{"active":true,"first_name":"Steven","last_name":"Torres","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"052 DET","assignment_date":"2022-10-03","id":"52det"},"shield_no":2980,"taxid":"962846","complaint_ids":[202103392,202004452,202002992,202003398,202007674,201907695,201905563,201802860,201705135],"command_history":[{"command":"052 PCT","id":"52pct"}],"appt_date":"2016-10-11","middle_initial":"G","shield_no_history":[19874],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Melendez, Kenny vs The City of Ny et al.","start_date":"2021-03-04","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"802270/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On June 23, 2019, the Plaintiff was present at a public street in the Bronx when he was threatened, assaulted, tased, and unlawfully arrested by the Defendant Police \nOfficer Steven Torres.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=CETxKjvRddpjpG4Z9MSP5g==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Lopez, Carol vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-03-25","disposition_date":"2023-05-25","payout_amount":65000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV02502","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Torres, Steven G.","summary":"On February 3, 2019, Plaintiff was present in her home on 2527 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY, when she emerged outside to find Officers John Does 1-3 punching and hitting her son in the backseat of a police car. Plaintiff's son screamed for help, and when Plaintiff called out, one officer charged her and punched her in the head. Plaintiff then raised her hands above her head in submission. The officers yelled \"Stop resisting\", and one officer left the vehicle, slammed Plaintiff to the ground and handcuffed her. The initial officer then pulled out his gun and pointed it at Plaintiff. The officers placed Plaintiff in the car and brought her to the 52nd precinct for multiple hours of processing. She eventually was transported to Central Hospital in the Bronx for treatment of her injuries. After, Plaintiff was held in custody for an additional number of hours. There, Police Officer Saline knowingly wrote a false report alleging actions which Plaintiff did not take, including fighting back against the officers' initial assault and restraint of her.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.534806/gov.uscourts.nysd.534806.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17003380/lopez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Garwood, Clestroy vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-03-28","disposition_date":"2019-06-18","payout_amount":20000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023519/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Torres, Steven G.","summary":"On September 18, 2017, Plaintiff Clestroy Garwood was approached for no reason by Officers Steven Torres and two others with no probable cause or legal justification and stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered and detained Garwood in an aggressive manner. Garwood was placed in custody and subjected to a strip search and was falsely charged with committing a crime. He was incarcerated for 24 hours. The charges were eventually terminated.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=21uPVvx21eC4NI94b98CzQ==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-01-13","case_no":"2022-26158","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-01-11","case_no":"2022-26286","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-05-19","case_no":"2022-25374","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully frisked an individual known to the Department."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22086238-seh_962846","type":"employment-history"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115072","overtime":"44466","other":"14235","total":"173773"},"id":"MT4F","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/MT4F"}