{"active":false,"first_name":"Paul","last_name":"Melendez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DBSI OP","assignment_date":"2021-02-08","id":"328"},"shield_no":6997,"ended_date":"2023-03-01","taxid":"935304","complaint_ids":[201111312],"command_history":[{"command":"WARRSEC","id":"118"}],"appt_date":"2004-07-01","middle_initial":"M","shield_no_history":[6507],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Harris, Tykym vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-09-15","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"151080/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Richmond","officer_name":"Melendez, Paul","summary":"On or about January 15, 2019, the plaintiff was wrongfully and unlawfully detained and arrested without probable cause or justification and subsequently charged with a crime. The criminal complaint alleged that the plaintiff committed crimes related to an incident that occurred on a date when the plaintiff was in the custody of the Department of Corrections and housed in a correctional facility. Despite this, the defendants maliciously initiated a prosecution against the plaintiff without any probable cause or justification, resulting in the plaintiff's wrongful imprisonment for approximately 67 days.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=XztfZ7MYmzqZBN45mpSkIA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"id":"EC4M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/EC4M"}