{"active":true,"first_name":"Juan","last_name":"Pinero","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"NARCBBXN","assignment_date":"2026-05-20","id":"944"},"shield_no":987,"taxid":"953256","complaint_ids":[202503609,202411387,202411108,202410952,202410603,202408949,201910059],"command_history":[{"command":"NARCBBX"},{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"},{"command":"043 PCT","id":"43pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","shield_no_history":[895],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Rodriguez, William vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-12-28","disposition_date":"2018-11-05","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"036379/2017E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Pinero, Juan","summary":"On January 26, 2017, defendant NYPD officers Juan Pinero and Jamie Martinez, along with unnamed defendant NYPD officers, unlawfully and based solely on the basis of his age and/or race, stopped, searched, battered, handcuffed and detained plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff was then processed, strip searched, and maliciously prosecuted on the basis of fabricated information. Plaintiff suffered severe physical and motional injuries as a result of this incident. All charges against plaintiff were later terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ZwMt4i7KJdToaVfV2fA1WQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Henry, Randal vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-01-05","disposition_date":"2016-07-08","payout_amount":750,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV09643","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Pinero, Juan","summary":"While Plaintiff, a taxi driver, was cautiously driving past an NYPD stop, Police officer Peniro shouted and banged on his window.  Plaintiff continued driving his passenger their destination but then returned to the scene to get the officer's name and shield.  Once he returned, officers gave him a ticket for Reckless Driving.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921636-Henry-v-City-Of-New-York-Police-Officers-Jane"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.450996.25.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356259/henry-v-city-of-new-yorkpolice-officers-jane-and-john-doe/"},{"name":"Santiago, Emmanuel, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-03-14","disposition_date":"2014-10-09","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV01795","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Pinero, Juan","summary":"On February 10, 2014, around 11:30 p.m., plaintiffs Santiago and Hernandez, who are cousins, were on their way to visit their grandmother at her apartment in the Bronx.  While plaintiffs were in the building lobby, they were wrongfully detained and assaulted by NYPD officers, including Officer Juan Pinero.  The officers pointed guns at them, threw them against a wall, and handcuffed them without finding any contraband or having probable cause.  Plaintiffs were transported to a precinct, interrogated, and later taken to Bronx Central Booking, where officer Pinero and other officers falsely informed the District Attorney's office that they observed plaintiffs commit crimes.  Plaintiffs, however, were released after the District Attorney's office declined to prosecute their case.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.424778/gov.uscourts.nysd.424778.2.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13143377/santiago-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2024-05-01","case_no":"2021-24231","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully deactivated their body worn camera."}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-11-06","case_no":"2021-24230","penalty":"B - Command Discipline, vacation days (10 days)","recommendation":"Charges and Specifications","allegations":[{"desc":"Interfere with a recording device."},{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide a Department business card"},{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully used offensive language towards an individual known to the Department."}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22085791-seh_953256","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/MX49-juan-pinero.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"117719","overtime":"10481","other":"17340","total":"145540"},"id":"MX49","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/MX49"}