{"active":true,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Relf","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"017 PCT","assignment_date":"2026-03-16","id":"17pct"},"shield_no":140,"taxid":"947390","complaint_ids":[202302364,202201745,201600185,201311723,201304339],"command_history":[{"command":"BX CT","id":"89"},{"command":"MTS PCT","id":"MTSpct"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[20351],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Fashakin, Jacob vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-06-21","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"154925/2019","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Relf, Michael","summary":"On December 8, 2017, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Plaintiff was lawfully present near the intersection of 32nd Street and 7th Avenue in New York City when Plaintiff was approached by NYPD Police Officers Michael Relf, Sergeant Oscar Paredes, and other unidentified officers. Without probable cause, the officers stopped, searched, and arrested Plaintiff. During the arrest, Plaintiff was subjected to excessive force, including being handcuffed and physically seized. Plaintiff was detained for over 48 hours and subsequently maliciously prosecuted, despite not committing any crime. The charges against Plaintiff were eventually dismissed on March 19, 2018.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=gMsgUkoQOsqC9CsGNXxJPg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Preston, Carlton vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-12-30","disposition_date":"2018-06-12","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV09929","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Relf, Michael","summary":"Plaintiff was lawfully selling merchandise at a table on the street when Defendant Officers arrived and asked Plaintiff for identification. Defendant Officers falsely claimed that Plaintiff had placed his hands on pedestrians' hands as they passed, arrested Plaintiff, and took him to the precinct where he was arraigned on charges of Aggressive Begging in a Public Place. He was taken into custody for three to four days, and after several court appearances the charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.466908.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4570077/preston-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Relf, Michael","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2014-04-17","disposition_date":"2015-02-19","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"14CV02522","name":"Goba, Maria-Rose vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":13000,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921902-Goba-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13056953/goba-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/4VKP-michael-relf.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"32054","other":"23199","total":"172973"},"email":"michael.relf@nypd.org","id":"4VKP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/4VKP"}