{"active":false,"first_name":"Jason","last_name":"Vasquez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBX","assignment_date":"2013-11-21"},"shield_no":4851,"ended_date":"2026-03-02","taxid":"941163","complaint_ids":[202503926,201908175,201606493,201201365,201105208,201015546,201000312,200801962,200609552],"command_history":[{"command":"052 PCT","id":"52pct"},{"command":"042 PCT","id":"42pct"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-31","age":41,"shield_no_history":[29040],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Sample, Hasib vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2026-06-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"811830/2026E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Davis, Darryl vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2026-01-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"801860/2026E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Quinones, Jose vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-06-03","disposition_date":"2026-04-28","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"811957/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Ayala, James vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-12-23","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"821014/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"Defendant Police Officer Jason Vasquez \nOn or about April 12, 2024,  Plaintiff James Ayala was unlawfully, improperly and without probable cause, sufficient or legal cause, wrongly targeted, profiled, singled out, violated, bribed, pressured and coerced to assist in a crime, to which he was not predisposed to engage or in any way participate in such crime prior thereto. Thereafter, plaintiff was unlawfully, improperly and without probable, sufficient or legal cause, stopped, detained, handcuffed, searched, arrested and imprisoned, was maliciously prosecuted and had his constitutional rights violated by Defendant Police Officer John Doe. He was stopped violently and overly aggressively, knocked off a bicycle, tackled and violently struck with the offending officer committing all such acts while failing to identify himself. Police Officer John Doe also jumped, attacked, pushed, struck, beat, battered, threatened and assaulted the Plaintiff unnecessarily. During the time the Plaintiff was unlawfully held at the scene of this incident, Plaintiff underwent great emotional and mental anguish and emotional and physical harm. All charges associated with Plaintiff's arrest were dismissed on or about August 6, 2024.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=I0kFZHKmPDFscXYFYfvRfg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Davis, Elijah vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-01-19","disposition_date":"2024-10-28","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"23CV00018","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"On or around January 23, 2020, Plaintiff was arrested by Detective Jason Vasquez for allegedly selling heroin direct to an undercover with marked money. Officers Jason Vasquez, David Pabon, David J. Demelia, Mark Oconnel, and others, then took Plaintiff to the holding cell area of the 46th Precinct. The officers, in particular, David Pabon, forced Plaintiff to stand in front of the female holding cell and conducted an unlawful strip search, where he sexually assaulted and abused Plaintiff by opening Plaintiffs’s pants, sticking his hand inside Plaintiff’s boxers, and fondling and squeezing Plaintiff’s testicles and penis.  The officers, in particular, David Pabon, failed to disclose and report and covered up such abuse and assault.\n\nOn or around November 18, 2020, Plaintiff was falsely arrested by Detective Jason Vasquez and was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree. However, Plaintiff did not possess or attempt to possess a Controlled Substance. Instead, the officers deliberately planted envelopes containing substance, which allegedly was heroin, on Plaintiff. The officers knew so but nonetheless charged him with the crime to conceal their own unlawful and grossly improper use of force and in retaliation as a result of Plaintiff complaining about their prior abusive, sexual assault, and improper acts. The officers, in particular, Jason Vasquez and David Demelia, submitted false and misleading police reports and statements to the DA’s office. The charge and criminal proceeding relating to Plaintiff’s November 18, 2020 arrest was disposed of on May 17, 2021, when the charges against him were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.591847/gov.uscourts.nysd.591847.3.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66696909/davis-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Gomes, Dikeith vs City of Ny","start_date":"2022-06-29","disposition_date":"2023-01-30","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"809674/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On October 11, 2021, while lawfully in the vicinity of Watson Avenue and Boynton Avenue, Bronx, NY, the Plaintiff was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained by Defendant police officers Toribio, Vasquez, Merchan, Doe, and Roe in an excessive manner without an arrest warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause, or any legal justification, solely because of his race. The Defendant officers falsely accused the Plaintiff of committing a crime. After the arrest, the Defendant officers took the Plaintiff to a police station in Bronx, NY, where he was searched without his consent. The Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period until all charges against him were terminated favorably. As a result, the Plaintiff suffered damages.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Alxy_PLUS_KFd2h4r/w3N/rHsow==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Hernandez, Anthony vs Vasquez, Jason, et al.","start_date":"2021-09-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"811524/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On September 9, 2019, at approximately 1:29 p.m., Plaintiff Anthony Hernandez was lawfully present in the vicinity of 49 West 225th Street in Bronx County, when Defendant NYPD Police Officers, including Jason Vasquez, in plainclothes, suddenly and without explanation chased after plaintiff, grabbing him and slamming him onto the ground. Defendants arrested plaintiff without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, and transported him to the 50th Precinct. Plaintiff was strip searched naked and continued to ask for medical attention before he was transported to the hospital. \n\nPlaintiff brings claims of: excessive force, unlawful stop and search, false arrest and false imprisonment, malicious abuse of process, failure to intervene, denial of right to a fair trial, and an unlawful strip search.