{"active":false,"first_name":"Avidan","last_name":"Santiago","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"MELD","assignment_date":"2020-07-06","id":"MELD"},"shield_no":3685,"ended_date":"2021-07-02","taxid":"933325","complaint_ids":[202000546,201902627,201900512,201808410,201708086,201412579,201209097,201109759,200912234,200705171,200614279,200501974],"command_history":[{"command":"115 PCT","id":"115pct"}],"appt_date":"2003-07-01","age":44,"middle_initial":"E","lawsuits":[{"name":"Molina-Jovel, Maria vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-10-19","disposition_date":"2025-09-29","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"723402/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On December 6, 2019, plaintiff Molina-Jovel was inside her apartment in Jackson Heights, Queens, caring for her father. At 10:30 PM, defendants violently knocked on her door and truthfully identified themselves as NYPD officers. The plaintiff did not see any badges through the peephole and chose not to open the door for her and her fathers safety. She called 911 and the operator instructed her not to open the door and wait for more officers to arrive. The defendants broke down the door by breaking the doorknobs and entered the apartment illegally. The defendants jumped on her and pinned her down with force that caused her chest, shoulder, and legs to bruise. They also contorted her arms behind her back ruthlessly, and applied extremely tight handcuffs to her that bruised her wrists. The charges against her were subsequently dropped.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240723155411/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=oFBa_PLUS_mHQdc8G437wddnsTg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Baez, Susana A. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-08-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"717601/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Queens","summary":"On January 20, 2020 and continuing through June 2020, Defendant NYPD Officer Avidan Santiago, sexually assaulted minor Plaintiff while acting within the scope of his employment. Santiago was arrested for these actions and charged with two counts of sexual misconduct on or about June 5, 2020. Plaintiff incurred serious psychological damage, as well as medical expenses and other financial damage, as a result of Santiago's actions.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240731000257/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=fco2HIMkntu1hWeZwRfLbg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Santiago, Avidan E.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2017-07-18","disposition_date":"2018-04-02","court":"Civil Court - Queens","docket":"015585/2017","name":"Allstate Insurance Company as Subrogee of Ferreira, Doris, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":7945.79},{"officer_name":"Santiago, Avidan E.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-03","disposition_date":"2014-03-24","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04809","name":"Jiminian, Elsa vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":400000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049072/jiminian-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2020-09-29","case_no":"2020-22175","penalty":"Termination","charges":[{"desc":"Inappropriately touched a complainant.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Engaged in inappropriate conduct with a complainant.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Made or caused to be made false or inaccurate entries in Department records.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to timely activate his body-worn camera.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to make proper notifications to his Patrol Supervisor.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to properly safeguard Department properly to wit: activity log.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Made misleading statements during an official Department interview.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2017-05-16","case_no":"2016-16727","penalty":"Counseling, dismissal probation (12 months), vacation days (20 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on-duty utilized a Department computer to access records which were not related to said officer's assignment.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty failed to make proper activity log entries.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"Said Police Officer made inapprorpriate remarks to a person known to the Department which caused annoyance or alarm.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22119853-933325_07082021_2021038pdf","date":"2021-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","type":"trial-decision"}],"id":"HZ4D","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/HZ4D"}