{"active":true,"first_name":"Gerard","last_name":"Salvia","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"PBMN","assignment_date":"2026-07-12","id":"PBMN"},"taxid":"946616","complaint_ids":[202403040,201900389],"command_history":[{"command":"US OPEN TENNIS DETAIL","id":"749"},{"command":"019 PCT","id":"19pct"},{"command":"PBQN","id":"PBQN"},{"command":"025 PCT","id":"25pct"},{"command":"030 PCT","id":"30pct"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","middle_initial":"W","shield_no_history":[11384,2437],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Ashaqua, Janaqual vs P.O. Odonell, Patrick, et al.","start_date":"2020-01-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"160256/2019","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Salvia, Gerard","summary":"On October 24, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. plaintiff, Janaqual Ashaqua, while lawfully inside of 2015 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, was falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, unlawfully seized and subjected to excessive force by the defendants when they slammed plaintiff to the ground, tased him twice in the abdomen, causing plaintiff to suffer serious physical injuries in the head and stomach. Defendant then unlawfully handcuffed and arrested plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. Then plaintiff was transported him to Harlem Hospital against his will without any legal justification or probable cause. Defendant police officers knowingly and wrongfully accused plaintiff of being emotionally disturbed person and they had no reason to believe plaintiff would harm himself or others. At Harlem Hospital, plaintiff received medical treatment for the physical injuries inflicted by the defendants. Plaintiff had four taser barbs in plaintiff’s abdomen removed, had a cat scan of head, and was prescribed pain medication for his physical injuries. Further, medical evaluation at the hospital concluded the plaintiff was not a threat to himself or others. On October 25, 2016, at approximately 12:30 a.m. after approximately 5 hours in custody, the defendants released the plaintiff from custody at the hospital without being charged with a crime. Plaintiff was deprived of his constitutional rights when the individual defendants falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned and unlawfully seized him in violation of the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=QyCOGeHPUjh1FYV6AtWotg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Watson, Teron vs P.O. Loncke, Paul, et al.","start_date":"2013-05-01","disposition_date":"2013-11-15","payout_amount":3000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV02172","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Salvia, Gerard","summary":"Incident Number One: On October 2, 2011, Plaintiff was lawfully exiting an elevator in a subway station in Queens. NYPD officers, including Defendant Police Officer Salvia, stopped Plaintiff. Defendant officers began questioning Plaintiff. When Plaintiff objected to the officer’s questioning, Plaintiff was handcuffed, placed under arrest, and transported to a transit precinct. At the precinct, the officers, including Defendant Salvia, falsely informed employees of a District Attorney’s Office that they had observed Plaintiff obstructing a seat on the subway. Plaintiff was subsequently arraigned in court. At arraignment, Plaintiff’s criminal charges were dismissed.\n\nIncident Number Two: On August 28, 2012, Plaintiff was exiting a station in Brooklyn. Defendant officers, including Defendant Loncke, approached him. The officers began questioning the defendant about whether he knew a man named “Sheldon.” The officers also showed Plaintiff a photograph of “Sheldon.” Plaintiff asked the officers to leave him alone and let him go on his way unmolested. Plaintiff was handcuffed, placed under arrest, and transported to a transit precinct. At arraignment, Plaintiff’s criminal charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.341675/gov.uscourts.nyed.341675.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13049461/watson-v-loncke/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/LU8B-gerard-salvia.jpg","id":"LU8B","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/LU8B"}