{"active":false,"first_name":"Timothy","last_name":"Erwig","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DBQS","id":"378"},"shield_no":2533,"ended_date":"2020-07-06","taxid":"919006","complaint_ids":[201208522,201114247,200917715,200606528,200305808,200200889,9905598,9903914,9902320,9801059],"command_history":[{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"1997-04-15","lawsuits":[{"name":"Pemberton, Antoine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-17","disposition_date":"2017-04-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"009936/2014","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy"},{"name":"Wright, Kendall vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-13","disposition_date":"2015-07-14","payout_amount":120000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01376","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","summary":"On March 1, 2011, PO DELMONICO chased after two individuals when Plaintiff exited his home located at 418 Chester Street, Brooklyn. Two POs approached the Plaintiff when the Plaintiff laughed after observing the officer’s chase. Seargent RINALDI and POs arrested and transported Plaintiff to an NYPD precinct without reasonable reason. Due to PO’ DELMONICO’s false allegations and false evidence, Plaintiff was prosecuted and imprisoned. \nOn March 13, 2012, PO ALTRECHE and ERWIG arrested Plaintiff without probable cause when Plaintiff was at his home. PO ALTRECHE and ERWIG personally transported Plaintiff to an NYPD precinct station house and imprisoned him. The Plaintiff was arrested based on false allegations that, on separate dates in July 2010, the Plaintiff had sold narcotics to UNDER COVER OFFICER 209. POs imprisoned Plaintiff until March 15, 2011. As a result of the POs’ false allegations, bail was set on the Plaintiff’s criminal case, which caused him to be imprisoned on Rikers Island for 3.5 months. PO DEPALO, UNDERCOVER OFFICER 209, MULLDAY, Sergeant LOGAN, ALTRECHE, ERWIG, JOHN, and JANE DOE 1-10 directly participated in the Plaintiff’s arrest, investigated the Plaintiff’s arrest and failed to intervene. As a result, on December 19, 2012, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.353187/gov.uscourts.nyed.353187.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138958/wright-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rosario, Minerva, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-12-05","disposition_date":"2014-11-13","payout_amount":52000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV06785","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","summary":"On October 18, 2012, NYPD P.O. James McCullough, Sergeant Michael Webber, Detective Vincent Barese, Detective Matthew Zito,  Detective Walter Marin, Detective Erik Hirsch, Detective Jose Higa, Detective Jean Paul Jaccard, Detective Timothy Erwig, and Captain Gregory Stewart John (collectively the \"Defendants\") forcibly entered the residence of the Plaintiffs, screamed, curse and pointed firearms at the Plaintiffs. The Defendants also threatened the Plaintiffs with, among other things police dogs. The Defendants pushed Plaintiff Betty Claus by the face into a wall, refused to allow her to cover her chest up despite only being in a bra. The Defendants also punched Plaintiff Andres Cruz in the stomach and physically forced him to lie down on his stomach at gunpoint. Further, while Plaintiff Cruz was on his stomach, the Defendants placed a finger in his mouth and pulled his neck back while simultaneously pulling one of his legs back towards his head, thereby causing substantial pain.  The Defendants further illegally searched the Plaintiffs, strip searched Plaintiff Cruz, handcuffed and interrogated the Plaintiffs. The Defendants then \"ransacked\" the apartment, causing damage to the personal belongings of Plaintiffs Rosario, Concepcion and Claus. The Defendants then transported Plaintiffs Claus and Cruz to the local precinct and ultimately to central booking. The Defendants set forth fabricated charges against Plaintiff Cruz, initiating a criminal prosecution against him for the possession of marijuana. The charges against Plaintiff Cruz were ultimately dropped. However, Plaintiff Cruz was held in custody for 19 days AFTER the charges were dropped. Plaintiff Claus spent two days in police custody. Plaintiff Cruz spent 21 days in custody. No criminal charges against Plaintiffs Rosario and Concepcion were ever filed with the Court in relation to this investigation.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.349801/gov.uscourts.nyed.349801.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13138610/rosario-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Stovall, Kendrick vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-11-19","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"020045/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy"},{"name":"Smith, Theodore vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-22","disposition_date":"2014-09-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"13CV02395","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","summary":"On August 10, 2011, at approximately 9:00 p.m. at 419 Lafayette Avenue Apartment 2R, Brooklyn, New York, Defendant NYPD Officers Detective Timothy Erwig, Sergeant Ed Fackler, and Detective John Stopa illegally searched Plaintiff's apartment, illegally detained Plaintiff, Falsely arrested Plaintiff, falsely indicted Plaintiff, and falsely imprisoned Plaintiff until his release on February 23, 2012. In October 2011, Defendant UC C0092 falsely testified before a Grand Jury of the Special Narcotics Court of the City of New York and caused an indictment to be issued and the Plaintiff to be falsely arrested and imprisoned. