{"active":false,"first_name":"Hector","last_name":"Rodriguez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"049 PCT","assignment_date":"2007-07-18","id":"49pct"},"shield_no":8626,"ended_date":"2026-07-01","taxid":"942455","complaint_ids":[202400601,202306321,202204110,202203679,202200526,202107719,201409709,201202166,201102322,200804490],"appt_date":"2006-07-10","middle_initial":"J","lawsuits":[{"name":"Miller, Ciara, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-02-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"801705/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about January 13, 2019, plaintiffs were approached by defendants, including defendants Rosa, Rodriguez, Vega, Villavizar and Does 1-10.  Defendants questioned plaintiffs  regarding illegal activity.  Plaintiff Miller was six and a half months pregnant at that time.  \n\nPlaintiff Miller: Defendants Rosa, Rodriguez, Vega, Villavizar and Does 1-10 then violently grabbed and contorted plaintiff Miller’s arms behind her back and applied metal handcuff to her wrists in an excessively tight fashion.  Defendants Rosa, Rodriguez, Vega, Villavizar and Does 1-10 thereafter subjected plaintiff Miller to various assaults and batteries by physically restraining her, pulling her hair, striking her all about her body and head, slamming her to the ground, kneeing and kicking her back while her arms were handcuffed behind her back while plaintiff Miller was over 6 months and visibly pregnant.  Defendants then violently shoved plaintiff Miller’s stomach while she was pregnant, requiring her to be transported to a hospital via ambulance, where she was treated for ca. 6 hours, during which time she was handcuffed to a gurney.  She was then transported to a precinct by defendants Rosa, Rodriguez, Vega, Villavizar and Does 1-10, which engaged in the fabrication of evidence and forwarded false claims to prosecutors so that plaintiff Miller would be criminally prosecuted.  All charges were dismissed on or about August 22, 2019.\n\nPlaintiff Rivera:  Defendants Rosa, Rodriguez, Vega, Villavizar and Does 1-10 then violently grabbed and contorted plaintiff Rivera’s arms behind his back and applied metal handcuff to his wrists in an excessively tight fashion.  Plaintiff Rivera was subjected to various assaults and batteries by plaintiff, striking him all about\nhis body and head, slamming his head against a wall and restraining him. \n Defendants Rosa, Rodriguez, Vega, Villavizar and Does 1-10 then shoved plaintiff Rivera in the police car and transported him to a precinct, where he was fingerprinted, photographed and searched.  Defendants then fabricated evidence and forwarded their claims to prosecutors, namely Larceny, Second Degree of Harassment and Resisting Arrest, so that a criminal prosecution against plaintiff was initiated.  All charges were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4qmrykWHLOQEM5BHWB24kw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Vereen, Kavon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-01-23","disposition_date":"2017-07-19","payout_amount":39500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV00284","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Rodriguez, Hector","summary":"On October 26, 2015, Plaintiff and three friends were walking to the playground when PO Dudley and Rodriguez stopped them and told them to line up against a gate. They complied. they were told to sit down, where there were dog feces. Plaintiff asked several times why they were being detained. PO Dudley grabbed Plaintiff around the neck and threw him to the ground. Plaintiff tried to stand up, PO Dudley pushed him onto the ground into the street. PO Dudley wrapped his arm around Plaintiff's neck, pinning him on the ground in a chokehold, causing him difficulty breathing. \n\nAt some point during PO Dudley's attack on Plaintiff, six additional POs arrived and observed, doing nothing to prevent, intervene, or stop. PO Dudley eventually released Plaintiff from the chokehold, PO Dudley then pushed Plaintiffs' head into the ground with his hands and put his knee into Plaintiff's back. Two of the POs handcuffed Plaintiff and continued to pin him to the ground.  Plaintiff never resisted. \n\nPlaintiff was put in a patrol car and taken to the precinct. He was released that evening and never charged with a crime or violation.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.467530/gov.uscourts.nysd.467530.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17500308/vereen-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-02-06","case_no":"2023-29556","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."},{"desc":"Wrongful entry of a premises."},{"desc":"Wrongful threat of force."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-05-16","case_no":"2023-28390","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongful entry of a premises."},{"desc":"Wrongful search of a premises."}]}],"id":"JXAB","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/JXAB"}