{"active":true,"first_name":"Bridget","last_name":"Gheller","race":"White","gender":"Female","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"061 DV SQD","assignment_date":"2026-07-17","id":"61pctDV"},"shield_no":7627,"taxid":"953957","complaint_ids":[202602845,201702812,201501869],"command_history":[{"command":"PBBS","id":"PBBS"},{"command":"061 PCT","id":"61pct"}],"appt_date":"2013-01-09","middle_initial":"M","name_history":[{"first_name":"Bridget","last_name":"Hearn","middle_initial":"M"}],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Bruce, Kevin vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-07-11","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"507727/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On March 17, 2021, Plaintiff voluntarily arrived at the 61st Precinct after being contacted by an NYPD officer regarding a complaint made by his ex-girlfriend, alleging that he had violated an Order of Protection. However, prior to the arrest, officers had obtained video evidence confirming that Bruce was not present at the location at the time of the alleged violation, proving the complaint was false. Despite this, Defendant Officers Bridget Hearn, Eldina McKenzie, Yuriy Posokhov, Sergeant Eudy Santos, and other unidentified officers falsely arrested Bruce upon his arrival at the precinct. Bruce was unlawfully searched, handcuffed, fingerprinted, interrogated, photographed, and detained for many hours at the precinct before being transported to Kings County Central Booking, where he remained in custody overnight.\n\nOn March 18, 2021, at approximately 2:00 PM, Bruce was released from custody without ever appearing before a judge or being formally charged, as the Kings County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute him due to the false nature of the complaint.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Tz1RXkerA6FH5ycpSpi6Ng==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Morgan, Ras Omeil Novado vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-11-27","disposition_date":"2021-03-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"17CV06454","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Hearn, Bridget","summary":"On November 2, 2014, around 10:10 PM, Plaintiff was in an automobile at a stoplight when NYPD police officers signaled to pull him over. He feared for his life and called 911 before exiting the car. Police Officer Warren Lau grabbed, searched, and tightly handcuffed Plaintiff before many onlookers. A Seargant told Plaintiff that his 911 call meant NYPD would arrest him. When EMS arrived, Plaintiff stated that he wished to be put in an ambulance, so PO Lau removed him from the police vehicle and put him in an ambulance. He visited the hospital emergency department, then NYPD drove him to the precinct. At the precinct, officer Lau and another officer refused to tell him why he was being arrested. Officer Lau forcefully removed his turban and officers told him he would be held indefinitely at Central Booking until he consented to be fingerprinted. Plaintiff's eyes were scanned against his protest, after which he has felt like something was in his eyes. The police officers had no warrant for the arrest. Plaintiff's charges were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.409169/gov.uscourts.nyed.409169.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6613955/morgan-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/R7KZ-bridget-gheller.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"7547","other":"24235","total":"140293"},"id":"R7KZ","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/R7KZ"}