{"active":false,"first_name":"Crystal","last_name":"Collins","race":"Black","gender":"Female","rank":"SGT DS","command":{"command":"DB CEIS","assignment_date":"2025-01-31","id":"94"},"shield_no":3435,"ended_date":"2026-07-01","taxid":"917065","complaint_ids":[201101027,200915064,200712602,200402776,200105882,9904363,9902818],"command_history":[{"command":"DB SID","id":"428"},{"command":"SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT","id":"811"},{"command":"DB CED","id":"405"},{"command":"088 PCT","id":"88pct"},{"command":"NARCBMN","id":"250"}],"appt_date":"1996-07-18","middle_initial":"R","shield_no_history":[13598],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Wright, Derek vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-07-01","disposition_date":"2016-04-11","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302461/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Collins, Crystal"},{"name":"Lorenzo, Casine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-12-16","disposition_date":"2015-05-15","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV09865","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Collins, Crystal","summary":"On October 23, 2013, Casine Lorenzo was falsely arrested and maliciously prosecuted after NYPD detectives, including Detective Miguel Hernandez and Sergeant Crystal Collins, arrested his friend in a buy-and-bust operation. Lorenzo, who attended a methadone maintenance program with his friend, was wrongly accused of assisting in selling drugs. Despite his innocence, he was subjected to an illegal strip search and fabricated charges, leading to his arraignment on felony drug charges.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.436197/gov.uscourts.nysd.436197.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13145432/lorenzo-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Cerda, Jorge vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-02","disposition_date":"2017-04-28","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"155365/2014","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Collins, Crystal","summary":"On February 27, 2013 PO Louis Dambrosio, PO Crystal Collins, and POs John Does falsely accused Plaintiff of selling narcotics, arrested him in his residence in front of his family, and was transported to a precinct for approximately 1.5 - 2 hours with excessively-tight handcuffs. Plaintiff was falsely imprisoned for approximately 20 days, during which he attempted to explain he was not the individual POs sought. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted and all charges against Plaintiff were ultimately dismissed on December 9, 2013. Plaintiff was verbally, physically, and emotionally abused, intimidated, humiliated, embarrassed, and defamed, and suffered multiple bodily injuries, pain, distress, post traumatic stress disorder, emotional and psychological injury and damage, great indignity, and reputational damage as a result of this incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=uxvUfxs3D4p00Ce6BlWO7A==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Collins, Crystal","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-09-27","disposition_date":"2013-06-06","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV07226","name":"Flynn, Abdul vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":3500,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12962083/flynn-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Collins, Crystal","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-05-07","disposition_date":"2013-05-15","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV03504","name":"Espinal, Juan vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":40000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12960938/espinal-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Collins, Crystal","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2011-06-30","disposition_date":"2013-04-24","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"11CV04366","name":"Garrison, Michael, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":30000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4349248/garrison-v-wilson/"}],"id":"K5LH","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/K5LH"}