{"active":false,"first_name":"Aaron","last_name":"Thorn","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"032 PCT","id":"32pct"},"shield_no":17386,"ended_date":"2014-02-05","taxid":"907442","complaint_ids":[201310602,201310259,201110584,201109586,200909090,200901455,200717516,200716030,200708212,200606866,200206567,200007965],"appt_date":"1994-02-28","lawsuits":[{"name":"Lawrence, Adrian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-06-04","disposition_date":"2015-11-30","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"153291/2013","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Thorn, Aaron L.","summary":"On January 14, 2012, plaintiff was unlawfully pulled over by defendants while driving his vehicle at 152nd St and 8th Ave, NY, NY. Defendants approached the vehicle, and ordered plaintiff and a passenger to exit the vehicle. Plaintiff and passenger were ordered to put their hands in the air and not to move. Plaintiff complied. Defendants ordered plaintiff to the rear of his vehicle, and searched him. Defendants handcuffed, arrested and transported plaintiff to the 32nd precinct. Plaintiff was forced into a bathroom and strip-searched. Defendants provided false information to the DA to induce the DA to file an accusatory instrument against plaintiff. Plaintiff was placed in a holding cell for 12 hours. On January 15, 2012, plaintiff was transported to Manhattan Central Booking. On January 17, 2012, after 3 days, plaintiff was arraigned and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bail was set for $7,000. Plaintiff was unable to post bail, and was remanded to the Manhattan Detention Center for a week. On January 24, 2012, the case was presented to a grand jury, which found the DA lacked probable cause to prosecute plaintiff and issued a No True Bill. The case was dismissed that day and plaintiff was released. On February 1, 2012, plaintiff was having a conversation with his cousin at 259 W. 152nd St, NY, NY. Defendants approached plaintiff and his cousin, and ordered them to turn around and put their hands against a wall. Defendants frisked plaintiff. On February 3, 2012, plaintiff was walking into his apartment building at 263 W. 152nd St, NY, NY. Defendants approached plaintiff and followed him into the lobby. Defendants frisked plaintiff. Some defendants observed and did nothing to prevent the unlawful actions.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=185j7NNQbIknA7RFHKLXgg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Joyce, Kevin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-05-07","disposition_date":"2013-10-22","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV03022","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Thorn, Aaron L.","summary":"On January 12, 2023, at approx. 10:45 pm, Kevin Joyce was sitting in the back of a friend's car with the driver and two other passengers in the vicinity of 256 West 145th Street when they were pulled over by police officers in an unmarked police car. \n\nAll passengers were told to leave the car, were frisked and asked for identification. Joyce handed his work identification card and learner permit of which the lamination was missing. Officer Thorn questioned Joyce about the legitimacy of his permit even though his work identification contained his picture, same name, address and date of birth that was on his learner permit.\n\nAfter being directed in the car again, one of the officers stated there was marijuana in the car. Amid denials by the car passengers, Officer Thorn told the car's occupants that if the marijuana was missing he would arrest everybody. One or more of the police officers placed the item that Officer Thorn pulled and said it was marijuana into the center console when the occupants of the car were standing at the back of the car facing away from it.\n\nNone of the occupants of the car was arrested for it. However, Mr. Joyce was directed out of the car, handcuffed and brought to one of the unmarked police cars and placed in the back seat. Ultimately, he was brought before a judged and arraign don a misdemeanor complaint which charged him with Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree in connection with his learner permit. On Januar 25, 2013, Joyce's case was dismissed.\n\nNone of Joyce's actions could have been construed as an intent to defraud deceive or injure another.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.411479/gov.uscourts.nysd.411479.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352153/joyce-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Thorn, Aaron L.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-06-01","disposition_date":"2019-10-03","court":"Supreme Court - New York","docket":"150223/2012","name":"Williams, Shannon vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":40000},{"officer_name":"Thorn, Aaron L.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2009-10-22","disposition_date":"2014-05-21","court":"Supreme Court - New York","docket":"114790/2009","name":"Crawford, Algi vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":70000},{"name":"Taylor et al v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":25001,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4927935-Taylor-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4927936-Taylor-et-al-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV03050","officer_name":"Aaron L. Thorn","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6151523/taylor-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"is_credibility":true,"id":"9GZ7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/9GZ7"}