{"active":false,"first_name":"Francisco","last_name":"Garcia","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"PSA 1","id":"PSA1"},"shield_no":19234,"ended_date":"2020-10-01","taxid":"952763","complaint_ids":[202003030,202002878,201910711,201807283,201506851,201401646],"command_history":[{"command":"HBM IRT","id":"563"},{"command":"PSA 4","id":"PSA4"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","lawsuits":[{"name":"Green, Raynel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-06-01","disposition_date":"2022-03-24","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"155007/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On March 31, 2020, Plaintiff was seated in the backseat of a parked van when Defendant Officers showed up and unlawfully searched him and the other passengers. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested for possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Plaintiff was not aware that the car was stolen and was not operating the van nor was he ever seen behind the wheel of it. On video, Plaintiff was assaulted by Defendant Officers; Plaintiff was thrown to the ground, kicked multiple times, and while being held down, one officer held his arm while the second officer had his knee on his neck. Medical records showed that Plaintiff was assaulted and tased, indicating a taser mark to his right thigh. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on November 16, 2020.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=5FZ4B6jjKOZ/fVIU38L/Zg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Wright, Donni vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-11-19","disposition_date":"2022-11-04","payout_amount":848000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"159809/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco X.","summary":"On May 2, 2020 at or about the intersection of East 9th Street and Avenue D, NYPD Officer Francisco Garcia and unnamed officers repeatedly punched, tackled to the ground, jumped on, beat, pushed into the pavement face down, and pressed their knees into Plaintiff Donni Wright. The officers took Plaintiff to the Police Service Area 4 Police Precinct, where he was placed in a holding cell until approximately 4:30 a.m. on May 3, 2020. He was then transported to New York Central Booking where he was arraigned and then released without  being charged with a crime at approximately 10:00 p.m. on said date.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240917213210/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=FrVkPoGovBcIsUyIr7f0XQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Brunson, Shakiem, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-06-16","disposition_date":"2021-05-12","payout_amount":120000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV04461","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco X.","summary":"On May 2, 2020, plaintiffs Brunson and Serrano speaking outside a store when they were approached by several NYPD officers, including officer Francisco Garcia. Plaintiff Brunson was searched, forced to the ground, struck, and tightly handcuffed. Officer Garcia also knelt on plaintiff Brunson's neck and slammed him into a car. When Plaintiff Brunson arrived at the precinct, officers took $800 from his pocket and dismissed the EMTs that had arrived to treat him. Plaintiff Serrano was swung around, brought to the ground, and tightly handcuffed. The reporting sergeant knelt on plaintiff's back. At the precinct, the officers observed Plaintiff Serrano vomiting in her cell, but the EMTs that had arrived to treat her were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.538503/gov.uscourts.nysd.538503.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17240177/brunson-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"L., L. an Infant By F/n/g Lyons, Pierre vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-03-16","disposition_date":"2025-05-06","payout_amount":4000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"152061/2020","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco X.","summary":"On November 28, 2018, Infant-plaintiff was accosted by multiple NYPD officers but suddenly and without warning struck his body. A similar incident occurred on January 19, 2019, as well. The Infant-plaintiff sustained severe physical and psychological injury at the hands of the defendant officers.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=fkXnvZeozECopl9fHqZZfA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Adams, Natae vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-11-10","disposition_date":"2017-05-08","payout_amount":8500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV08236","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","summary":"Plaintiff was having and emotional discussion with her partner at a restaurant where Defendant officers entered to eat.  Officers then made homophobic comments towards Plaintiff and when she asked for Officer Garcia's badge number he assaulted her and handcuffed her. Plaintiff was arrested and charged with 240.26 and 205.30, which were ACD'd.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.464294/gov.uscourts.nysd.464294.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4524869/adams-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Hernandez, Hector vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-09","disposition_date":"2018-05-04","payout_amount":120000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"156419/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","summary":"On or about Jan 4, 2016, Hector Hernandez (plaintiff) was wrongly touched, abused, assaulted, battered, handcuffed, unlawfully arrested and seized, in an excessive manner, by Officers Gabor Kolman, Francisco Garcia, John Does 1-3 (defendants). \n\nThere was no probable cause and the force was unreasonable. \n\nThe City of NY is liable for failing to properly train, supervise, and discipline their personnel through the negligent implementation of policies.