Officer Detail: Joel Garcia

General Information

Name Joel Garcia
OpenOversight ID 554
Department [WA] Seattle Police Department
Race Hispanic
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) 1975 (~49 y/o)
First Employment Date 2016-04-26
Number of known incidents 7
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 Officer 8376 Hr - Department Unavailable Person 2021-12-28
Police Officer 8376 Southwest Pct 3Rd W - F/W Relief 2020-09-01 2021-12-28
Police Officer 8376 Hr - Department Unavailable Person 2019-10-14 2020-09-01
Police Officer 8376 Southwest Pct 3Rd W - F/W Relief 2017-03-28 2019-10-14
Police Officer Probation 8376 North Pct 2Nd W - John 2017-01-13 2017-03-28
Police Student Officer 8376 Training - Field Training Squad 2016-04-26 2017-01-13

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$108,580.00 (data incomplete) 2021
$106,698.26 $4,528.17 $111,226.43 2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2021OPA-0217

Date May 01, 2021
Report # OPA Case 2021OPA-0217
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Kevin Canny , Jeremy Montgomery , Joel Garcia , Nicholas Wright , Matthew Bendickson , Nicholas Evans
Description

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Matthew Bendickson
Badge #: 6899
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited)

Allegation 2 — Force - Use

Name: Matthew Bendickson
Badge #: 6899
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 3 — Force - Use

Name: Nicholas Evans
Badge #: 7413
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 4 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Nicholas Evans
Badge #: 7413
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited)

Allegation 5 — Force - Use

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 6 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited)

Allegation 7 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Nicholas Wright
Badge #: 8441
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited)

Allegation 8 — Force - De-Escalation

Name: Nicholas Wright
Badge #: 8441
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 9 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Nicholas Wright
Badge #: 8441
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 10 — Force - Use

Name: Nicholas Wright
Badge #: 8441
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 11 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Kevin Canny
Badge #: 8412
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited)

Allegation 12 — Force - Use

Name: Kevin Canny
Badge #: 8412
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Allegation 13 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Jeremy Montgomery
Badge #: 8582
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded (Expedited)

Allegation 14 — Force - Use

Name: Jeremy Montgomery
Badge #: 8582
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Expedited Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper (Expedited)

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-1120

Date Nov 19, 2018
Report # OPA Case 2018OPA-1120
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Landon Steiger , Roberto Sabay , Joel Garcia
Description

Allegation 1 — Force - Use

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 3 — Force - Use

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 4 — Force - Use

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 5 — Professionalism

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 6 — Professionalism

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline: Suspension Without Pay
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 7 — Force - Use

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 8 — Force - Use

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Sustained

Allegation 9 — Force - Use

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 10 — Force - Use

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 11 — Force - Use

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 12 — Force - Use

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Lawful and Proper

Allegation 13 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Landon Steiger
Badge #: 7552
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 14 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Landon Steiger
Badge #: 7552
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Allegation 15 — Video and Audio Recording

Name: Landon Steiger
Badge #: 7552
Disposition: OPA Partially Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address Southwest - FRANK - F2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0882

Date Aug 29, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0882
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Roberto Sabay , Nicholas Evans , Joel Garcia
Description

Allegation 1

Name: Nicholas Evans
Badge #: 7413
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 2

Name: Roberto Sabay
Badge #: 5472
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 3

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address Southwest - WILLIAM - W3
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0437

Date Apr 24, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0437
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Joel Garcia
Description

Allegation — Bias-free Policing

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address Southwest - WILLIAM - W1
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0296

Date Jan 31, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0296
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Joel Garcia
Description

Allegation — Investigations and Reports

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address North - NORA - N1
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0070

Date Jan 22, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0070
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Joel Garcia
Description

Allegation — Vehicle Operation

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA Supervisor Action Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Supervisor Action
Finding: Process as Supv Action

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
Legend
Address North - JOHN - J2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2016OPA-1265

Date Oct 17, 2016
Report # OPA Case 2016OPA-1265
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers Joel Garcia , Adam Elias
Description

Allegation 1 — Professionalism

Name: Adam Elias
Badge #: 6726
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Inconclusive

Allegation 2 — Force - Reporting

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 3 — Search and Seizure

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 4 — Professionalism

Name: Joel Garcia
Badge #: 8376
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
Legend
Address North - BOY - B1
Seattle, WA

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