{"active":false,"first_name":"Ethan","last_name":"Erlich","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"ESU","assignment_date":"2019-03-18","id":"83"},"shield_no":7638,"ended_date":"2022-06-02","taxid":"928254","complaint_ids":[202104192,201707864,200205186],"command_history":[{"command":"026 PCT","id":"26pct"},{"command":"ESS 02","id":"ESS2"}],"appt_date":"2001-07-02","middle_initial":"D","shield_no_history":[362],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Andino, Carlos vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-07-17","disposition_date":"2018-10-02","payout_amount":8500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"026309/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Erlich, Ethan","summary":"On March 25, 2015, the plaintiff was at a residence in the Bronx for the purpose of visiting his children.  While alone inside the residence, the plaintiff heard a noise at the door.  When he opened the door, he saw the NYPD defendants, specifically Officer Budney and Detectives McCarthy, Halinski, Erlich, McGuinness, Difrancessa, Hefner, and Gezurian.  The NYPD defendants entered the residence and subjected the plaintiff to several forms of physical force, including pushing him against the wall, punching his back, kicking him when he fell to the floor, and punching his face, causing a bleeding lip.  As a result, the plaintiff suffered physical injury.  The NYPD defendants took the plaintiff to a precinct where he remained in custody before his transfer to a booking facility.  The plaintiff was unable to go to a hospital to treat his injuries until the following day.  The plaintiff was also charged with several crimes, which were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=zHX9W6bzWgp/wEXWklsb_PLUS_Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Shaheed, Waheedah vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-05-22","disposition_date":"2018-10-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Order/Judgment (Verdict)","docket":"15CV03480","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Erlich, Ethan","summary":"Defendant Officers entered Plaintiff's home without a warrant, searched it, and Officer Kroski assaulted Plaintiff, including pinning her on the ground, punching her in the face, and choking her. Plaintiff, who has cancer and heart conditions, was handcuffed, denied medical attention, and taken to the 25th precinct. Much later Plaintiff was taken to  the hospital, shackled to the bed where she spent 10 days, then released with a ticket for 150.20 Assault in the Second Degree, which was later dismissed and sealed.  23 days later, Officer Mcnamara entered Plaintiff's apartment without a warrant, arrested her, again had to take her to the hospital, then charged her with 195.05 Obstructing Governmental Administration which was later dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.441769/gov.uscourts.nysd.441769.56.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7105709/shaheed-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Shaheed, Daghrib vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-14","disposition_date":"2018-10-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV07424","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Erlich, Ethan","summary":"On June 6, 2012, defendants began banging on the door of the plaintiff's apartment. Plaintiff's brother opened the door and defendants forced their way into the apartment. Defendants grabbed Plaintiff and dragged plaintiff into the kitchen of her apartment. Plaintiff's bedroom was then searched without permission or authority. Defendant Bliss then demanded\nto know where Plaintiff's babies were located. Plaintiff stated that she did not have any babies. Plaintiff was then arrested, handcuffed and transported to the 25th precinct. All charges brought against plaintiff were subsequently dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.432567/gov.uscourts.nysd.432567.65.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6323475/shaheed-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"FU8X","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/FU8X"}