{"active":true,"first_name":"Edvinas","last_name":"Vareika","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"SVD Z2","assignment_date":"2021-03-13","id":"478"},"shield_no":113,"taxid":"954391","complaint_ids":[201607970],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"}],"appt_date":"2013-01-09","shield_no_history":[2302],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Blake, Charles vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-01-21","disposition_date":"2024-12-12","payout_amount":65000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV00188","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On or about June 5, 2020, plaintiff Charles Blake was standing in front of his home in the Bronx, New York, some time after 8:00 P.M. Because of a Curfew Order implemented in the wake of the death of George Floyd in late May 2020, Mr. Blake was approached by a number of police officers, including defendants Alifonzo, Vareika, Indiviglia, and three other John Doe officers. When they approached, they immediately ordered plaintiff to put his hands behind his back. They then forced him to the ground, injuring his eye, handcuffed him, and took him into custody. He was held in custody for several hours before being released and issued a desk appearance ticket, which was dismissed on June 9, 2020.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.551885/gov.uscourts.nysd.551885.29.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29094394/blake-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Alicea, Eliezer vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"031810/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Vareika, Edvinas","summary":"On September 12, 2016, at approximately 1:00 am, Plaintiff was lawfully sitting inside of a legally parked motor vehicle in front of 260 Brook Avenue when Defendant police officers unlawfully approached the vehicle, knocked on the driver's window, and told Plaintiff they needed to search the vehicle. Plaintiff told the officers he needed to call the owner of the vehicle, who was inside of 260 Brook Avenue to inform him of what was happening. Suddenly, without provocation or legal justification, Defendant Police Officer Vareika smashed the back passenger-side window of the vehicle, causing the glass to shatter and hit plaintiff, who suffered cuts all over his face and body. As a result of defendant police officer Vareika unlawfully smashing the window of the vehicle, the window of the vehicle had to be replaced. Without provocation or legal justification, the defendant police officers unlawfully and in an aggressive manner pulled plaintiff out of the vehicle. Plaintiff was unlawfully searched, handcuffed and arrested by the defendant police officers without legal justification or probable cause. Thereafter, plaintiff was transported to Lincoln Hospital against his will by the defendant police officers and put \"under observation\" because Defendant police officers believed he had ingested a large amount of narcotics. At no time did the defendant police officers recover any drugs, contraband or other illegal paraphernalia from plaintiff’s possession, custody, or control. \nWhile at Lincoln Hospital, the defendant police officers subjected plaintiff to an unlawful without reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe that plaintiff was hiding contraband on his person, causing humiliation and emotional distress. On September 12, 2016 at approximately 10:00 a.m., plaintiff was discharged from Lincoln Hospital and transported by the defendant police officers to the PSA 7 against his will, where he was photographed, fingerprinted and then placed in a holding cell. The defendant police officers provided the District Attorney’s Office with false, misleading and/or incomplete information which allegedly led them to believe that plaintiff had ingested drugs and was in possession of drugs. All charges were dismissed and sealed in their entirety on March 10, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ImYwV912SbtSOiecKiYvVA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Vareika, Edvinas","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2017-07-05","disposition_date":"2018-07-23","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"025585/2017","name":"Casanova Soto, Miguel A. vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":30000}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/7WXM-edvinas-vareika.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"115923","regular":"115221","overtime":"65377","other":"15079","total":"195677"},"id":"7WXM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/7WXM"}