{"active":false,"first_name":"Rafael","last_name":"Sanchez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"PSA 6","assignment_date":"2024-11-12","id":"PSA6"},"shield_no":12327,"ended_date":"2025-10-01","taxid":"942503","complaint_ids":[201609415,201510708],"command_history":[{"command":"MED DIV","id":"324"},{"command":"BX CT","id":"89"}],"appt_date":"2006-07-10","middle_initial":"A","lawsuits":[{"name":"Bostic, Mohammed vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"156605/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Sanchez, Rafael","summary":"On or about May 16, 2015, Mohammed Bostic (Plaintiff) was present at his apartment Police Officers Jane and John Does #1-5 (Defendants) when came through the door and threw him to the ground. They proceeded to violently strike the Plaintiff and stomp on his hand causing injury.  Excessive force was clearly used and the actions were grossly disproportionate to the need for action and were unreasonable under the circumstance\n\nDefendants had neither valid evidence for the arrest of Plaintiff nor legal cause\nor excuse to seize and detain Plaitntiff for approximately two hours evidencing an abuse of power. Defendants, with malicious intent, arrested Plaintiff and initiated a criminal proceeding despite the knowledge that Plaintiff had committed no crime. The case was dismissed. \n\nIt was the policy and/or custom of NY City (\"Defendant 2\") to inadequately supervise and train its officers, failing to adequately discourage further constitutional violations and that the Defendants believed their actions would not be properly monitored so exhibited gross and wanton disregard of Plaintiff’s rights, subjected Plaintiff to an unlawful detention, in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution and the laws of the State of New York.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=jDVm0cRu5uneRSwZRZPgiQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Bridgeforth, Jasmine, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-20","disposition_date":"2018-11-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"16CV00273","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Sanchez, Rafael","summary":"Plaintiffs had a group of friends over for dinner and after they left for work, one of the guests stayed at the apartment and reported to the police that the Plaintiffs were going to sex traffic them. Defendant Officers arrived at the apartment, searched it, and arrested the Plaintiffs when they returned for sex trafficking and kidnapping. The DA declined to prosecute all of the Plaintiffs.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.452224/gov.uscourts.nysd.452224.18.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921908-Bridgeforth-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356425/bridgeforth-v-nypd-officer-john-zerafa/"},{"name":"Manzano, Donald vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-02","disposition_date":"2015-04-21","payout_amount":525000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14-5261-","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Sanchez, Rafael","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353864/goodman-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Sanchez, Rafael","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2013-12-02","disposition_date":"2015-04-21","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"13CV08480","name":"Manzano, Donald vs City of New York, et al.","county":"['New York (Manhattan)']","summary":"On Juy 1, 2011, Mr. Manzano accompanied his brother and some friends at a party at a bowling alley. During an altercation between bowling alley patrons, Mr. Manzano's friends were assaulted, and after, Mr. Manzano himself was assaulted. Being informed by a civilian vehicle of a fight, police officers Sanchez and Holland drove towards the site and started beating plaintiff Mr. Manzano, with the help of a gun. As a result of the brutal battery, Mr. Manzano suffered permanent cognitive impairment, including memory loss. He also lost consciousness and later received 20 staples in his head and stiches to his forehead. He was thereafter charged with two counts of assault, resisting arrest, robbery, and two counts of possession of a firearm, all of the charges having been dismissed. As a result of the violent police officers attack, he suffered from seizures, migraines, memory loss, and ringing in the ears, along with emotional distress.","incident_location":"Street","allegations":["Excessive force/assault and battery","Failure to intervene","False arrest/False imprisonment","Malicious prosecution"],"types_force":["Baton/asps/object as weapon","Non-weapon physical force"],"defendant_types":["NYPD"],"documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.420668/gov.uscourts.nysd.420668.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"payout_amount":525000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4522843/manzano-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Beckles v. The City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","summary":"Plaintiff called the police to have her grandson removed from her home but was arrested instead.  Plaintiff did nothing to be arrested but spent approx. 24 hours in jail and her case was eventually dismissed","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918762-Beckles-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"08CV03687","officer_name":"Rafael A. Sanchez"}],"id":"BC53","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/BC53"}