{"active":false,"first_name":"Noel","last_name":"Melendez","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"BXROBSQ","id":"189"},"shield_no":6779,"ended_date":"2016-05-03","taxid":"916206","complaint_ids":[200608456],"command_history":[{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"1995-06-30","lawsuits":[{"name":"Mack, Ronald vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-06-02","disposition_date":"2015-08-06","payout_amount":70000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV03621","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Melendez, Noel","summary":"On May 20, 2011, Plaintiff was stopped, searched and arrested by Defendant Officers including Defendant John Dillon.  After being transported, Plaintiff was strip searched and was imprisoned for five days until he could post bond.  Defendant Officer Javish Ortiz falsely prepared a complaint against Plaintiff, while Defendant Officers Ortiz and Noel Melendez swore false affidavits. When Plaintiff appeared on May 26, 2011, all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.427296/gov.uscourts.nysd.427296.2.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13143692/mack-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Serrano, Peter vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-28","disposition_date":"2015-08-12","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02183","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Melendez, Noel","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920110-Serrano-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920112-Serrano-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920111-Serrano-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353453/serrano-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Abdul-Majid, Nisaa vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-10-25","disposition_date":"2014-04-25","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV07441","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Melendez, Noel","summary":"On March 4, 2011, defendants PO Noel Melendez, Edward Washa, Javish Ortiz, Steven Colon, and Jane Doe detained and searched Plaintiff, who was lawfully present on the street. The search yielded no evidence of any guns, drugs, or contraband. Defendant officers then arrested Plaintiff and transported her to the local precinct (exact location unknown, but likely 40th Precinct). At the precinct, defendant officers improperly strip searched Plaintiff, which again yielded no evidence of illegal activity. Plaintiff was and held Plaintiff for hours at the precinct before being transferred to Central Booking, where she was held for another several days until arraignment. Plaintiff was arranged on a criminal complaint containing false allegations sworn to by PO Melendez. PO Washa, Ortiz, Colon, and Jane Doe knew Melendez's complaint was based on false statements but did not intervene or speak up. Instead, PO Washa, Ortiz, Colon, and Jane Doe provided additional false allegations to back up PO Melendez's claims and filed false paperwork memorializing the false allegations against Plaintiff. Plaintiff was prosecuted by Bronx County DA but after over a year, all charges were dropped.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922475-Abdul-Majid-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.419035.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352865/abdul-majid-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Valentine, Pedro vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-06-14","disposition_date":"2014-05-27","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"302895/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Melendez, Noel"},{"officer_name":"Melendez, Noel","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-08-23","disposition_date":"2013-04-23","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"307060/2012","name":"Robles, Danny vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":25000},{"name":"Moore v. Ebertz, et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"Plaintiff was charged and later indicted by a grand jury.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5379228-Moore-v-Ebertz-et-al"}],"docket":"18CV02033","officer_name":"Noel Melendez"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"id":"LEHV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LEHV"}