{"active":true,"first_name":"James","last_name":"Weck","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"PSA 7","assignment_date":"2018-05-31","id":"PSA7"},"shield_no":5026,"taxid":"963803","complaint_ids":[202308493,202305059,202208437,202201577,202100511,202008107,202008000,202106373,202003429,201902150,201806185],"appt_date":"2017-04-12","middle_initial":"G","shield_no_history":[10752],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Rosario, Trystan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-04-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"809278/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Russell, Omar, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-12-02","disposition_date":"2025-11-26","payout_amount":235000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"819577/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Huggin, Johnny vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-07-11","disposition_date":"2024-08-07","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"810499/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On February 16, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., PO LIRIANO, WECK, DOE and ROE without probable cause and/or justification, arrested the plaintiff in the vicinity of Morris Avenue and Park Avenue, Bronx, New York, where Plaintiff was lawfully and doing nothing illegal, improper or acting suspicious in anyway. Despite the absence of any evidence of wrongdoing by the Plaintiff, Plaintiff was grabbed, handcuffed, seized, and arrested in an excessive manner and force by the PO defendants and was transported to a local precinct. While Plaintiff was in the custody of the defendants, PO defendants intentionally touched, pushed, assaulted, battered, violated, searched, humiliated, photographed and handcuffed Plaintiff in the most egregious and excessive manner. PO Defendants also, while Plaintiff was in custody at the precinct, prepared and filed false paperwork with the DA. All of the plaintiff’s charges were eventually dismissed and sealed. As a result, plaintiff sustained serious physical and emotional injuries, severe, painful and permanent bodily injuries so that was he rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled and so remains and was and will be compelled to seek medical aid and attention and incurred expenses for same in an endeavor to cure himself of his said injuries and he was and will be prevented from attending his usual occupation and duties.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=yBgJXssVOP7vet/4P6dlQw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Knight, Tahje vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-06-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"810019/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"For years, NYPD officers of the 40th Precinct and Public Service Area unlawfully targeted Plaintiff and attempted to prosecute Plaintiff without probable cause. \n\nOn, March 12, 2021, plaintiff Tahje Knight was lawfully in the vicinity of East 125th Street in the Bronx when he was unlawfully approached, frisked, arrested and detained by defendant officers James Weck, Eric Dym, Michael Visintin, Jayther Liriano, Michael Kontorovich, Jose Tejada, and Nestor Amarantepolanco. When defendant officers stopped and frisked plaintiff and obtained no contraband, instead of releasing plaintiff, plaintiff was cuffed and detained to search for evidence of a crime.  \n\nPlaintiff was then falsely charged by defendant officer Weck of Disorderly Conduct, for running towards plaintiff in a violent manner when body camera footage shows that plaintiff stood completely still with his hands in the air as officers approached him. \n\nThe District Attorney's office declined to prosecute the bogus charge. \n\nOn June 5, 2021, defendant officers of the 40th Precinct including but not limited to defendant officers Hijazi and Juciano pulled over Plaintiff, asked him to step out of his vehicle, and arrested him. Defendant Sgt. Santos responded to the scene and did nothing to prevent the unlawful arrest or detention of Plaintiff. The officers did not look up Plaintiff’s driving record for at least two hours after the\narrest, at which time they used the information to charge Plaintiff with a traffic infraction without conducting any testing on the substance found in the vehicle to\nconfirm its contents, and maliciously charged Plaintiff without probable cause that the substance was, in fact, unlawful. Defendants held Plaintiff for over 24 hours before sending him to arraignment for the improper purpose of gathering evidence to cover up the unlawful stop.\nAll charges arising from this unlawful stop were dismissed in their entirety on the\nnearly two months later, on July 29, 2023. \n\nOn November 11, 2022, Does 1 and 2, both described as\nHispanic males, came to Plaintiff’s Bronx home, entered his bedroom while\nhe was asleep, shined their flashlights in his eyes, and claimed to have a warrant for his arrest. No such warrant ever existed.  At some point, Plaintiff learned that he was suspected of participating in a robbery. But after some time, Plaintiff was told that the case against him was “dismissed.” The Doe Defendants held Plaintiff for an additional 1–2 hours, again without probable cause, claiming that that there was a second warrant that needed to be “cleared” before Plaintiff could leave. Again, no such warrant ever existed. When the Doe Officers found nothing, they let Plaintiff go without any ticket, summons, or other paperwork, and Plaintiff never heard anything of the supposed warrants or potential charges again.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=_PLUS_Quw2bFJy4Pbh7AcAnhU7w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Anderson, Javid vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-07-21","disposition_date":"2022-12-05","payout_amount":90000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"810625/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On April 22, 2022, in the Bronx, P.O. Weck, and unknown P.O.s Doe and Roe approached, stopped, searched, assaulted, and detained Plaintiff Javid Anderson with no legal justification. Mr. Anderson was arraigned and falsely prosecuted. He remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances until all charges against him were favorably terminated.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=FhFty3A8SfXHp45EoK/phg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Parris, James vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-12-29","disposition_date":"2021-07-08","payout_amount":75000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV10847","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Weck, James","summary":"On December 14, 2019, Plaintiff was stopped by two plainclothes police officers while two other officers observed. These officers were some subset of: NYPD Officer Carlos Gomez, Officer Kelvis Rodriguez (resigned), Officer James Weck, Officer Jose Tejada, Lieutenant Eric Dym, and Police Sergeant Natalie Bautista. The officers unlawfully searched him. Plaintiff became nervous and spit on the ground, and he was then tightly handcuffed and arrested by the officers. Officers also unlawfully accessed Plaintiff's sealed arrest history.  At the precinct, an officer took Plaintiff's candy. Plaintiff was also strip-searched in a cell. Plaintiff was ultimately charged with littering and with spitting on the sidewalk; the summonses were signed by Officer Carlos Gomez. Plaintiff later received a text message telling him that the summonses were resolved.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.551106/gov.uscourts.nysd.551106.13.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/19958877/parris-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Smith, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-12-20","disposition_date":"2022-02-22","payout_amount":70000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"034868/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Weck, James","summary":"On August 22, 2019, around 7:30 PM, Plaintiff Michael Smith was stopped and frisked near East 137th Street and St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx, when Defendant NYPD Officers James Weck, John Doe, and John Roe touched, grabbed, handcuffed, seized, and arrested him with excessive force. This excessive forse resulted in injuries to Plaintiff's head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was processed at an unidentified precinct station and then taken to the Bronx Criminal Courthouse.  \n\n\n\n While in Defendant Officer's custody, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and assault of his head, neck, back, body, and limbs. Plaintiff was incarcerated for over 24 hours prior to release, and was then required to make numerous court appearances before the charges were terminated.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=owy1t0gvPvUnOyEgYPwa9Q==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-12-05","case_no":"2022-25292","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully searched a vehicle."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully stopped a vehicle."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-11-13","case_no":"2022-27163","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Interfere with a recording device."},{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26297318-weck_11_19_2025pdf/","date":"2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z","type":"deviation-letter"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22086295-seh_963803","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/BF6K-james-weck.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"32623","other":"25963","total":"167097"},"id":"BF6K","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/BF6K"}