{"active":true,"first_name":"Arkadiusz","last_name":"Taraska","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"073 PCT","assignment_date":"2025-01-06","id":"73pct"},"shield_no":3643,"taxid":"961351","complaint_ids":[202502429,202312037],"command_history":[{"command":"MED DIV","id":"324"},{"command":"PAY&BEN","id":"629"}],"appt_date":"2016-01-06","middle_initial":"R","lawsuits":[{"name":"Jacks, Bilal vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-03-05","disposition_date":"2022-05-05","payout_amount":32500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV01012","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Taraska, Arkadiusz R.","summary":"On February 28, 2018, Plaintiff was returning his home in Brooklyn New York.  NYPD Officers Ellis, Deshommes, Stephens, Rivera, and Orrego forcibly grabbed Plaintiff and tightly handcuffed him, causing injuries to his shoulders, hands, and wrists. The officers refused to loosen the handcuffs. The officers then searched Plaintiff, but did not recover any contraband. The officers told prosecutors that Plaintiff committed an armed robbery with a deadly weapon, which Plaintiff alleges was false. All charges were ultimately dismissed by prosecutors for lack of evidence.\n\nOn November 25, 2018, NYPD Officers Taraska, Paredes, and Liguori approached Plaintiff while he was socializing with friends on the sidewalk in Kings County, New York. The officers demanded Plaintiff’s ID and began verbally abusing Plaintiff. The officers forcibly grabbed the Plaintiff and tightly handcuffed him, causing injuries to his neck, shoulders, hands, and wrists. The officers searched Plaintiff but did not recover any contraband. All charges against Plaintiff were ultimately dismissed following an ACD.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.445527/gov.uscourts.nyed.445527.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16884414/jacks-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/6PLK-arkadiusz-taraska.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"12023","other":"22607","total":"143141"},"id":"6PLK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/6PLK"}