{"active":false,"first_name":"Austin","last_name":"Hieronymi","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"PBBX SU PST","assignment_date":"2021-10-28"},"shield_no":24365,"ended_date":"2022-04-05","taxid":"957676","complaint_ids":[202101365,202003654,202003263,201910753,201709885],"command_history":[{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-01-07","middle_initial":"M","lawsuits":[{"name":"Tippins, Tyleel vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-04-23","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"800006/2025E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Hunt, Tamel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-01-12","disposition_date":"2025-07-01","payout_amount":250000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"800620/2024E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about February 4th, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., at or near the vicinity of the Northeast corner of East 168th Street and 3rd Avenue, Bronx, NY, Defendants NYPD Police Officer Austin Hieronymi, Paul G. Kelly, John Avellino, John Doe I-V, and Sergeant stopped the vehicle Plaintiff Tamel Hunt was a passenger for hire for an automobile stop. The defendants conducted an automobile stop despite the Plaintiff's vehicle for hire not violating any traffic, vehicle, etc. laws nor the Defendants having any basis in law behind their stop. Although Defendants claimed that the vehicle in question lacked a light illuminating the automobile's license plate, the automobile did have such. Furthermore, the Defendants alleged that the vehicle contained the smell of marijuana and alcohol, but the vehicle did not contain such smell. Defendants then ordered the Plaintiff to exit the vehicle despite there being no justification in law to do so. Next, the Defendants searched, questioned, searched, and detained the Plaintiff and the vehicle he was in. Any alleged illicit item found in the vehicle in question stemmed from an unconstitutional search and seizure, which meant that the Defendants did not have enough probable cause to arrest the Plaintiff. Defendants then made false accusations against the Plaintiff that they knew or should have known were false and lacked probable cause.  However, Defendants then arrested and detained the Plaintiff despite a lack of probable cause, reasonable cause, or justification. During Plaintiff's detention and confinement, the Defendants took Plaintiff's property, which caused him shock, emotional distress, and physical consequences. \n\nFollowing Plaintiff's arrest, the Defendants transported him in hand restraints to the 47th precinct at 4111 Laconia Avenue, Bronx, NY. At the precinct, Defendants removed the Plaintiff's handcuffs and subjected him to a pat-down search. While being searched, one of the Defendants groped the Plaintiff at his groin and attempted to probe his anus, which caused Plaintiff fright, shock, and emotional distress. The Defendants then restrained Plaintiff in handcuffs and shackles and invasively probed Plaintiff's anus without a specific reason justifying such a search or a search warrant. The defendants later transported the Plaintiff in hand and leg restraints to the Bronx County Central Booking, where he was detained. After being detained there, Plaintiff was arraigned on February 6th, 2021. Again, Defendants removed Plaintiff to the Rikers Island Correctional facility, a prison known for its inhumane conditions, until July 11th, 2022. After Plaintiff's arrest, the Defendants maliciously and falsely asserted to the District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff possessed a weapon and other items, which caused him to be criminally charged. Ultimately, the Bronx Supreme Criminal Court and Criminal Court of the City of New York, Bronx dismissed Plaintiff's charges against him on August 9th, 2023, in his favor. The plaintiff believes he was targeted due to his race. Both Defendants have a pattern of arresting innocent persons per several prior lawsuits and allegations made against them. Ultimately, the Plaintiff has suffered deprivation of liberty, physical and mental pain and suffering, disability, internal and external injuries, current and future medical expenses for drugs and medications, and an inability to attend to his usual vocation and avocations.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=3YbtC9XrUzR0vsA8Rkl4iA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Richard, Richard vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-01-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"800441/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Moore, Noel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-09-14","disposition_date":"2021-03-02","payout_amount":8500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"030234/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Hieronymi, Austin","summary":"On December 15, 2019, at around 12:20 a.m., Plaintiff was walking with his brother after leaving their sister's home on morris Avenue, heading towards a store around 151st Street and Morris Avenue. As they approached the corner of 153rd Street and Morris Avenue (outside the store), Plaintiff noticed an unmarked police car, from which NYPD Officers Austin Hieronymi, Richard Podlovits, and John Doe emerged in plain clothes. The officers ordered Plaintiff and his brother to stop, and baselessly asked if they possessed weapons, which they denied. Plaintiff was then pressed against the glass of the store so officers could search him, which produced no evidence of weapons or any illegal items. When the officers walked away, Moore attempted to photograph the officers' unmarked car, but did not do so because the officers threatened to arrest him if he took a photograph. Before driving away in their vehicle, some of the officers stuck up their middle fingers at Plaintiff and his brother, which caused them to feel humiliated, distressed, and degraded.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=krYbp7xQVJl/hDPyOy0p1Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Tabb, Zimmian vs P.O. Hieronymi, Austin et al.","start_date":"2017-08-28","disposition_date":"2018-09-20","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"17CV04448","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Hieronymi, Austin","summary":"On August 13, 2016, plaintiff was stopped by defendant officers in plainclothes. Defendants falsely accused plaintiff of having participated in a shooting nearby. Defendants pulled plaintiff out of his car, searched the car, arrested plaintiff, and transported him to the 47th precinct. Plaintiff was released after 4 hours in custody.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.476028/gov.uscourts.nysd.476028.2.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7112793/tabb-v-hieronymi/"}],"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/22085954-seh_957676","type":"employment-history"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/NNWR-austin-hieronymi.jpg","id":"NNWR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/NNWR"}