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed by the Criminal Court of the City of New York on March 13, 2012 because a Defendant officer (UC C0092) was unable to identify him in a lineup.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.341897/gov.uscourts.nyed.341897.9.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5683426/smith-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Holiday, Wayne, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-02-25","disposition_date":"2013-12-06","payout_amount":140000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV00735","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","summary":"On December 10, 2011 plaintiff Wayne Holiday was walking home. As he approached his house. the plaintiff was approached by defendants. The defendants grabbed Mr. Holiday by his throat, threw him to the ground, and proceeded to assault him. The plaintiff had committed no criminal activity, nor did the defendants have probable cause or reasonable suspicion that plaintiff had committed any criminal activity. Mr. Holiday did not attempt to resist arrest, nor to assault the defendants in any way. The defendants struck plaintiff with their fists and kicked him repeatedly for several minutes. When the defendants finally ceased the assault, and began to taunt plaintiff. Defendants made jokes about how much blood plaintiff had lost. Following the assault, the plaintiff’s need for medical attention was apparent, however defendants did not take any steps to obtain medical attention for Mr. Holiday. Defendants entered plaintiffs’ home without a valid warrant, consent, or other legal basis to enter their home. Plaintiff Mrs. Holiday who is Mr. Holiday's mother objected to the officer's presence in her home. She was detained for the duration of the officer's search of her home. After not finding any contraband, defendants left plaintiffs' home and brought Mr. Holiday to the precinct. Mr. Holiday was treated at Woodhull hospital for serious injuries including fractures to his 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th ribs, subconjunctival hemorrhages causing him to bleed from both eyes, swelling to both eyes, head trauma, and numerous cuts and bruises. The plaintiff remained at the hospital for approximately four days. Based on the false allegations made by defendants, Mr. Holiday was charged with petit larceny, possession of stolen property, assault in the third degree, resisting arrest, criminal possession of a weapon, and harassment in the second degree. Mr. Holiday was arraigned and assigned $500 bail. All charges against Mr. Holiday were later dismissed.  Defendants include:  Timothy Erwig, Orlen Zambrano, Michael Parks, Wanda Chalar, Erick Hirsch, Todd Cracco, Police Undercover Officer C0032, Police Undercover Officer C0092, and Sergeant Edward Fackler, were, at all times here relevant, police officers of the NYPD.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.339010/gov.uscourts.nyed.339010.12.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923309-Holiday-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049239/holiday-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-11-07","disposition_date":"2013-06-17","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV04774","name":"Sprowal, Charles vs Detective Erwig, Timothy, et al.","payout_amount":7500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923307-Sprowal-v-Erwig-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923308-Sprowal-v-Erwig-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4322094/sprowal-v-erwig/"},{"officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-11-05","disposition_date":"2013-10-31","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV05058","name":"Baldwin, Dennis, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":60000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049087/baldwin-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-05-22","disposition_date":"2013-07-23","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV02352","name":"Jewell, Patrick vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":45000,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12957286/jewell-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Erwig, Timothy","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-05-18","disposition_date":"2014-03-04","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"12CV02160","name":"Brooks, Ellen, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":181500,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919668-Brooks-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13048931/brooks-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rose v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":6000,"disposition":"Settlement","summary":"Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, searched, assaulted, arrested, strip-searched and charged with felony. All charges dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919034-Rose-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919033-Rose-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"10CV03069","officer_name":"Timothy B. Erwig"},{"name":"Bissette v. The City of New York","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4918980-Bissette-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"docket":"10CV00801","officer_name":"Timothy B. Erwig"},{"name":"Lucky v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","payout_amount":2500,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922962-Lucky-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV00235","officer_name":"Timothy B. Erwig"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"LCUR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LCUR"}