism Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	East - GEORGE - G3 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0565
Date	May 29, 2017
Report #	OPA Case 2017OPA-0565
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Rob Mahoney , Henry J. Feldmann , David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation 1 — Tactics and Decision-making Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 2 — Force - Use Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 3 — Force - Reporting Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 4 — Force - Reporting Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 5 — Force - Use Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 6 — Discretion and Authority Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 7 — Discretion and Authority Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 8 — Tactics and Decision-making Name: Henry Feldmann Badge #: 7548 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 9 — Discretion and Authority Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 10 — Tactics and Decision-making Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 11 — Force - Use Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 12 — Force - Reporting Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 13 — Force - Reporting Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 14 — Force - Use Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 15 — Tactics and Decision-making Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 16 — Discretion and Authority Name: Rob Mahoney Badge #: 6296 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 17 — Discretion and Authority Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 18 — Tactics and Decision-making Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 19 — Force - Reporting Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 20 — Force - Use Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 21 — Tactics and Decision-making Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 22 — Force - Use Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper Allegation 23 — Force - Reporting Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive Allegation 24 — Discretion and Authority Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: SPD - Forwarded Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	North - UNION - U2 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2016OPA-0387
Date	Apr 11, 2016
Report #	OPA Case 2016OPA-0387
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Garth N. Haynes , David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing Name: Garth Haynes Badge #: 7549 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Process as Supv Action Allegation 2 — Professionalism Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed Discipline: Incident Type: Supervisor Action Finding: Process as Supv Action Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	North - BOY - B2 Seattle, WA

Incident OPA Case 2015OPA-1632
Date	Nov 04, 2015
Report #	OPA Case 2015OPA-1632
Department	Seattle Police Department
Officers	Thuc D. Nguyen , Tommy C. Caldwell , David J. Sylvester
Description	Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing Name: Thuc Nguyen Badge #: 7734 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing Name: David Sylvester Badge #: 5644 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing Name: Tommy Caldwell Badge #: 7718 Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained Discipline: Incident Type: OPA Investigation Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded Source: Community Member Case Status: Completed Legend

Address	North - BOY - B2 Seattle, WA

Officer Detail: David J. Sylvester

General Information

Assignment History

Salary

Incidents

Allegation 1 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 2 — Force - Use

Allegation 3 — Force - Use

Allegation 4 — Force - Use

Allegation 5 — Force - Use

Allegation — Professionalism

Allegation

Allegation — Conformance to Law

Allegation

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Allegation 2 — Administrative Procedures and Requirements

Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 4 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 5 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 6 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 7 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 8 — Conformance to Law

Allegation 9 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 10 — Force - Use

Allegation 11 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 12 — Administrative Procedures and Requirements

Allegation 13 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 14 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 15 — Conformance to Law

Allegation 16 — Professionalism

Allegation 17 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 18 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 19 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Allegation 20 — Integrity and Ethics

Allegation 21 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 22 — Supervisory Responsibility

Allegation 23 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 24 — Conformance to Law

Allegation 25 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 1

Allegation 2

Allegation 3

Allegation 1 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Allegation 1 — Tactics and Decision-making

Allegation 2 — Force - Use

Allegation 3 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 4 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 5 — Force - Use

Allegation 6 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 7 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 8 — Tactics and Decision-making

Allegation 9 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 10 — Tactics and Decision-making

Allegation 11 — Force - Use

Allegation 12 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 13 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 14 — Force - Use

Allegation 15 — Tactics and Decision-making

Allegation 16 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 17 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 18 — Tactics and Decision-making

Allegation 19 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 20 — Force - Use

Allegation 21 — Tactics and Decision-making

Allegation 22 — Force - Use

Allegation 23 — Force - Reporting

Allegation 24 — Discretion and Authority

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing

Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing

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