{"active":false,"first_name":"Andrew","last_name":"Turano","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"013 PCT","id":"13pct"},"shield_no":4752,"ended_date":"2016-07-01","taxid":"918426","complaint_ids":[200808494,200611830],"command_history":[{"command":"PBMS TF"}],"appt_date":"1996-07-18","lawsuits":[{"name":"Blackburn, Corey, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-06-06","disposition_date":"2014-11-08","payout_amount":100000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV03867","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Turano, Andrew","summary":"On or about June 24, 2012, at approximately 8:00PM, Plaintiffs were walking home from the Gay Pride Parade in the vicinity of Washington and Christopher Streets in Manhattan. Plaintiffs and others were waiting behind a police barrier to cross the street. Plaintiffs were given permission by a police officer to cross the street, when without warning, an officer tackled Plaintiffs to the ground and forcibly arrested Plaintiffs, despite Plaintiffs not resisting. Plaintiffs were falsely accused of obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arresting. While in custody, one of the Plaintiffs requested medical attention, where he was treated at Bellevue Hospital for his injuries, which included bruises to his arms and legs. The same Plaintiff informed officers that he was on a certain medication Welbutrin, and the officers took him to the psychiatry ward at Bellevue Hospital, where he spent approximately 6 hours handcuffed to a wheelchair.\n\nAfter spending approximately 29 hours in police custody, Plaintiffs were released. The officers provided false material statements in the charging paperwork. After numerous court appearances, all criminal charges were dismissed. Plaintiffs suffered degradation, humiliation, loss of reputation and various other emotional injuries, as well as economic harm.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.412919/gov.uscourts.nysd.412919.19.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13142835/blackburn-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rechtschaffer, Jessica vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-02-01","disposition_date":"2013-07-09","payout_amount":147500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV00709","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Turano, Andrew","summary":"On March 17, 2012, Plaintiff was lawfully present in Zuccotti Park. Defendant police officers accosted Plaintiff, a woman, deliberately grabbed her breast, threw her to the ground, deliberately bent and twisted her wrists, and handcuffed her with flex-cuffs more tightly and violently than authorized by NYPD procedure. Defendant officers placed Plaintiff under arrest despite a lack of probable cause. Plaintiff was held and detained in custody for approximately thirty-one hours. When Plaintiff was finally brought to court and arraigned, her case was adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.407230.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4351725/rechtschaffer-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Turano, Andrew","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2011-11-21","disposition_date":"2014-04-21","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"11CV08414","name":"Carpenter, Heather, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":12250,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4349878/carpenter-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Akran v. City of New York","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"Plaintiff was going to a concert when officers directed him to a different location.  When Plaintiff arrived at that location defendant officers assaulted him using their batons.   Charges against Plaintiff and their outcomes were not specified.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921506-Akran-v-City-of-New-York"}],"docket":"15CV08121","officer_name":"Andrew R. Turano","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13247508/akpan-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"M47M","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/M47M"}