{"active":true,"first_name":"Rene","last_name":"Castellano","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"IAB","assignment_date":"2025-11-24","id":"IAB"},"shield_no":951,"taxid":"946836","complaint_ids":[201908277,201908534,201906800,201900778,201803488,201802291,201704295,201603581,201407341,201307096,201306932],"command_history":[{"command":"TB DT33","id":"TB33"},{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"},{"command":"NARCBBN","id":"92"}],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","shield_no_history":[2610,2601],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Bullock, Damian vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-12-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"526526/2019","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"On or about May 12, 2018, at approximately 10:30 P.M., Damian Bullock's residence in Brooklyn, New York, was unlawfully entered by NYPD officers without a warrant. The officers arrested Bullock’s family without probable cause and informed him that he must turn himself in to secure their release. Upon doing so, Bullock was arrested at the 75th Precinct without warning or justification, while his family was released. He was subsequently charged with multiple offenses, including drug possession. On December 6, 2018, all charges against Bullock were dismissed by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. Bullock spent four days in Riker's Island following his arrest and now seeks compensatory and punitive damages, alleging racial profiling, false arrest, and malicious prosecution.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=vwDBRPRzRmoUYCpwjzX4YA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Bullock, Nathaniel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-05-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"510242/2019","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"On May 12, 2018, around 6:30p.m., plaintiff was within his apartment. The defendant officers unlawfully entered plaintiff’s apartment and without probable cause, they detained and arrested plaintiff. While in the plaintiff’s apartment, they performed an unlawful search and plaintiff’s property was damaged and destroyed. They placed excessively tight handcuffs on plaintiff before bringing him to the 75th precinct and then to Central Booking. They released plaintiff from Central Booking on May 13, 2018.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=4388v7KPhlGmo/AqQlBouw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Whitaker, Mondaray vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-01-15","disposition_date":"2021-04-09","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"18CV06897","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"On August 17, 2016, defendant officers PO Rene Castellano [Sheild # 2610] arrested the plaintiff without cause and charged plaintiff with PL 220.21, PL 265.01, PL 221.05, PL 165.40. However, the plaintiff was not in possession of any controlled substance, weapon, or stolen property and did not commit any offense. Before his arrest, the Plaintiff was fixing a car with his friend and saw police officers enter a house about three buildings away. After arresting one guy inside the building, the officers approached the plaintiff and asked what was going on. After telling the officers he was fixing the car, the officer searched the Plaintiff and found nothing illegal. However, the superior officer instructed the officer to bring the plaintiff to the building where the raid took place. The defendants held the plaintiff and his friend on the steps of the house of the raid and tightly handcuffed them to perform a search of the plaintiff, resulting in finding no contraband on the plaintiff. When asked for the reason of his arrest, the officers claimed that the plaintiff had obstructed their entry into the premises and that they found the plaintiff in the backroom of the house where the raid took place with a backpack full of drugs. However, the plaintiff was actually arrested on the street more than 100 feet from said house.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.426238/gov.uscourts.nyed.426238.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/8387323/whitaker-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bullock, Robert, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-11-19","disposition_date":"2020-09-01","payout_amount":80000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"523231/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"On May 12, 2018, Plaintiffs R. Bullock, Murphy, J. Bullock, and Gibson were all residing in their respective apartments. Several unknown defendant officers and Defendant Castellano entered the Plaintiffs' apartments without reasonable or probable cause and arrested and detained the Plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs were handcuffed unreasonably and excessively tight. The Plaintiffs were taken to the precinct and detained. The Plaintiffs were never arraigned or prosecuted. The defendant officers, including Defendant Castellano searched the Plaintiffs' apartments and rooms , which damaged and destroyed their property.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=08uIA5Ih6PlIhVF1_PLUS_kQFGw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","start_date":"2018-10-11","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"18CV00443","name":"Poole, Darin vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7280165/poole-v-nyc/"},{"name":"Grant, Leroy vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-02","disposition_date":"2016-01-29","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV05005","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"Defendant Officers stopped and searched Plaintiff's van and then arrested him and took him to the 73rd Precinct. Officer Castellano lied in the criminal complaint resulting in false charges that were eventually ACD'd.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23685980-2016_grant_15cv05005","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13242809/grant-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Ellis, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-08-04","disposition_date":"2015-09-29","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"509455/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"On February 3, 2015, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Plaintiff was at his job taking care of sorting the garbage and recycling at a building at Newport Street and Junius Street in Brooklyn. Plaintiff worked for the building super. As Plaintiff was working outside, he was approached by NYPD Officer Cassandra James and Officer Rene Castellano. The officers claimed that Plaintiff was removing property from the building and arrested him. Plaintiff was incarcerated for approximately 22 hours before receiving an ACD at arraignment on February 4, 2015. As a result of the arrest, Plaintiff lost two days of wages and chose to find a new job out of fear that this would happen to him again.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=rvu34t70iDwbKzxYUcsLSA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Miller, Dwayne vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-09","disposition_date":"2016-03-06","payout_amount":5001,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01086","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"May 16, 2014 , plaintiff was falsely arrested by defendants while lawfully present in his vehicle at a stoplight.  Defendants proceeded to conduct an illegal search without consent or probable cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23580791-miller-dwane-v-city-of-new-york-et-al-complaint","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13242110/miller-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Herrard, Evrard vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-02-23","disposition_date":"2015-07-23","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV00744","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Castellano, Rene","summary":"Officer Villalona pulled Plaintiff over and immediately arrested him.  He was taken to the 73rd precinct and charged with AC 10-118(B) - \"Destruction or Removal of Property in Buildings or Structures\"; and AC 10-125(B) - \"Consumption of Alcohol in Public\". Complaint was sworn by Lantigua. Plaintiff given ACD","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920457-Herrard-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140447/herrard-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21021504-castellano-b3d9fdb456c7e880a71b448b7a8576b372aaa1e3","type":"brady-giglio","lawsuits":["11CV3649","01086/2015"]}],"payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117442","overtime":"42375","other":"23765","total":"183582"},"id":"MHPT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/MHPT"}