{"active":true,"first_name":"Richard","last_name":"Taylor","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DC","command":{"command":"CRJ BUR","assignment_date":"2026-05-14","id":"341"},"taxid":"939561","complaint_ids":[202605399,200707128],"command_history":[{"command":"CAB COD","id":"40"},{"command":"063 PCT","id":"63pct"}],"appt_date":"2005-07-11","middle_initial":"S","shield_no_history":[6597,4283],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Ahmed, Ishtiaq vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-10-04","disposition_date":"2024-12-19","payout_amount":200000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"22CV08007","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2021, Plaintiff Ishtiaq Ahmed was working as a volunteer at Makki Masjid mosque when NYPD officers Richard Taylor and Natasha Moseley-Jones attempted to enter the first floor prayer room along with four other individuals who had previously identified themselves as \"police informants\" to the community. Among those individuals was Mr. Adil Khan. Attempting to comply with Covid-19 restrictions, Plaintiff and other volunteers requested that only Officer Taylor and two of the civilians enter, and that the rest use the second-floor prayer room. Officer Moseley-Jones called Plaintiff after the prayer service and asked to meet with him outside, where she questioned why he did not permit the full group to enter the first floor. Plaintiff reiterated the social distancing requirements. Later that day, Officer Moseley-Jones went back to the 70th precinct and completed a report alleging Plaintiff had assaulted Mr. Adil Khan during the interaction in the prayer room. Officers Anthony Nevandro and Yevgeniy Belov approved the report. This interaction had been recorded by CCTV, and showed that Plaintiff had not touched any member of the group. The report initially charge non-criminal harassment, later changed to third-degree assault. On June 25, 2021 Officer Brathwaite arrived at the mosque with NYPD officers John/Jane Does 1-15, and arrested Plaintiff. They handcuffed him tightly, such that his wrists bled.  The case was dismissed on Sept 2, 2021 for lack of evidence.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.586590/gov.uscourts.nysd.586590.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65360571/ahmed-v-taylor/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2014-04-02","case_no":"2014-11203","penalty":"Vacation days (10 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Did wrongfully make computer inquiries unrelated to the official business of the Department on a Department computer.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to identify himself as a member of the Department to an on-duty Police Officer during an off-duty incident.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/743M-richard-taylor.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"227306","regular":"224595","overtime":"11166","other":"39575","total":"275336"},"news":[{"url":"https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/13/nypd-chief-transferred-for-stealing-time-pays-back-thousands-of-dollars-for-hours-never-worked/","title":"NYPD chief transferred for stealing time, pays back thousands of dollars for hours never worked","source":"New York Daily News","date":"2026-05-13"}],"id":"743M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/743M"}