{"active":true,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Boyce","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"034 DET","assignment_date":"2024-03-03","id":"34det"},"shield_no":3752,"taxid":"960272","complaint_ids":[202306526,202305754,202208462,202003867,202003429,202002258,202000097],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"}],"appt_date":"2016-01-06","middle_initial":"W","shield_no_history":[5100],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Cross, Anthony Aka Mitchell, Philip vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-07-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"810308/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On April 15, 2023, Plaintiff was wrongfully arrested, detained with excessive force and imprisoned without any right or grounds therefore. Plaintiff was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition. The complaint does not elaborate as to facts around the excessive force or where and how the Plaintiff was arrested.  The complaint does mention a precinct in the County of the Bronx as well as Central Booking located in the Bronx.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=m_PLUS_9yS5PcJttk32n2jfgihw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Farrison, Johna vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"809506/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On December 18, 2021, Ms. Farrison was falsely arrested in the vicinity of 422 E. 161st Street in the Bronx by Defendant Police Officers Joseph Canale, Christopher Boyce and several unknown police offices. The Defendant Police Officers did not possess probable cause to arrest the plaintiff and intentionally provided false information to justify their invalid arrest and to have Ms. Farrison prosecuted for various felonies. In the course of the arrest, Defendant Police Officers used excessive force and assaulted and battered Ms. Farrison. While in police custody at the precinct, Ms. Farrison was stripped searched twice with a visual cavity inspection. All charges against Ms. Farrsion were dismissed in her favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ZJL2J1UljyE1v_PLUS_WIZ0dLxA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Riley, Taikal vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-06-11","disposition_date":"2025-01-24","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"811655/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about June 16, 2021, Defendants, including, Police Officer Christopher Radzinski and John Does were arresting Plaintiff's cousin to determine why his cousin was being arrested, at which point they arrested and handcuffed Plaintiff. Plaintiff did not engage in any criminal conduct, obstruct any governmental administration, or interfere with the arrest of his cousin. Once arrested, Plaintiff was transported to the 42nd precinct. Defendant Police Officer Christopher Boyce claimed that he inspected the police car prior to placing Plaintiff into the car and it contained no controlled substances, however, Defendant Boyce never inspected the car. Defendant Police Officer Will Rodriguez claims that Plaintiff was in possession of said controlled substance observed in said car. Ultimately, the matter was dismissed. Due to the Defendants' actions, Plaintiff has been unable to sleep and forced to miss multiple days from work.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240814183234/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=njbVxeYXu5W9ao9Qr3Ztow==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Boyd, Devontae vs Cityo F Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-10-03","disposition_date":"2025-10-10","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"815066/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Knight, Tahje, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-02-15","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"802343/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On November 14, 2020, Plaintiffs gathered for a memorial vigil in front of the St. Mary's Houses in the Bronx to commemorate the birthday of a loved one who passed away. Without warning or cause, a marked police car pulled up and three of the Defendants jumped from the vehicle. Completely unprovoked, the officers ran over and punched Plaintiff Shakespeare, who was a minor at the time, directly in the face, and proceeded to viciously assault him. Then multiple additional officers arrived, and the Individual Defendants began assaulting Plaintiffs without cause or justification. Plaintiffs were then detained and arrested by the Individual Defendants without probable cause and transported to PSA 7. The Individual Defendants refused to provide Plaintiffs with medical treatment and would not allow them to make phone calls. Plaintiffs were wrongfully searched, booked, photographed, fingerprinted, and otherwise subjected to unlawful detention for approximately six to seven hours before they were released with desk appearance tickets for disorderly conduct and/or other petty offenses. All charges were dismissed in Plaintiffs' favor prior to appearing in court.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=AiMOUmVW7pKuGVEvHbx6hA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Jallah, Mohammed vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-11-29","disposition_date":"2022-12-20","payout_amount":91125,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"816231/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On December 2, 2020, Plaintiff was approached by P.O.s including Officers Victor Carrasquillo and Christopher Boyce while doing nothing unlawful and was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained. Plaintiff incarcerated for over 24 hours, subjected to a strip search, and prosecuted on false charges. All charges against Plaintiff were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=JWeTaOnwlvvSNh_PLUS_r8tm4EQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Correa, Aljustice vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-07-20","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"805208/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On January 14, 2020, while lawfully conversing with friends at 484 East 139th Street in Bronx, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, questioned, searched, battered, assaulted, arrested, and excessively detained by defendants, including Suarez, Boyce, and John Does, without legal justification. The plaintiff was on the sidewalk talking to friends in a red Ford Expedition when defendants approached in an unmarked van, forcefully pushed the plaintiff onto the vehicle, directed the owner to open the back door, and then pushed the plaintiff into the back seat. They falsely accused the plaintiff of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third, fifth, and seventh degrees. After the arrest, the plaintiff was transferred to PSA 7, where he was strip-searched, yielding no contraband. During the strip search, defendants negligently and forcefully removed a cast from the plaintiff's left pinky, exacerbating his injuries and denying him medical treatment at the precinct and Central Booking. Defendants fabricated evidence and maliciously accused the plaintiff. Those present but not physically involved observed the conduct and failed to intervene. The plaintiff was wrongfully incarcerated for approximately 24 hours and had to make court appearances until all charges were dismissed in his favor on March 3, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4VecUCUPGpP8UGy9v7bLmQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Boyce, Christopher W.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2021-03-08","disposition_date":"2022-12-22","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"803157/2021","name":"Lee, Lester vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":475000},{"name":"Thompson, Tyrell, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-06-23","disposition_date":"2021-11-05","payout_amount":92500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"026068/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Boyce, Christopher W.","summary":"On October 17, 2019 at approximately 10:00 p.m. in the vicinity of 2635 Third Avenue Plaintiffs Thompson, White, Perkins, and Myers were lawfully present when POs Christop Boyce, Carlos Gomez, John Doe, and John Roe, without legal justification, approached them, grabbed with excessive force, handcuffed, and arrested Plaintiffs as part of an improper stop-and-frisk scheme. Plaintiff White was subject to a strip search. Plaintiffs were taken to a police station, processed, and held at various locations until their release approximately 24 hours later. A malicious prosecution was undertaken against Plaintiffs. All charges were dismissed in favor of the Plaintiffs.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240903173620/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=2kp9UBvL51GGWxB0d6lz7Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gonzalez, Marcus, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-02-20","disposition_date":"2021-12-20","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"022392/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Boyce, Christopher W.","summary":"On September 3, 2019, Plaintiffs Marcus Gonzalez, Wilmer Velasquez, and Reginald Law were on the street when Defendant P.O.s Christophe Boyce, John Doe, and John Roe stopped and searched them without cause. The officers assaulted plaintiffs and beat them all over their bodies. Plaintiffs were detained and taken to a police station in the Bronx. Plaintiffs were subjected to an unjustified strip search while in the custody of defendants. Plaintiffs were charged with a crime, arraigned, and incarcerated for over 24 hours. All charges against all plaintiffs were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ufW8ECgdvPCCk1q/3yBqDQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Smith, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-12-13","disposition_date":"2021-02-01","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"034724/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Boyce, Christopher W.","summary":"On or about July 30, 2019, at approximately 10:00 p.m., in the vicinity of East 137th Street and St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx, New York, Plaintiff was approached by police officers Christopher Boyce and others. These officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff solely on the basis of Plaintiff's race without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification. They subjected Plaintiff to a strip search and detained Plaintiff for over 24 hours. The officers acted with fraud, perjury, and misrepresentation. Plaintiff was subsequently falsely charged with a crime, maliciously prosecuted, and forced to make numerous court appearances before all charges were terminated in Plaintiff's favor","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=i1xqmyqPUM3ZWZDNzI9swg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-14","case_no":"2024-30310","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched a vehicle."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-03-12","case_no":"2022-25353","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-02-27","case_no":"2022-24829","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-02-27","case_no":"2022-24829","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-02-24","case_no":"2022-26647","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to activate their body worn camera.\r\nwrongfully deactivated their body-worn camera."},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-08-30","case_no":"2021-23799","penalty":"C - Command Discipline, instructions, vacation days (13 days)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - C","allegations":[{"desc":"01..."},{"desc":"01...."},{"desc":"01....."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/ABQ7-christopher-boyce.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"52847","other":"22148","total":"183505"},"id":"ABQ7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/ABQ7"}