{"active":true,"first_name":"Sandy","last_name":"Torres","race":"Black","gender":"Female","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"094 PCT","assignment_date":"2026-06-28","id":"94pct"},"shield_no":14009,"taxid":"932160","command_history":[{"command":"FIFA WORLD CUP"},{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"}],"middle_initial":"A","appt_date":"2003-07-01","lawsuits":[{"name":"Filipovic, Marija vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-04-19","disposition_date":"2017-01-24","payout_amount":2000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV01675","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Torres, Sandy A.","summary":"On September 2, 2015, at about 2 PM, Plaintiff Marija Filipovic was in swimming attire in the swimming pool area of McCarren Park in Brooklyn. When plaintiff was in the pool, defendant officer Torres told Plaintiff she had to leave the pool because they were understaffed. Plaintiff mentioned to the officer that there were other lifeguards present and that there weren't many people swimming, but the officer still demanded plaintiff leave the pool, so she exited. As she exited the pool, Officer Torres aggressively grabbed plaintiff by the arm and pulled her toward the exit. Plaintiff stated that she was planning to leave and that he did not need to pull her. As PO Torres continued to push Plaintiff Filipovic out of the swimming area, Plaintiff Filipovic repeatedly asked that she be allowed to retrieve her belongings from her locker and leave. The officer complied. As they were leaving, Plaintiff asked if she could stop at the pool manager's office two write down the name and badge numbers of the officers who told her to leave, and Officer Torres allowed her to write the information down. Plaintiff then exited the facility. \n\nDefendant Police Officer Torres again grabbed Plaintiff Filipovic, telling her that “that is not the way” and, grabbing her by her wrist, slapped handcuffs onto Plaintiff Filipovic in an overly forceful manner, causing her to suffer great pain. The handcuffs were too tight. Despite Ms. Filipovic’s injuries and repeated requests that the handcuffs be loosened or removed, and notwithstanding the obvious signs that Ms. Filipovic was in pain, neither defendant Police Officer Torres nor other Defendant Police Officer Sandy Graham loosened the handcuffs, thereby subjecting her to pain for an extended period of time. Police Officer John Doe offered to give the keys and the paper with the officers’ information that Plaintiff Filipovic had just written to her brother. However, they did not actually give her brother the written information. Plaintiff was then dragged to the police car and placed soaking wet in the back seat.  Plaintiff continued pleading to have her handcuffs loosened, but they did not. She was then driven to the 94th precinct in Brooklyn. Plaintiff told the officers she was in severe pain, but they did not do anything. Plaintiff was charged with 3 violations, and then she was made to spend the night in a holding cell in her bathing suit. The cell in Central Booking was filthy and infested with pests. The toilets were covered in feces, urine and other types of human discharge, and there were no beds or cots for plaintiff and other detainees to sleep on. The charges against plaintiff were eventually dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.383644/gov.uscourts.nyed.383644.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520804/filipovic-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"18474","other":"22238","total":"149222"},"id":"3VTR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/3VTR"}