{"active":false,"first_name":"Edward","last_name":"Velardi","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"},"shield_no":712,"ended_date":"2013-07-25","taxid":"905232","complaint_ids":[201104596,200711011,200506106,200107445,200106912,200101612],"command_history":[{"command":"046 PCT","id":"46pct"}],"appt_date":"1993-08-30","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lopez, Manuel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-11-18","disposition_date":"2016-04-21","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV06115","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","summary":"Defendant Officers executed a search warrant at Plaintiff's apartment and although no contraband was found they arrested him, took him to the 90th pct., and charged him with 220.03, which was dismissed. Plaintiff prescription meds were destroyed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921236-Lopez-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.376981.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324902/lopez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Mcguire, Kaitlin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-14","disposition_date":"2014-05-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV01483","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","summary":"On October 4, 2012, Plaintiff was falsely arrested by Officer Julio Micheli and ten unnamed officers at the apartment she was staying at. The officers entered the apartment without a warrant. The arrest was without reasonable or just cause. She was handcuffed and taken to the precinct, where she was placed in a cell. She was falsely charged with possession of a firearm and possession of marijuana. During the prosecution, the officers falsely claimed to the court that the arrest was pursuant to a valid search warrant. As a result of the false representations, Plaintiff's case  was adjourned several times so that the search warrant could be provided. She remained in prison until December 1, 2012 when all charges against her were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.353396/gov.uscourts.nyed.353396.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13050858/mcguire-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Pringle, Kyon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-08-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"014445/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F."},{"officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2013-04-12","disposition_date":"2018-11-20","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"302337/2013","name":"Vargas, Adolfo vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0},{"name":"Torres, George vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-03","disposition_date":"2013-11-16","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV01640","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","summary":"On March 15, 2012, Plaintiff stopped his car at a red light near an intersection. As Plaintiff waited for the traffic light to turn green, a grey van pulled in front of Plaintiff’s car. Two plainclothes police officers exited the grey van with their guns drawn. Plaintiff complied with orders to turn off and get out of his car. After receiving Plaintiff's identification, Defendants Detective Matthew Zito and Police Officer John Doe searched Plaintiff and found no contraband. Plaintiff was handcuffed. Diet pills prescribed to Plaintiff and inside a bottle with Plaintiff’s name on it were recovered from Plaintiff’s vehicle. Defendants Zito and Doe arrested Plaintiff and took Plaintiff to the 83rd precinct, where Plaintiff was strip-searched. On Marched 16, 2012, the court dismissed the charge of Penal Law section 220.03, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.340901/gov.uscourts.nyed.340901.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049374/torres-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2012-12-19","disposition_date":"2013-08-23","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV05510","name":"Thompson, Chinua vs P.O. Edgar, John, et al.","payout_amount":0,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922339-Thompson-v-Edgar-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322191/thompson-v-edgar/"},{"officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-06-06","disposition_date":"2013-09-12","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV02581","name":"Clough, Russell vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":20001,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12957323/clough-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Velardi, Edward F.","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2010-10-08","disposition_date":"2016-03-22","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"308169/2010","name":"Vargas, Adolfo vs Ada Beck, Melissa, et al.","payout_amount":0}],"id":"953X","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/953X"}