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=RurZCpvkn/GsNyP7Pyn0dw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Tanko, Mutawakilu vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-03-09","disposition_date":"2018-11-20","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"161822/2015","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","summary":"On or about August 19, 2014, NYPD officer Garcia (Shield No. 19234), without just cause or provocation and with reckless and negligent disregard for the truth, intentionally and falsely accused Plaintiff Tanko of having committed the crime of Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree (P.L. § 140.15). During this false arrest, defendant Garcia, along with other NYPD officers, wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, and seized Plaintiff Tanko in an excessive manner causing Plaintiff Tanko to endure physical and mental pain and suffering. More specifically, Plaintiff Tanko suffered bodily injury in and about his face, head, body, and limbs, as well as humiliation, mental anguish, indignity, and frustration of an unjust criminal prosecution. After the arrest, defendant Garcia and/or other NYPD officers involved in Plaintiff Tanko's arrest issued or directed the issuance of a Desk Appearance Ticket. Then, or about August 26, 2014, a criminal complaint was issued at the directive of the Defendants, and a criminal action against Plaintiff Tanko was commenced. On or about September 23, 2014, Plaintiff Tanko was arraigned and the case was adjourned to November 19, 2014 when Plaintiff Tanko made a court appearance during which all charges were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=bqhIR6KhOzH0dqc7mTN6rQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rogers, Tuquan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-02-25","disposition_date":"2017-01-12","payout_amount":9500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV01339","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","summary":"Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff and another individual, frisked them, arrested Plaintiff and took him to a precinct where he was strip-searched.  Plaintiff was then taken to Manhattan Central Booking but released without being charged.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923100-Rogers-v-City-Of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.453876.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356632/rogers-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bussey, Marcus, et al. vs P.O. Garcia, Francisco, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-24","disposition_date":"2015-08-07","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01335","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","summary":"On February 15, 2014 at approximately 8:30 p.m. inside of 2931 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, which was located inside a NYCHA owned and operated public housing complex, Plaintiff Bussey entered into the front door to visit Plaintiff Clark. The two had been romantically involved for years, and Plaintiff Clark was a lawful tenant of the premise. While Plaintiff Bussey was checking with Plaintiff Clark on her whereabout on the seventh floor and later descending from the staircase, Defendant Police Officers entered and fanned throughout the lobby of the premises as part of a vertical patrol. In the stairwell between the fifth and sixth floors Defendant Garcia told Plaintiff Bussey to “come here!” without identifying himself, and Plaintiff Bussey abruptly turned around and retreated upstairs to the seventh floor hallway. \n\nWhen Plaintiff Bussey was waiting with his hands raising on the seventh floor, Defendant Garcia immediately thereafter entered the seventh floor hallway\nfollowed by Defendant Cornea and Police Officers Doe 1-5. While Plaintiff Bussey explained that he was a guest and therefore was lawfully present, the defendants grabbed Plaintiff Bussey by both arms, forced him to the floor face-first and, without probable cause, provocation or warning, immediately began assaulting him with fists, shod feet and foreign objects, attacking his legs, knees, thighs, back, ribs and head. After being removed to the near precinct, Plaintiff Bussey was subject to a body-cavity search with negative results and was delayed medical care despite being visibly injured. Defendants charged Plaintiff Bussey with felonious assault upon a police officer, resisting arrest and multiple counts of trespass. Defendants swore out a Criminal Court Complaint that resulted in the protracted criminal prosecution of Plaintiff Bussey, which, despite Plaintiff Clark's affidavit about Plaintiff Bussey's lawful guest status, dragged on until November 19, 2014 when the People finally dismissed the charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.438804/gov.uscourts.nysd.438804.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14403524/bussey-v-garcia/"},{"name":"W., A. By Mng Alicea, Marilyn vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-01-29","disposition_date":"2015-08-26","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV00650","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13145696/alicea-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Daniels, Timothy vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-12-29","disposition_date":"2015-06-08","payout_amount":14000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"162702/2014","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Garcia, Francisco","summary":"On June 13, 2014, Plaintiff was lawfully present at an intersection when Defendant officers Garcia and Porros, as well as several other unknown Defendant NYPD officers, assaulted and battered Plaintiff. The Defendants then arrested and confined Plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. The Plaintiff was then detained and taken to the precinct.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=31FaPzam1XtVTQuWDBzrGw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"news":[{"url":"https://abc7ny.com/francisco-garcia-donni-wright-nypd-violent-arrest-east-village/7423111/","title":"NYPD officer resigns before departmental trial over violent social distancing arrest","source":"ABC 7","date":"2020-10-28"},{"url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/nyregion/nypd-officer-francisco-garcia.html","title":"Officer Who Pressed a Knee Into Bystander's Neck Leaves N.Y.P.D.","source":"New York Times","date":"2020-10-28"}],"id":"D8NV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/D8NV"}