Lane Schlesinger is a former New Rochelle Police Department (NRPD) officer in Westchester County, New York, who was later terminated and designated as a “Pattern Misconduct” officer by the New York Attorney General’s Office of Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigations (LEMIU).

Schlesinger’s career has been marred by multiple allegations of civil rights violations, false arrests, and abuse of authority. He has been named as a defendant in several federal lawsuits, including one filed by Marc Fishman, a disabled father from the Bronx who alleges that Schlesinger’s actions during a 2018 supervised visitation arrest led to years of legal and personal harm.

According to court records and Fishman’s filings:

• On December 15, 2018, Schlesinger arrested Fishman at a supervised visitation center in New Rochelle after what Fishman describes as a false complaint made by his ex-wife.
• Fishman maintains that Schlesinger refused to disclose 9.5 hours of police video and audio recordings that would have proven his innocence.
• In a January 23, 2024 transcript (People v. Fishman), the prosecutor confirmed that Schlesinger refused to answer required “1k inquiry” questions and declined to sign the mandatory evidence certification form under New York’s enhanced discovery laws.

In 2023, following a two-and-a-half-year investigation, Attorney General Letitia James’s office officially designated Schlesinger as a “Pattern Misconduct and Abuse Officer” — one of the first in Westchester County to receive that label. However, the Attorney General’s office did not review or reopen prior convictions involving Schlesinger, leaving many of his alleged victims — including Fishman — without recourse.

Fishman and others argue that the AG’s limited action amounts to a cover-up of systemic police misconduct, as dozens of cases involving Schlesinger remain unreviewed despite his pattern designation.