{"active":false,"first_name":"Omar","last_name":"Veliz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT1","command":{"command":"075 DET","assignment_date":"2015-09-17","id":"75det"},"shield_no":1739,"ended_date":"2025-10-01","taxid":"931376","complaint_ids":[201609065,200805306,200714611],"command_history":[{"command":"TB DT30","id":"TB30"}],"appt_date":"2002-07-01","shield_no_history":[26309],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Greene, Shannon vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-08-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"520527/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 17, 2022, Plaintiff was unlawfully arrested after Defendant Officers pushed their way, guns drawn, in the apartment while Plaintiff was naked after a shower. Officer John Doe No. 1 pointed his gun at Plaintiff's head and screamed \"get on the ground.\" Officer John Doe No. 1 interrupted the treatment of minor child when he ordered Plaintiff to take the child off from nebulizer machine. did not allow her to get dressed for the remainder of the arrest. Officer John Doe No.1 refused Plaintiff's request to see a female officer. Officers denied Plaintiff's request for feminine hygiene products when explaining that Plaintiff was on her menstrual cycle. Plaintiff was detained, naked, while in her apartment building's public hallway. Witness, Tiara Boyland, among the people present, saw plaintiff held naked (and in handcuffs) in the hallway by Officer John Doe No. 1 exposing her buttocks and genitals. Officer John Doe No. 1 refused to help plaintiff cover her naked body after it fell in front of the onlookers. After an hour of public exposure, Officer Jane Doe No. 1 allowed Plaintiff to get dressed During the six hours of unlawful detention, Defendant Officers searched Plaintiff's apartment without a legally-issued warrant or consent and then released Plaintiff and left her apartment. Other Defendant Officers, who were present during the incident but did not participate in the unlawful conduct, have failed to intervene. Defendant NYPD Officers damaged approximately $2,000-$3,000 worth of property as a result of the unlawful search on her apartment.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=xfB/lxDi2r0Gm2tBXH1ldg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Simon, Dennis, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-12-15","disposition_date":"2025-09-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"21CV06868","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On January 1, 2019, Plaintiffs' home was unlawfully entered and searched by the defendants, who did not have a warrant or probable cause to search the home. Despite not finding any evidence of illegal activity, Defendants Jimenez, Grandstaff, and Siljkovic took plaintiff Dennis Simon to the 75th Precinct, where they held him for questioning for 2 days without informing him of his right to counsel. \n\nDuring that time, the defendants conspired with defendants Green and Granum to create a false parole violation claim in order to detain plaintiff Dennis Simon during their ongoing investigation. Because of this false claim, plaintiff was held in detention for over one month, until an administrative law judge determined that the violation was unfounded and he was released. Because of his detention, plaintiff lost his job.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.473270/gov.uscourts.nyed.473270.26.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61612560/simon-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Veliz, Omar","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2019-04-01","disposition_date":"2020-03-24","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"505417/2019","name":"Espinal, Jose D. vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":40000},{"officer_name":"Veliz, Omar","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2010-09-30","disposition_date":"2014-10-27","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"022380/2010","name":"Lindsay, Ramel vs City of New York, et La.","payout_amount":137500}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2015-04-20","case_no":"2015-13461","penalty":"Counseling, pre-trial suspension days (30 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with a person known to the Department","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, wrongfully hit a person known to the Department","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, wrongfully threatened a person known to the Department","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"id":"NKDM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/NKDM"}