{"active":true,"first_name":"Ivan","last_name":"Cruz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"PSA 5","assignment_date":"2024-11-11","id":"PSA5"},"shield_no":258,"taxid":"967022","complaint_ids":[202600714,202512167,202411729,202500226,202403095,202401042,202400056,202311567,202309527,202309444,202306625,202304472,202304485,202303889,202101248,202006244,202002650],"command_history":[{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"},{"command":"PSA 6","id":"PSA6"}],"appt_date":"2019-01-03","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[25251],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Hawley, Thomas vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-01-31","disposition_date":"2026-03-03","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"802520/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Adan, Francisco vs City of Ny","start_date":"2024-08-06","disposition_date":"2026-03-04","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"812356/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On April 30, 2024, Plaintiff was in the vicinity of 386 East 161st Street, County of the Bronx when Defendants, Police Officer Ryan Hennessy and Police Officer Watson Dorce, named Police Officer John Doe and unnamed Police officer John Roe, approached Plaintiff where he was stopped, searched, grabbed, detained and arrested.  The Plaintiff was intentionally touched, pushed and assaulted in and about his head, neck, back, body and limbs. The complaint does not elaborate as to additional facts around the arrest or what the arrest charges were.  The criminal action against the Plaintiff was terminated by dismissal. Plaintiff attests that such illegal stop and seizure was part of the city's illegal stop and frisk program based on his race, in order to meet arrest quotas.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=L0d6Xv0u06R3jCzBPm2d9g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Roberts, Dante vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-08-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"811876/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On November 30, 2022, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Plaintiff, Dante Roberts was in obeyance of all local, state and federal rules, regulations, statutes and laws, when he was caused to be unlawfully stopped, detained, battered and assaulted, seized and searched, and falsely arrested by or at the direction of Defendants, including Juan Cabrera, Ivan Cruz, Nicholas Roveto, Zaharia Hijazi, and several unnamed NYPD officers in the vicinity of the intersection of Brook Avenue and East 138th Street, Bronx, New York. On said date but a few hours before said time Defendants allegedly observed a sale and transaction involving narcotics and falsely attributed said sale and transaction to Plaintiff, without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, valid search or arrest warrant, or any legal justification as to the commission of unlawful conduct on the part of Plaintiff. On said date and time, Plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of this complained-of- incident and had committed no crime nor engaged in any conduct whatsoever to suggest that Plaintiff was involved and/or related to the commission of a crime. Defendants then appeared in the vicinity of this complained-of-incident and illegally approached and falsely accused Plaintiff of a crime before illegally seizing his person with their outstretched hands violently and aggressively grabbing Plaintiff’s head and body, without probable cause, reasonable suspicion, valid search or arrest warrant, or any legal justification whatsoever as to the commission of unlawful conduct on the part of Plaintiff. Defendants then illegally searched Plaintiff’s person by aggressively shoving their hands into his clothes and intimate areas. Defendants then grabbed Plaintiff about his body and extremities before violently contorting his arms and wrists behind his back and applying excessively tightened metal handcuffs, causing plaintiff to experience significant pain and discomfort. Plaintiff requested that the handcuffs be loosened, but said defendants ignored plaintiff’s pleas and conducted an illegal search of his person. Defendants then placed Plaintiff in a police vehicle and transported him against his will to the NYPD 40th Precinct where he was fingerprinted, photographed, strip-searched with attendant cavity inspection, questioned as to his pedigree, illegally interrogated without presence of counsel and being Mirandized, and illegally detained in a dank and dirty cell for a length of time before being transported to Central Booking, where Plaintiff was again processed pursuant to criminal incarceration and illegally detained throughout various dank and dirty cells over the course of a length of time until their release from physical custody of Defendants on or about December 2, 2022, after his arraignment. As a result, Plaintiff was deprived of his liberty over the course of approximately thirty (30) hours.  The criminal prosecution initiated by Defendants was terminated in Plaintiff’s favor when all adverse charges under Bronx County Criminal Court Docket No. CR-021776-22BX were unconditionally dismissed and sealed, pursuant to §§ 160.50 and 160.60 of the Criminal Procedure Law on or about March 1, 2023, likely due to a lack of probable cause to believe Plaintiff committed any criminal offense.