{"active":true,"first_name":"Raymond","last_name":"Branca","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"DBBS ECT","assignment_date":"2025-08-15","id":"865"},"shield_no":19705,"taxid":"958327","complaint_ids":[202401640,202400047,202307344,202305386,202303045,202301937,202100901],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBS SU"},{"command":"060 PCT","id":"60pct"}],"appt_date":"2015-07-08","middle_initial":"P","lawsuits":[{"name":"Perez, Justin vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-09-17","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"531991/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"name":"Smith, Oulajuwon E. vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-07-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"516802/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On July 27, 2023, Plaintiff was driving a car in Brooklyn when he was approached by PO Branca and other NYPD officers. They grabbed him, pulled him out of his vehicle, threw him to the ground, beat him, pulled his hair and forcibly placed him in handcuffs. They proceeded to push him into a police car and transport him to the 60th precinct, where he was placed in a holding cell for a period of time. At approximately 11 a.m., the plaintiff was taken to Central Booking where he was held until he was arraigned, issued baseless criminal charges, and released on his own recognizance at approximately 11 p.m. NYPD officers created and submitted an erroneous police report to initiate a prosecution in bad faith as a result of which Plaintiff sustained serous personal injuries along with humiliation, shame, indignity, damage to reputation, legal fees and loss of employment opportunities.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=0PPI7wRrIqnXww_PLUS_2Mbh2lg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Espier, Juan vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-04-16","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"510814/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 22, 2021, at Oceanic Ave, Brooklyn, NY, Plaintiff was illegally stopped, seized, arrested, and detained by defendants. Plaintiff was unlawfully stopped inside a parked vehicle. When Plaintiff stepped out of the vehicle, Defendants tackled and slammed Plaintiff to the ground, and punched and kicked him. Defendants violently contorted Plaintiff’s arms and wrists behind his back to affix metal handcuffs in an excessively tight fashion. Plaintiff complained several times the handcuffs were too tight but defendants ignored Plaintiff. Defendants, searched Plaintiff. Defendants shoved Plaintiff into a police vehicle and transported him to the 60th Precinct. Plaintiff was removed to Central Booking, and criminally processed, searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a dirty cell. On March 24, 2022, the criminal proceedings were terminated in plaintiff's favor, when all adverse charges were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=InxO1v84/ZDzMBFEk4LCJw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/Q4WM-raymond-branca.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"21526","other":"25193","total":"155229"},"news":[{"url":"https://apnews.com/article/mayor-adams-edward-caban-james-caban-nypd-fbi-73fed10668e336a06b8c0663eeba7690","title":"Ex-NYPD boss rejected discipline for cops who raided bar where owner says he was 'extorted'","source":"AP News","date":"2024-10-03"}],"id":"Q4WM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/Q4WM"}