{"active":true,"first_name":"Adrian","last_name":"Mendes","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"CRC","assignment_date":"2026-05-22","id":"CRC"},"shield_no":2589,"taxid":"950875","complaint_ids":[202407354,201400375],"command_history":[{"command":"041 PCT","id":"41pct"},{"command":"067 PCT","id":"67pct"},{"command":"YTH SD","id":"471"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[28829],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Newton, Anson vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-30","disposition_date":"2014-11-07","payout_amount":17500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"505827/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Mendes, Adrian","summary":"On or about April 4, 2013, the Plaintiff was in the hallway of the apartment building where he lived when the Defendant NYPD officers Mendes and Dennis approached him and asked for identification. Plaintiff provided his identification and opened the door to his apartment to show the Defendants that he lived there. When Plaintiff opened the door, the Defendants entered Plaintiff's apartment without permission or a warrant. The Defendants then placed Plaintiff under arrest and handcuffed Plaintiff's arms tightly behind his back, causing bruising and numbness to his wrists and hands. Plaintiff was transported to a nearby precinct and charged with Consumption of Alcohol in Public and Resisting Arrest. At no time that day did Plaintiff consume alcohol in public, resist arrest, or behave unlawfully in any way. The Defendants did not have probable cause or legal justification to arrest Plaintiff. Plaintiff later received treatment at the hospital for the injuries caused by the Defendants.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=OUd3eIEh6rNs5tShk6q2JQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Brown, Darsheen vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-02-26","disposition_date":"2015-08-17","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01154","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Mendes, Adrian","summary":"On January 4, 2013, at about 7:00pm, at plaintiff’s residence, 1070 East New York Avenue, # 7F, Brooklyn, NY 11212, Police Officers Adrian Mendes and John and Jane Does 1-4, arrested plaintiff Darsheen Brown without probable cause. Plaintiff had no criminal record or prior arrest history, and suffered from asthma attacks and sickle-cell anemia and has been hospitalized several times for these conditions. While present in Plaintiff's apartment having responded to a domestic disturbance call unrelated to the arrest, Officer Mendes asked plaintiff’s sister, Jalilia Ellis, a developmentally disabled 4 year-old girl, whether her older brother had touched her inappropriately. Ellis did not understand the question or its import, but based solely upon her extremely vague and unintelligible response defendants chose to arrest Mr. Brown. Two adults present, Crystal Gordon (plaintiff’s mother) and Elena Shweky (a family friend) did not say anything to justify the arrest and vigorously protested the arrest, maintaining that plaintiff had not touched his sister inappropriately. Mendes threatened to mace Ms. Gordon when she protested the arrest and he subsequently claimed falsely that Ms. Shweky had said that plaintiff had sexually abused his 4 year-old sister. Despite Ms. Gordon and Ms. Shweky protests, Mendes arrested plaintiff and took him in handcuffs to the 67th Police Precinct. Officer Mendes arrested Plaintiff in his pajamas and did not allow Plaintiff to have a coat or keep his asthma inhaler, on that cold January night, even though Ms. Gordon told Mendes that plaintiff suffers from asthma and sickle-cell anemia. The arrest was approved by Sgt. Brian Bartley. Despite being taken to and examined at Kings County Hospital, no medical evidence was found that Jalilia had been penetrated or molested in any manner. Kings County Assistant District Attorney Shea Scanlon Lomma determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute plaintiff for any of the charges alleged by Mendes. After discussing the case with her Bureau Chief, a Ms. Gregory, Lomma filed a Declined Prosecution Report, and at approximately 9:00 P.M. on January 5, 2013, plaintiff Darsheen Brown was released from custody without having to be brought before a judge, after having been imprisoned for approximately 26 hours.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.352828/gov.uscourts.nyed.352828.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13241651/brown-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/KNJD-adrian-mendes.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"97894","regular":"96691","overtime":"17947","other":"20549","total":"135187"},"id":"KNJD","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/KNJD"}