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DEOt_PLUS_KW3iQ9SuLzKwSqTwQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Balde, Alpha vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-07-20","disposition_date":"2024-03-21","payout_amount":47500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"811043/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On May 24, 2023, Defendant Officers Roveto, Cruz, MartinezCabrera, Doe and Roe were on duty near St. Mary's Street and Beekman Avenue in the Bronx. Without an arrest warrant, probable cause or any legal justification, the Defendants approached Alpha Balde, and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained him in an excessive manner. Alpha Balde was arraigned after his arrest and maliciously prosecuted. He remained incarcerated for over twenty-four hours before his charges were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=66bYs20ff34SBXB/7CwFbQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Balde, Alpha vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-05-26","disposition_date":"2024-02-21","payout_amount":65000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"808265/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On December 30 2022 the Plaintiff was lawfully in the area when approached by NYPD Officers Bernardo Tejada, Ivan Cruz, John Doe, and John Roe. The Officers unlawfully stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained the Plaintiff in an aggressive manner. After the arrest he was arraigned and maliciously prosecuted. The Plaintiff was falsely incarcerated for 24 hours and forced to make multiple court appearances until all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=yxjWXmQGw7/3lqnQN09fqQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Pierson, Haashim vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-04-25","disposition_date":"2024-09-03","payout_amount":90000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"806171/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On July 4, 2022, Plaintiff Haashim Pierson lawfully present outside socializing with family members when he noticed defendant NYPD officers approaching him. Plaintiff was standing with his aunt when defendant officers suddenly pushed his aunt. Plaintiff calmly asked the officers why they were being so aggressive. Defendant officers Ivan Cruz, and Juan R Martinez Cabrera responded by grabbing and pushing the Plaintiff. Plaintiff then raised his hands over his head, not wanting a physical altercation. Absent probable cause, Defendant officers Ivan Cruz, Juan R Martinez Cabrera with police officers John and Jane Does punched the Plaintiff on the left side of his face, and tackled to the ground, where he was repeatedly punched and kicked.\n\nAt one point, a Defendant officer hit Plaintiff in the head with an object, or a flashlight. While Plaintiff was on the ground, the defendant officers placed his hands behind his back then placed metal handcuffs on Plaintiff’s wrist. He did not resist at any point during the arrest. Plaintiff was placed in an NYPD patrol vehicle and taken to the 40 Precinct against his will.\n\nWhile in a holding cell, Plaintiff told defendant officers that he was in pain and needed medical attention. Plaintiff was taken to Lincoln Hospital where he was treated for a head injury, received five (5) staples to the back of the head, dizziness, right knee pain, and lower back pain. \n\nAfter several hours at the hospital, Plaintiff was then transferred back to the 40 Precinct where he was held for several more hours, then transported to Central Booking where he was brought before a judge. Plaintiff was held in unlawful custody, at the 40th Precinct and Central Booking, for approximately twenty four (24) hours. The false charges against Plaintiff were dismissed and sealed in their entirety on October 7, 2022.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DbDO7ItYhS34/kQbnacawA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Diallo, Mamadou vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-10-14","disposition_date":"2024-07-23","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"815286/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On March 10, 2021, without any probable cause or any other legal justification, Plaintiff was instructed to step out of his vehicle by Defendants ARGENIS BETANCO, IVAN CRUZ, and other unknown police officers. Although they didn't have any legal basis, they grabbed, physically restrained and slammed Plaintiff against a wall. Defendants affixed metal handcuffs to Plaintiff’s wrists in an excessively tight fashion. In addition, they slammed Plaintiff onto the pavement, kicked, punched him and dragged him on the floor. Plaintiff was then unlawfully detained over the course of two (2) days and maliciously prosecuted for crimes he did not commit. Finally, on October 13, 2021, the criminal court proceedings were terminated in favor of Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=1pjaiTDYZHUo2zlWKMrKfA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Elsherbiny, Mohamed vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-08-31","disposition_date":"2023-01-25","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV08022","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On June 4, 2020, Ivan Cruz and Jane or John Doe 1-10, the Defendant officers, approached Plaintiff, who was peacefully protesting and providing food to homeless individuals. The Defendant officers unlawfully approached and seized Plaintiff, questioned him, and accused Plaintiff of touching officers. At the time, Plaintiff was walking with a crutch due to a leg injury and holding a loudspeaker, so could not touch the officers. The Defendant officers then kicked Plaintiff's cane from under his arm, struck Plaintiff's arm and ribs with a baton or other weapon, and deployed pepper spray towards Plaintiff. The Defendant officers then grabbed Plaintiff by his chest, slammed him to the group, and violently contorted Plaintiff's arms behind his back to apply zip ties. The zip ties were so tight that they caused Plaintiff's wrists and hands to suffer contusions and swelling. Plaintiff was then brought to the precinct, where he was charged with disobeying curfew orders. These charges were later dropped.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/DocumentList?docketId=UScvJWcCzkTVHW3tOLv3ow%3D%3D&narrow=true","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60492365/elsherbiny-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"114165","overtime":"39616","other":"19650","total":"173431"},"id":"8RM3","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/8RM3"}