{"active":true,"first_name":"Yesenia","last_name":"Velazquez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Female","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"032 PCT","assignment_date":"2026-07-27","id":"32pct"},"shield_no":8474,"taxid":"949765","complaint_ids":[201707175,201207140,201201194],"command_history":[{"command":"DBMS","id":"227"},{"command":"BX CT","id":"89"},{"command":"PBBX","id":"PBBX"},{"command":"041 PCT","id":"41pct"}],"appt_date":"2010-07-06","age":42,"middle_initial":"A","lawsuits":[{"name":"Tacktuck, Isaura vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-11-18","disposition_date":"2017-01-18","payout_amount":34750,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV05797","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Velazquez, Yesenia","summary":"The plaintiff was looking for a parking spot near her home one evening and was stopped in her vehicle double parked waiting for her mother to determine, on foot, if there was an open spot up the street. Officer Velazquez approached the plaintiff's window and told her to move the vehicle and in return the plaintiff explained that she was waiting for her mother. The officer walked to the front of the vehicle and suddenly screamed at the plaintiff \"you fucking bitch you ran over my foot!\" even though the plaintiff had not moved the vehicle. Officer Velazquez then attempted to pull the plaintiff out of her window, hit her, push her against her car, rip her clothes off, and finally when other officers arrived he arrested her and took the plaintiff to the 41st Precinct. The plaintiff was charged with Assault With Intent to Cause Physical Injury With a Weapon; two counts of Assault With Intent to Cause Physical Injury; Reckless Endangerment (2nd Degree); Assault (2nd Degree); Assault With Intent to Cause Physical Injury; Menacing (2nd Degree); Obstructing Governmental Administration (2nd Degree); Harassment (2nd Degree); and Criminal Possession of a Weapon (4th Degree). The charges are still pending and are based on the false allegations of Officer Velazquez.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.460607/gov.uscourts.nysd.460607.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13443987/tacktuck-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Browing, Pierre vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-20","disposition_date":"2015-05-23","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV09257","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Velazquez, Yesenia","summary":"On May 28, 2012, Pierre Browning was unlawfully arrested by NYPD Officers Yesenia Velazquez and Vivian Gavilanes at his residence in the Bronx. Despite providing evidence of his residency, Browning was detained, handcuffed with excessive tightness, and faced physical assault. He was charged with false impersonation based on Velazquez's statements, a charge which was later adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.435334/gov.uscourts.nysd.435334.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13145218/browning-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Macfarlane, Eric G. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-20","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025491/2014E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Velazquez, Yesenia","summary":"On January 29, 2014, Defendant Police Officers Yeseina Velazquez and John Doe 4-5 were nearby and on duty when Plaintiff got into a verbal altercation with other Defendants Brian McConville and John Doe 2-3. Plaintiff asked Defendant Police Officer Yeseina Velazquez for help, to which she stated she would help, and then she failed to intervene when Defendant Brian McConville began beating Plaintiff and Defendant John Doe 3 flashed a law enforcement badge. Plaintiff was beaten while on top of a NYPD police car, and then taken to an NYPD station. There, Defendant Sgt. George Griffo told Plaintiff not to press charges or else they'd press charges against him, in an effort to protect the law enforcement officers who attacked Plaintiff. Defendant Brian McConville was ultimately arrested for assault, but Defendants John Doe 2-3 were not charged or investigated because they were law enforcement officials. \n\nPlaintiff suffered physical injuries and emotional distress and was refused medical attention until he was finally taken to the Hospital.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=LnWf0SFpybVlmIt2OiHtww==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Velazquez, Yesenia","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-07-10","disposition_date":"2016-10-24","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"305607/2012","name":"Betancourt, Victor vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":100000}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/KCNF-yesenia-velazquez.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"99343","overtime":"56554","other":"20455","total":"176353"},"id":"KCNF","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KCNF"}