{"active":true,"first_name":"Arnaud","last_name":"Polynice","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT2","command":{"command":"113 DET","assignment_date":"2026-01-01","id":"113det"},"shield_no":2711,"taxid":"957047","complaint_ids":[202002884,201705063,201703462,201702711,201700877,201610465,201607770],"command_history":[{"command":"INT MSS","id":"677"},{"command":"088 DET","id":"88det"},{"command":"088 PCT","id":"88pct"}],"appt_date":"2014-07-09","middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[11414,2217],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Elliot, Shadrack vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-05-02","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"510595/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On or about July 13, 2021, at or around 3:57 pm, Plaintiff was lawfully within\nthe vicinity of 100 Maiden Lane, when several unidentified New York City Police Officers, including Defendants Officer Max Solomon and Doe Defendants approached and unlawfully searched the Plaintiff, despite no reasonable suspicion or other lawful basis to do so, and recovered no contraband from such search. Defendants then arrested the Plaintiff despite lacking probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had committed any crimes or offense. In arresting and placing handcuffs on the Plaintiff, the Defendants used excessive force and assaulted and battered. The Defendants then transported the Plaintiff to the police precinct and to central booking. At the precinct, the officers falsely informed employees of the New York County District attorney’s office that they had observed the Plaintiff commit various crimes/offenses even though neither Officer Solomon nor the Doe defendants observed the Plaintiff violating any laws/ordinances. \n\nOn or about July 14, 2021, at or around 12:00 p.m., the Plaintiff was lawfully\nwithin the vicinity of 87 Monument Walk, when several unidentified New York City Police Officers, including Defendants Officer Arnaud Polynice and Doe Defendants approached and unlawfully searched the Plaintiff, despite no reasonable suspicion or other lawful basis to do so. At that time, the Plaintiff was exiting Brooklyn central booking when the Defendant officers assaulted and battered the Plaintiff,\nand used excessive force against him without any legal justification or provocation on the part of the Plaintiff. Specifically, Defendant officers tackled the Plaintiff from behind, pushed him to the floor, and sat on his head while the Plaintiff was laying on the floor bleeding from his nose and head. The Defendant officers recovered no contraband. Defendants then arrested the Plaintiff despite lacking probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that Plaintiff had committed any crimes or offense. The Defendants then transported the Plaintiff to the police precinct and to central booking. At the precinct, the officers falsely informed employees of the King's County District Attorney's office that they had observed the Plaintiff commit various crimes/offenses even though neither Defendants had observed the Plaintiff violating any law/ordinances. At the precinct, the Plaintiff complained about pain in his head, neck and back. Plaintiff was eventually taken to a hospital, and then returned back to the precinct. After release from custody, the Plaintiff went to a hospital where he was admitted for around days for treatment of injuries to his head that he sustained as a result defendants excessive force from the arrest and since then, Plaintiff has sought medical treatment multiple times for getting\nlightheaded and passing out; a condition he developed after the incident.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=01bo/6XVgK5f9LOuMBKgIg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Barreto, Jose vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-01-14","disposition_date":"2021-07-27","payout_amount":7000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"19CV07156","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Polynice, Arnaud","summary":"On Dec 22, 2016 officers Carlos Miranda, Arnaud Polynice and Matthew Lambert stopped a vehicle Mr. Barreto's (plaintiff's) three sons were in, allegedly for tinted windows. One son facetimed Mr. Barreto's wife and she heard a physical struggle between the officers and her sons. Mr. Barreto and his wife arrived at the scene and saw six officers punching their son. Mr. Barreto asked what was happening and several officers approached. One officer punched Mr. Barreto twice in the throat, later took his badge from under his shirt and said \"if you want to fight me we can go around the corner.\" Mr. Barreto went to the 88th precinct to make a complaint about the use of force but the officer at the desk refused to assist. Mr. Barreto sought medical attention and neither he nor his wife were arrested.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.443009/gov.uscourts.nyed.443009.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16616445/barreto-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Gray v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","summary":"Plaintiff was riding his bike when he was almost hit by a police car without headlights on. Plaintiff yelled at the car and defendant officers exited the car, asked for Plaintiff's ID, then assaulted and arrested him, and charged him with OGA, Disc Con, and Resisting Arrest, which were ACD'd.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922286-Gray-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922285-Gray-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"16CV01305","officer_name":"Arnaud J. Polynice","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4325337/gray-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21027702-polynice-0b519e2a4e43f2c1005fdd8a0e16444405631296","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/QMER-arnaud-polynice.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"134819","regular":"130069","overtime":"48432","other":"15095","total":"193596"},"id":"QMER","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/QMER"}