{"active":true,"first_name":"Petar","last_name":"Simonovic","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"PBMS","assignment_date":"2025-06-05","id":"PBMS"},"shield_no":1965,"taxid":"946257","complaint_ids":[201707034,200901761,200817634],"command_history":[{"command":"INS TRN","id":"844"},{"command":"108 PCT","id":"108pct"},{"command":"MELD","id":"MELD"},{"command":"MTS PCT","id":"MTSpct"},{"command":"NARCBBX"}],"appt_date":"2008-01-07","shield_no_history":[26955,4299],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Addison, Muhammed vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-01-08","disposition_date":"2022-08-09","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"035307/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On September 14, 2018, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, searched, assaulted and arrested by the defendant PO including POs Janny Carrasquillo and Petar Simonovic without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of crimes including possession and sale of marijuana and illegally searched the plaintiff without finding any marijuana on him. The plaintiff was then taken to the 46th Precinct where the plaintiff was fingerprinted, photographed, strip-searched and detained. The charges were dismissed on January 16, 2019.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=7pme_PLUS_mgvFd0VO/kIX82fXg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Simpson, Babie vs Det. Reyna, Jose., et al.","start_date":"2019-12-16","disposition_date":"2022-01-13","payout_amount":30000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"032749/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On October 28, 2016 Plaintiff was in front of a grocery store located on the corner of Prospect Ave. and Homes St. in the Bronx, when Defendant Officers unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked, searched, handcuffed, and falsely arrested Plaintiff. Plaintiff was held at Bronx Central Booking in a holding cell that was infested with  insects and vermin and was bitted numerous times by bed bugs, causing Plaintiff to suffer from painful swelling for weeks. Plaintiff was arraigned on charges for crimes he did not commit and all charges were terminated against Plaintiff on October 27, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=iDPnvhRkbzoTfvs3BRjXNw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Bucchan, Kiara, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-08-27","disposition_date":"2023-04-12","payout_amount":37500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"029767/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On June 30, the three plaintiffs were inside 775 Eagle Avenue, Bronx, NY. At all times in the apartment the plaintiffs were not aware of, and did not observe any contraband that the defendant NYPD officers alleged to be present. The defendants illegally searched and seized the plaintiffs without probable cause to do so. The defendants also committed multiple assault and batteries including handcuffing them too tightly, violently grabbing, pushing, shoving, and slamming them to the ground. The defendants would not have used excessive force against the plaintiffs but for their race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or age.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=8zKth89Pes4XQ3xXoi91ew==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Sanders, Robert vs Police Officer Mike Doe, et al.","start_date":"2019-07-05","disposition_date":"2021-10-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"19CV05525","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On February 27, 2015, Plaintiff was walking on the street when Defendants-Officers Petar Simonvoic (Shield No. 26955) and Jose Cintron approached Plaintiff without reason, grabbed him in a chokehold, and threw him against a wall. They illegally searched him and threw him on the ground, causing injury. Defendant Sergeant Johnson then arrived on the scene, ignored Plaintiff's complaints, and Plaintiff was taken to 500 Abbot Street and put in a cell.\n\nPlaintiff requested to go to a hospital, but was told that if he did, the process would have to start over and ultimately was convinced not to go. He was then arraigned and taken to VCBC, where he was strip searched in front of others. He was later relocated to a drug program and suffered injuries from a too-small bed. His criminal case was dismissed without his knowledge, which cancelled his drug program agreement.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.517552/gov.uscourts.nysd.517552.11.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15772547/sanders-v-doe/"},{"name":"Knowles, Tyrone vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-03-22","disposition_date":"2020-02-06","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023352/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On September 21, 2018, police officers Petar Simonovic, John Doe, and John Roe falsely arrested Tyrone Knowles near East Fordham Rd. and East Kingsbridge Rd. of Bronx. Knowles was properly at the location and was not raising any suspicion to the officers. The officers, however, approached, stopped, searched, grabbed, pushed, assaulted, and arrested Knowles in an excessive manner without a warrant or a justifiable cause, but based on his race. While Knowles was detained for over 24 hours without his consent, the officers falsely and maliciously prosecuted Knowles's case to harm Knowles without justification or social or economic excuses. All charges against Knowles terminated favorably for him. As a consequence, Knowles suffered from physical pain and injury on head, neck, back, body, and limb. He also suffered from emotional pain and injury including scorn, ridicule, embarrassment, and reputational harm. The injuries are permanent and Knowles will need to continue to spend medical expenses and will negatively affect his vocation. Knowles has also suffered psychological injuries including loss of enjoyment of life, fear of police officers and his safety.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Fm2K_PLUS_XYzfgFOZ0RxYD1RMg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Muhammad, Brandon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"033981/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On May 25, 2018, plaintiff, while doing nothing illegal, improper or acting in any way suspicious, and without probable cause was stopped, searched, arrested and falsely accused of crimes by defendant NYPD detective SImonovic and NYPS officers Lombardo, Doe and Roe, then assigned to the Bronx Narcotics Squad.  During the course of the arrest, he was intentionally and maliciously assaulted and battered such that he suffered physical injures to his head, neck back, body and limbs, as well as psychological trauma caused by their assaults.  Despite the false charges made to justify this arrest, all charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=XIJ0JHDVFVmRlURHHb1dpQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Allen, Sam vs City of Ny, et All.","start_date":"2018-07-02","disposition_date":"2026-01-07","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"022643/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On or about 8:30 AM on June 16, 2016, plaintiff, while lawfully present in the vicinity of the corner of White Plains Rd and E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, NY, was unlawfully stopped, questioned, frisked by defendant NYPD officers without reasonable suspicion, probable cause or any legal justification.  Plaintiff was arrested and charged with 3 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, despite no such contraband having been recovered.  Other officers observed that there was not contraband and failed to intervene on his behalf. Plaintiff was held for approximately 36 hours prior to arraignment, at which point bail was granted.  13 months later, all charges were dropped.  As a direct result of this false arrest and deprivation of liberty, plaintiff suffered severe emotional distress","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=A_PLUS_vceY_PLUS__PLUS_mL8Rj1oFB6iLwQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Rosario, Stephanie vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-05-10","disposition_date":"2019-08-05","payout_amount":47500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"025332/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar","summary":"On or about May 20, 2017, Detective Peter Simonovic, David Camacho, and other police officers wrongfully touched, grabbed, handcuffed and seized the plaintiff in an excessive manner. Defendants wrongfully arrested the plaintiff without any legal right. The charges against the plaintiff were dismissed on or about November 27, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=yUtbJodf99GSEBtAg1kX2Q==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Marte, Sahel vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-03-01","disposition_date":"2019-06-10","payout_amount":72500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"300427/2017","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar"},{"name":"Alston, Jacob and Jenkins, Tyshien vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-05-06","disposition_date":"2017-02-16","payout_amount":80000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"023054/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar"},{"name":"Salifu, Mubarak vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-04-20","disposition_date":"2017-02-10","payout_amount":40000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"301335/2016","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Simonovic, Petar"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"payroll":{"salary":"118056","regular":"102293","overtime":"5097","other":"21215","total":"128605"},"id":"QZ2B","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/QZ2B"}