{"active":true,"first_name":"Kenia","last_name":"Acosta","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Female","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"044 PCT","assignment_date":"2015-10-29","id":"44pct"},"shield_no":1035,"taxid":"952383","complaint_ids":[202206729,201604475,201408613],"command_history":[{"command":"030 PCT","id":"30pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","lawsuits":[{"name":"Spence, Janita vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2018-07-02","disposition_date":"2025-07-29","payout_amount":85425.75,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"027592/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about August 5, 2016, plaintiff and her boyfriend, Walter Alston, were approached by defendant NYPD officers Acosta, and John/Jane Does I-IV with loaded firearms, outstretched limbs and object with which they physically struck and restrained plaintiff.  Without warrant, probable cause or legal justification, plaintiff war charged with possession of firearms.  This despite not having been in possession, constructive or actual, of a firearm which was recovered by the defendants from Mr. Alston's vehicle.  Defendant was asked if the vehicle was hers, to which she replied that it was not.  Mr. Alston volunteered that the car was his.   Defendants repeatedly asked plaintiff for permission to search the vehicle, to which she replied each time that the vehicle was not hers.\nIn effecting the arrest, excessive force was used against her by defendants, including having handcuffs placed on her wrists which were so tight that they caused pain and turned her wrists red.  Deliberately false information was provided by defendants to the Bronx DAs Office, in order to induce her prosecution.   All charges were dismissed on May 3, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=HI45ZvB5RZyN3Fuq1cHt7Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Almestica, Juan vs City of New York","start_date":"2018-05-31","disposition_date":"2018-09-14","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"026226/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Acosta, Kenia","summary":"On or about May 4, 2017 Plaintiff was unlawfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed, seized, and arrested by POs Michael Jenkins, Justin Gelband, Kenia Acosta, Emmanuel Fernandez, John Doe, and John Roe with excessive force and without legal justification. Plaintiff was stopped due to a racially-motivated \"stop and frisk\" policy. POs falsely accused Plaintiff of committing a crime, arrested him, and transported him to the station where he was criminally processed. POs caused a malicious prosecution to be initiated against Plaintiff, whose life was therefore interfered with for an extended period of time until all charges were eventually terminated in Plaintiff's favor. As a result of this incident Plaintiff suffered physical, emotional, and psychological injuries.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PEwBRrqwy7qm0ZbXff5w2A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Vasquez, Eniel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-02-15","disposition_date":"2019-01-31","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021853/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Acosta, Kenia","summary":"On or about December 11, 2016, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Plaintiff Eniel Vasquez was lawfully in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and East 167th Street in the Bronx. At this time, New York City Police Officers Michael Espenberg, Kenia Acosta, and other officers, including John Doe and John Roe, approached Vasquez without any probable cause or legal justification. The officers allegedly stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained Vasquez in an aggressive and excessive manner. He was subjected to a strip search while in custody, despite the absence of any legal reason to do so. Following this incident, Vasquez was arraigned and falsely charged with a crime. He remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make multiple court appearances over an extended period until the charges were ultimately dropped. This incident resulted in significant physical and emotional pain for Vasquez.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=3UguXqfNPfZG63MpyvXKEg==","type":"complaint"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"10733","other":"24831","total":"144074"},"id":"DQAV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/DQAV"}