{"active":true,"first_name":"Gene","last_name":"Polyak","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"061 PCT","assignment_date":"2022-11-14","id":"61pct"},"shield_no":6202,"taxid":"950227","complaint_ids":[202309078,201908692,201703411,201607069],"command_history":[{"command":"INT BUR","id":"431"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","lawsuits":[{"name":"Hafif, Dibo vs Rabbi Eli J. Mansour, et al.","start_date":"2022-08-31","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"22CV01199","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"On March 9, 2021 Dibo Hafif's home was surrounded by by 150 rioters at 8PM. Hafif called the NYPD and they sent 4 officers to take a report, the report was made for inciting a riot by Officer Parisi. Officer Parisi promised that him and his unit would arrest the rioters if they did not stop. The NYPD left 1 police car and the officers did not get out of their car. Once the officers left, the crowd grew to over 1,000 and they stayed until 2AM. On March 10, 2021, Hafif went to the NYPD 61st Precinct and was assured that anyone who was seen vandalizing at the riot that night would be arrested, this was specifically said by Officer Thomas Costarella and this promise was accompanied by Officer Costarella's personal phone number. During the riot later that night, Hafif called Officer Costarella over 20 times and every call was ignored. There were over 1,000 rioters who stayed until 2AM and a police report was not taken this night. On March 11, 2021, Hafif was arrested by NYPD members of the 61st Precinct. Several days later, due to impending additional riots and continued threats Hafif was receiving, he gave Evet Balas a Get.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.476725/gov.uscourts.nyed.476725.59.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63136627/hafif-v-mansour/"},{"officer_name":"Polyak, Gene","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2016-06-21","disposition_date":"2019-05-31","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"509664/2016","name":"Malaschenko, Natalia vs Rahmatov, Jasur, et al.","payout_amount":0},{"name":"H., J. vs Bratton, William J. as Commissioner of Police Department, Nyc, et al.","start_date":"2016-05-04","disposition_date":"2018-02-21","payout_amount":60000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV02044","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Polyak, Gene","summary":"On September 12, 2015, the Plaintiff was asked to report to the 71st precinct in response to a complaint. The Plaintiff is a female who practices Islam and wears a Hijab in accordance with the religion’s teachings. When she arrived at the precinct, she was arrested, processed, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. She was taken out of the holding cell and handcuffed to a bench from 7:00pm to 6:00am in order to accommodate male detainees. She was then transferred to Central Booking, where she was taken to the photographing area where approximately ten male police officers and five male detainees were present. Officer Ivan Williams directed her to stand in a certain location to have her photograph taken, and told Officers Quinones and Polyak that she needed to remove her hijab for the photo. \n\nOfficers Quinones and Polyak told the Plaintiff to remove her hijab, and she told the officers she could not remove her hijab in the presence of men for religious reasons. She requested a female officer to take her photograph in private. In response, Officer Williams ridiculed her request and said “unless you want to go back to the precinct you have to take that off.” All three officers insisted the Plaintiff remove her hijab and she ultimately complied. When she removed her hijab, the men, including officers Williams, Quinones, and Polyak, stared and made comments about her hair. Officer Williams commented “wow, wow, wow” in reference to the plaintiff’s hair when taking the photograph. Later, the medical examiner and another officer learned that the officers forced the plaintiff to remove her hijab and both told her that it was improper and a violation of policy.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.384554/gov.uscourts.nyed.384554.32.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4520845/h-v-bratton/"},{"officer_name":"Polyak, Gene","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2014-07-29","disposition_date":"2022-06-27","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"010544/2014","name":"Hammel, Susan vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":750000}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/Q36D-gene-polyak.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"5016","other":"25182","total":"138709"},"id":"Q36D","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/Q36D"}