{"active":true,"first_name":"Christopher","last_name":"Brower","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"FLT SVC","assignment_date":"2026-07-15","id":"27"},"shield_no":2345,"taxid":"957404","complaint_ids":[202406482,201909547,201904673],"command_history":[{"command":"076 PCT","id":"76pct"},{"command":"076 DET","id":"76det"}],"appt_date":"2015-01-07","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[7455],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Cummings, Eric vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-04-18","disposition_date":"2026-03-27","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"511234/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On January 9, 2021, plaintiff Eric Cummings was sitting in the rear driver side passenger seat of his friend's car, which was lawfully parked. Defendant police officers Christopher Brower, and other unidentified police officers approached plaintiff and subjected him to an unlawful pat down search and then proceeded to a search of the vehicle. One of the police officers grabbed plaintiff by his collar and violently pinned him against the vehicle causing him physical injuries.  The police officers arrested plaintiff and placed him in unreasonably tight metal handcuffs causing pain to his wrists. Upon arrest, police officers falsely stated that plaintiff was engaged in criminal possession of a firearm and other related charges. As a result, plaintiff suffered physical, psychological and emotional trauma.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vpVue6ZQeLFB4ophH3SNDQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"G., D., an Infant, By & Through His Mother & Legal Guardian, Susankar, Devika, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-04-20","disposition_date":"2025-04-29","payout_amount":90500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV02073","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On October 31, 2018, Plaintiffs DG, Anthony Ellis, & Travis McMeans (ages 13-15) were trick-or-treating with friends when multiple police cars arrived from both directions, stopping near the group. Numerous officers exited their vehicles and pointed their guns at the group of children. Anthony ran east, before being tackled by Defendant POM Shingru Wang, who then handcuffed the child with excessive tightness. DG ran east as well, until Defendant Lt. John Dasaro pointed his gun at him, told him to stop, and handcuffed him. Using a knife, Defendant Wang cut off DG's backpack. Anthony & DG were interrogated and frisked against a wall by Defendants Lt. Dasaro, Sgt. Michael Kutney, & POM Christopher DiGiola. Defendant DI Megan O'Malley told her subordinate officers to \"take them in\", and Anthony & DG were taken to the 76th Precinct, where they were eventually released without charges. \n\nMeanwhile, Travis had run west. As he crossed Court St at a crosswalk with the light in his favor, he was hit by a speeding undercover police car that was driving the wrong way, driven by Defendant PO Christopher Brower. Travis flew onto the hood of the car before rolling off the side onto the street, breaking bones in his hands & later requiring a six-week cast. Travis got up and continued running, eventually returning home without further interactions with the NYPD.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.462794/gov.uscourts.nyed.462794.27.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59828238/g-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-05-23","case_no":"2021-24293","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully damaged property."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used physical force."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-04-11","case_no":"2021-24294","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Training","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."},{"desc":"Failed to timely activate body-worm camera."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21021122-brower-6b3da146679271858b056b0a501f5644092a0a2a","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21057406-brower-957404-02-22-21","type":"brady-giglio"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085938-seh_957404","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/EDAR-christopher-brower.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119429","regular":"115121","overtime":"62670","other":"15705","total":"193496"},"news":[{"url":"https://www.propublica.org/article/a-police-car-hit-a-kid-on-halloween-2019-the-nypd-is-quashing-a-move-to-punish-the-officer","title":"A Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween 2019. The NYPD Is Quashing a Move to Punish the Officer","source":"ProPublica","date":"2022-02-01"}],"id":"EDAR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/EDAR"}