{"active":false,"first_name":"Sidney","last_name":"Strobert","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"DB BNHM","id":"354"},"shield_no":7098,"ended_date":"2012-06-25","taxid":"902442","command_history":[{"command":"077 PCT","id":"77pct"}],"complaint_ids":[9902242,9802610,9401178],"appt_date":"1992-06-30","lawsuits":[{"name":"Ala, Kadafi vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-13","disposition_date":"2025-05-12","payout_amount":3900000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV04047","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On December 31, 1999, plaintiff, his brother, and several friends were gathered at the home of Charles Donovan at 1320 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Just before midnight, the group came outside to watch the fireworks. Around the same time, a man walked up the block, stopped near 1320 Eastern Parkway and fired several shots from his firearm into the air. The defendant officers were driving on Eastern Parkway and saw the man firing shots into the air. The four officers got out of their car and came toward the building. Eventually many individuals were arrested, including several from inside the home that the shooter ran into and some from the sidewalk. The officers decided to release everyone except Plaintiff and another individual. Plaintiff was charged with Attempted Murder, Assault in the 1st Degree and related charges under the officers’ fabricated theory that plaintiff was a second shooter firing at officers from inside the front yard after the initial shooter retreated into the building. Plaintiff was never in the front yard of the house nor did he possess or fire a gun that night. Plaintiff passed a polygraph test as well. \n\nPlaintiff was convicted based solely on the testimony of the defendant officers. Civilian witnesses and ballistic evidence all supported the Plaintiff's claim of innocence. Plaintiff was convicted of three counts of Attempted Aggravated Assault on a Police officer and sentenced to 7 years of incarceration on each count to run consecutively. After serving approximately 18 years in prison, he was released. On June 30, 2021, by motion of the People, his conviction was vacated and the indictment dismissed. The defendants, including Officer O'Brien, Detective Strobert, and Sergeant Broughton, repeatedly lied and misled investigators, District Attorneys and jurors when testifying.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.516130/gov.uscourts.nyed.516130.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68831570/ala-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"9GHK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/9GHK"}