{"active":true,"first_name":"Harry","last_name":"Cruz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"063 DET","assignment_date":"2026-05-09","id":"63det"},"shield_no":4462,"taxid":"960407","complaint_ids":[202509386,202409877,202405417,202311358,202208150,202200401,202102154,202101337,202101338,202007098],"command_history":[{"command":"063 PCT","id":"63pct"}],"appt_date":"2016-01-06","shield_no_history":[17669],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Rhooms, Andre vs City of New Yor, et al.","start_date":"2025-12-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"545190/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Ortiz, Gilbert vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-07-14","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"517395/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Baptiste, Erica Jean vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-03-21","disposition_date":"2025-07-23","payout_amount":55000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV00798","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On or about December 22, 2021, Eric Jean Baptiste was approached by four police officers (\"John Doe #1 through John Doe #4\") as he exited a cab in which he had been a passenger.  John Doe #1 through John Doe #4 were dressed in plain clothes and had been driving an unmarked car.  John Doe #1 through John Doe #4 instructed Baptiste to come over to them, each holding one hand on a pistol.  When Baptiste ignored their commands and walked away, John Doe #1 through John Doe #4 followed him, and he was also apprehended by two officers (\"John Doe #5 and John Doe #6\") in an unmarked vehicle.  \n\nWhen Baptiste walked away from John Doe #5 and John Doe #6, he was approached by another unmarked car, from which three more officers (\"John Doe #7 through John Doe #9\") exited.  John Doe #7 through John Doe #9, holding tasers, instructed Baptiste to get on the ground, then pinned him down. While Baptiste was pinned to the ground, one of John Doe #7 through John Doe #9 placed his knee into Baptiste's arm, another of John Doe #7 through John Doe #9 placed his knee of Baptiste's right knee, and another of John Doe #7 through John Doe #9 punched Baptiste in the mouth.  John Doe #7 through John Doe #9 recovered a bag of marijuana from Baptiste's person.  Baptiste was handcuffed and taken to the 63rd Precinct, and to Central Booking, where he was charged with Resisting Arrest.  After being released from Central Booking, Baptiste went for an MRI, which showed that John Doe #7 through John Doe #9 had fractured and caused ligament tears to his left elbow.  Baptiste was never charged by the King's County District Attorney's Office.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.509767/gov.uscourts.nyed.509767.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68220943/baptiste-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Evans, Marquita vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-05-18","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"514589/2023","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On or about November 15, 2022 police officers Dean Perez, Harry Cruz, Anthony Caravana, sergeant James Robinson,  and other unidentified police officers, approached plaintiff. At around this time, plaintiff received a call from her partner that he was being arrested nearby and that the officers were becoming increasingly aggressive. Plaintiff went to the scene and began to record the interaction between the defendant officers and her partner. Defendant officer Anthony Caravana told plaintiff to stop recording and not to touch their vehicle, even if plaintiff has never touched it. As plaintiff continued recording, officer Caravana shoved her in her chest using both hands to grope her breasts. She was then punched in the face and taken to the ground. Plaintiff was thereafter transported to the precinct, and being conducted to a hospital, she was treated for a fractured left middle finger, a facial contusion and a right knee abrasion. Police officers falsely reported that defendant was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. All charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=cqRx0Ey/RcUmBE7Bqq5Dpg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Balbosa, Oriscia vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2022-01-27","disposition_date":"2022-12-05","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"21CV06851","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On October 17, 2020, at approximately 11:30 A.M. in Brooklyn, Ms. Oriscia Balbosa was visiting her friend Sidi at his residence. When Ms. Balbosa and Sidi left the residence, Ms. Balbosa was arrested and handcuffed by two officers. The officers asked whether she had visited a nearby address the day before and she said she had not. The officers took Ms. Balbosa to the 63rd Precinct and informed her that she had been arrested for trespass at said nearby address. She was released approximately 8 hours later. Following several appearances in court, the charges against Ms. Balbosa were dismissed on May 10, 2021.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.473225/gov.uscourts.nyed.473225.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61610347/balbosa-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-07-28","case_no":"2023-28052","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide a business card"}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-07-28","case_no":"2023-28052","penalty":"A - Command Discipline, vacation days (1 day)","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Violated patrol rules - failed to provide a business card"}]},{"disposition_date":"2023-07-04","case_no":"2022-26497","penalty":"Training","recommendation":"Other","allegations":[{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs."},{"desc":"Failed to prepare required reports."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-10-10","case_no":"2022-26716","penalty":"A - Command Discipline","recommendation":"Command Discipline - A","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/PHL7-harry-cruz.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"26660","other":"23603","total":"158774"},"id":"PHL7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/PHL7"}