{"active":true,"first_name":"Brian","last_name":"Porzelt","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"109 DET","assignment_date":"2022-10-03","id":"109det"},"shield_no":5085,"taxid":"953266","complaint_ids":[202106440],"command_history":[{"command":"109 PCT","id":"109pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-07-11","middle_initial":"K","shield_no_history":[19537],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Chan, Sum vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-04-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"19CV07239","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Porzelt, Brian K.","summary":"On December 26, 2018, the Plaintiff (an old, Cantonese Chinese man) was trying to park his car in a spot that was blocked by Defendant Went (a middle-aged mainland Chinese man). The Plaintiff approached the Defendant and asked him to move his car, to which the Defendant angrily got out of his van and threatened to assault the Plaintiff with a metallic object. When the Plaintiff tried to leave the scene, the Defendant punched him in the throat and kicked him in the legs, causing him to break his wrist. The Defendant then proceeded to damage the Plaintiff's car. When the NYPD Defendant members arrived, they questioned the Plaintiff, who was unable to communicate properly in English (NYPD should have arrived with a Chinese translator). So they talked to a few women associated with the Defendant, and they falsely claimed that the Plaintiff had choked the Defendant. PO Byrnes muddles what they were told by the women, and make it seem like the Plaintiff was the aggressor. PO Byrnes proceeds to tell this story to her supervisor, Lt. Andino. PO Stein is the only officer to appear sympathetic with the Plaintiff, while PO Porzelt comically making fun of the Plaintiff. PO Barile's investigation of the scene relied solely on hearsay from the Lt., and did not consist of a single investigatory question to either parties. The Plaintiff tries to communicate with PO Barile, but is immediately shut down. The Plaintiff was charged and arrested without any questions asked to him, while Defendant Weng was released with a DAT. The entire time the Plaintiff was treated at the hospital, he was handcuffed. Despite his injuries, he was arraigned and held for 11 hours. Eventually, the case was dismissed by prosecution in March, 2019.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.443140/gov.uscourts.nyed.443140.104.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16629749/chan-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Li, Qing You vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-03-07","disposition_date":"2018-11-28","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"16CV00174","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Porzelt, Brian K.","summary":"Plaintiff, who is legally blind and speaks limited English, got into an altercation with someone on the street after accidentally walking into his dog's leash. The individuals assaulted Plaintiff and Police officers arrived on the scene, searched Plaintiff, took his phone, and did not call a translator. Plaintiff was arrested, brought to the 109th Precinct, and released with a DAT. Plaintiff tried to bring an interpreter back to file charges against the individuals and was ignored multiple times.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.380196/gov.uscourts.nyed.380196.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7286484/li-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/N8UR-brian-porzelt.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119314","regular":"115071","overtime":"32326","other":"14079","total":"161476"},"id":"N8UR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/N8UR"}