{"active":true,"first_name":"Taulant","last_name":"Gjonbalaj","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2024-08-18","id":"10"},"shield_no":23964,"taxid":"963046","complaint_ids":[202311430,202204155],"command_history":[{"command":"048 PCT","id":"48pct"}],"appt_date":"2017-01-04","lawsuits":[{"name":"W., C Infant By Png Mcgriff, Monique vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-10-27","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"815600/2022E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On January 18, 2022, Plaintiff was on the sidewalk with some friends when he observed several uniformed defendant officers walking towards them. Defendant approached Plaintiff and told him he was going to frisk him. During this encounter, Plaintiff’s hands were above his head, as he was instructed, and then defendant conducted the unlawful frisk and did not feel anything hard or anything he believed to be illegal. When asked why the defendants was doing the search, defendant ignored the plaintiff. Plaintiff, uncomfortable with the unlawful search, turned away from the defendant. As a result, defendants tackled the Plaintiff and pushed the front side of Plaintiff’s body into the back hood of a nearby car. Almost instantly, a shot was fired, hitting Plaintiff on the inside of his leg. Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested and handcuffed by the defendants, placed in the back of an unmarked NYPD vehicle, and transported to St. Barnabas Hospital. After an overnight stay in St. Barnabas, Plaintiff was transported against his will to the 48th Precinct, where he was processed and unlawfully placed in a holding cell, still handcuffed. While at the precinct, Defendants transported the plaintiff two (2) more times back and forth to St. Barnabas hospital for further treatment for his gunshot wound. After approximately two (2) days in custody at the 48th Precinct, the Plaintiff was transferred to Bronx County Central Bookings. While Plaintiff was in custody, the Defendants provided the DA with the false, misleading and/or incomplete information that Plaintiff committed a crime. During a March 8, 2022, retention hearing, the presiding judge stated on the record, “there was seemingly from the video, from the testimony, there was absolutely zero reason for any of those officers to approach this individual.”","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=cYerC72LpbAFqdYTUebYAw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Conyers, Kyrin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2022-06-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"808329/2022","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Gjonbalaj, Taulant","summary":"On September 12, 2021, three POs grabbed Plaintiff without justification, told Plaintiff to turn around and put his hands behind his back and unlawfully arrested him on the street. While Plaintiff was in custody, the Defendant police officers provided the District Attorney's Office with false, misleading and/or incomplete information that Plaintiff committed a crime. Plaintiff was also assaulted by correction officers who ran into his cell, grabbed him and another person, and pulled his arm behind his back, worsening his shoulder injury. The prosecution and criminal proceedings terminated in Plaintiff's favor.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=pXPj5o5H_PLUS_HE0YzD8okN3Vg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Muhammad, Habiyb vs City of Ny","start_date":"2021-12-22","disposition_date":"2022-05-17","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"817360/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On March 19, 2021, Plaintiff was approached by P.O.s including Officer Taulant Gjonbalaj, Officer Kelly, Officer Bacovic, Officer Perez and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, and detained. In the course of the arrest, Plaintiff was handled in an egregious manner and experienced injury to the head, neck, back, body and limbs. Plaintiff was subjected to a strip search and remained incarcerated for over 24 hours. After being prosecuted on false charges, all charges against Plaintiff were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=TlZm1KzVYR6T4hE80ZtaaQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-02-02","case_no":"2022-27631","penalty":"Training, vacation days (11 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Failed to timely activate body-worn camera.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongfully frisked an individual known to the Department.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongfully stopped an individual known to the Department.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24778543-8567_jdi_retention_hearing","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/MKDK-taulant-gjonbalaj.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"34826","other":"22180","total":"165517"},"is_credibility":true,"id":"MKDK","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/MKDK"}