{"active":true,"first_name":"Daren","last_name":"Urena","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"INFOSEC","assignment_date":"2025-11-20","id":"825"},"shield_no":28004,"taxid":"965580","complaint_ids":[202201501],"command_history":[{"command":"MELD","id":"MELD"},{"command":"108 PCT","id":"108pct"}],"appt_date":"2018-01-10","lawsuits":[{"name":"Salcedo, Karina vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-10-01","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"719633/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On January 1, 2024, at 50th St and Vernon Blvd., Queens, NY, Plaintiff was arrested. Salcedo had multiple assaults and batteries committed to her person. Salcedo was arrested and charged with crimes. Defendants provided false information likely to influence a prosecutor's decision to charge plaintiff with a crime so a prosecution would be initiated. Plaintiff was rear handcuffed by defendants and placed in a NYPD vehicle and transported to an NYPD precinct. Upon arrival, plaintiff was detained, searched, questioned, photographed and fingerprinted, and strip searched twice with a visual cavity inspection. All charges against Salcedo were unconditionally dismissed, representing a termination in her favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=n0/vrRg/fIchIxMOMLc4qg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rivers, Todd vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-04-20","disposition_date":"2025-03-03","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"708010/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On May 3, 2022, Plaintiff Todd Rivers was lawfully located in a veteran's homeless shelter located at 21-20 Borden Avenue, in Queens, NY (Plaintiff is a homeless veteran). Another resident of the shelter attacked Plaintiff in the shelter cafeteria with a pool ball. Plaintiff was able to restrain the assailant until help could arrive. When they arrived at the scene, Defendant NYPD Officers Daren Urena, Anthony Diaz, Brandon Taveras, Andrew Ali, and Kevin Gallagher detained, searched, and arrested Plaintiff. Before arresting Plaintiff, the Defendant Officers witnessed video surveillance showing that Plaintiff was the victim of an unprovoked attack. They told Plaintiff that they knew he was a victim, but needed to arrest him to comply with \"protocol.\" \n\nDefendants then transported Plaintiff to the 108th Precinct, initiating a prosecution against him using false information regarding the basis of his arrest. They alleged that Plaintiff assaulted assailant and possessed cocaine (which he did not). Plaintiff was released after about 20 hours in custody. He then returned to Court on May 26, 2022, and all charges against him were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=xzumfJv3vq6h1Aab06cxvA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/4ML3-daren-urena.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"24486","other":"16872","total":"149868"},"id":"4ML3","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4ML3"}