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240731221935/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=h/lje4UPtVO2C0_PLUS_EcCngpw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Cherry, Charles vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-20","disposition_date":"2022-07-28","payout_amount":90000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"034074/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On September 19, 2019 at approximately 12:30 p.m. Plaintiff was lawfully in the area of 49 West 225th Street when Dets. Jason Vasquez, Claude Mede, Robert Jaquez ad POs John Doe and John Roe approached without legal justification ad summarily stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Plaintiff in a excessive manner. These actions were based on fraud, perjury, and misrepresentations. While in PO custody Plaintiff was subject to a strip search, arraigned, the maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. The malicious prosecution compelled Plaintiff to make multiple court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably on August 16, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240906133529/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=0XcrnlBwwwJMk1cWa3w3lQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Sanchez, Paul vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-12-04","disposition_date":"2021-04-05","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"034167/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On March 11, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Paul Sanchez was lawfully present near 1223 Boston Road in the Bronx when he was approached by NYPD officers, including Detective Jason Vasquez, as well as other unidentified officers, John Doe and John Roe. The officers allegedly stopped, searched, and arrested Sanchez without probable cause or legal justification. During the arrest, Sanchez was subjected to excessive force, including being handcuffed and strip-searched while in custody. He was falsely charged with a crime and detained for over 24 hours, required to make numerous court appearances before the charges were ultimately dismissed. Sanchez claims he suffered physical and emotional injuries as a result of these actions.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=e3vLxecPnsq1zqPFSJlrSw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Sanchez, Ramon, et al. vs City of New York","start_date":"2019-10-18","disposition_date":"2020-09-21","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"032148/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On October 3, 2018, officers Jason Vasquez, David Demelia and unnamed officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained Plaintiff on the street. Defendant officers beat Plaintiff and caused injury to Plaintiff's head, neck, back, body and limbs. While in custody, Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and fingerprinted without reason. Plaintiff was kept in custody for 24 hours, arraigned, and falsely and maliciously prosecuted.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=YcUVW/lBYDiRoZZbMcf7TA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Davis, Gary vs City of New York","start_date":"2018-07-18","disposition_date":"2019-07-26","payout_amount":65000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"028274/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On August 1, 2017 plaintiff was approached by defendant officers, including defendant officer Vasquez, and was stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained in an aggressive and excessive manner. Defendant officers, including defendant officer Vasquez, strip searched plaintiff without cause. Defendant officers, including defendant officer Vasquez, beat the plaintiff and caused injury to his head, neck, back, body and limbs.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=CKMYUKH1gB62_PLUS_mmkNZTX3w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Gibbons, Tariq vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-11-27","disposition_date":"2018-11-13","payout_amount":12000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV09100","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On July 3, 2015, as plaintiff was exiting a bodega, he was grabbed by defendants and thrown against the wall, violently handcuffed and arrested. At no point was he informed of the reasons behind his arrest. Plaintiff was thereafter transported to the 44th precinct. Plaintiff spent 24 hours in custody before being released.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.484223/gov.uscourts.nysd.484223.18.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6545368/gibson-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Dixon, Charmaine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-30","disposition_date":"2017-07-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV04930","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On March 15, 2011, plaintiff Charmaine Dixon's infant son was arrested at his school and plaintiff went to the 42nd Precinct in the Bronx to be present during his questioning. At the precinct, plaintiff witnessed her son being punched in the face and pepper-sprayed while handcuffed, and as a result she screamed and asked the responsible offers why they were assaulting her son. Approximately five NYPD officers including Defendant Officers Galvin Ferguson, David Terrell, and Jane Vasquez then exited the precinct, causing plaintiff to fear for her safety. Plaintiff started walking down the block, but defendant officers caught up to her, and a large male officer bear hugged plaintiff, picked her up in the air, and slammed her down to the sidewalk. Plaintiff landed on her back and hit her head on the sidewalk, suffering physical injuries. Plaintiff was then handcuffed, taken to the 42nd Precinct, strip searched and arrested. While in custody at both the 42nd Precinct and Bronx Central Booking, plaintiff requested access to medical care but was denied treatment. Plaintiff was arraigned on charges of resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, allegedly on the basis of false sworn complaints. All charges against plaintiff were dismissed on October 24, 2012.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.429040.32.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922760-Dixon-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353818/dixon-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Odom, Anthony, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-25","disposition_date":"2013-10-23","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV02258","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","summary":"On December 14, 2011, Plaintiffs were cut off by an unmarked police car and ordered to exit their vehicle. Plaintiffs were frisked, handcuffed, and placed inside a police vehicle. NYPD officers unlawfully searched Plaintiff McMickel's vehicle. When the officers released Plaintiffs and returned their property, several hundred dollars were missing.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.410185/gov.uscourts.nysd.410185.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12963524/odom-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ford, Linzy vs City of New York, et al.","docket":"12CV05539","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","start_date":"2012-11-09","disposition_date":"2013-01-17","disposition":"Zero Disposition","payout_amount":0,"defendant":"Vasquez, Jason","officer_name":"Vasquez, Jason","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12957990/ford-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Reed v. City of New York et al","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","payout_amount":614500,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923518-Reed-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"350121/2013","officer_name":"Jason Vasquez"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2022-01-15","case_no":"2021-24217","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."}]}],"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/D2PX-jason-vasquez.jpg","news":[{"title":"Bronx Teen Beaten by NYPD Wins $500K in Civil Suit, Lawyer Says","url":"https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161209/morrisania/video-bronx-teen-beaten-by-nypd-wins-500k-civil-suit-lawyer-says","source":"DNA Info","date":"2016-12-09"},{"title":"NYPD Officers Seen In Violent Video Reprimanded","url":"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/nypd-officers-caught-beat_n_1247214.html","source":"Huffington Post","date":"2012-02-01"},{"title":"Officers Pulled Off Street After Video of Beating Surfaces","url":"https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/officers-pulled-off-street-after-tape-of-beating-surfaces/","source":"New York Times","date":"2012-02-01"}],"id":"D2PX","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/D2PX"}