{"active":false,"first_name":"Fredy","last_name":"Cruz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"DB GLD","assignment_date":"2018-05-07","id":"295"},"shield_no":887,"ended_date":"2026-06-01","taxid":"915528","complaint_ids":[201503342,201402074,201308002,201307406,201307585,201303881,201202966,201016932,201006982,200904399,200512510,9802416,9802296],"command_history":[{"command":"052 PCT","id":"52pct"},{"command":"033 PCT","id":"33pct"}],"appt_date":"1995-06-30","age":58,"shield_no_history":[17841],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Dula, Bryant vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2021-04-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"804667/2021E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Cruz, Fredy"},{"name":"Dula, Bryant vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-04-08","disposition_date":"2023-10-03","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"453300/2021","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On July 8, 2017, while lawfully a passenger in a vehicle near 227 West 140th Street in New York, NY, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, approached, searched, assaulted, battered, arrested, and detained by the defendants, including Mark Ruppert, Anderson Ortiz, Fredy Cruz, Danny Guzman, and John Does 1-10, in an excessive manner without legal justification, and solely due to his race and national origin. The defendants forcibly removed the plaintiff from the vehicle without any legal basis and conducted an illegal search. They alleged an illegal firearm was found on another occupant but falsely attributed its possession to the plaintiff. Despite knowing he was not in possession of any firearm, the defendants arrested the plaintiff by contorting his arms behind his back and affixing excessively tight handcuffs.\n\nThe plaintiff was taken to the 33rd precinct, where he was illegally searched, degraded, strip-searched, and subjected to a cavity inspection, during which he was made to be completely naked. The defendants fabricated evidence and falsely accused the plaintiff of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees. The plaintiff was then transferred to Central Booking and wrongfully incarcerated for approximately two years at Riker's Island until his release on July 10, 2019. All charges were eventually dismissed in favor of the plaintiff. Defendants who were present but not physically involved failed to intervene.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=94UeGeHY12zOaGkG25yQvw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Casiano, Anthony vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2019-05-01","disposition_date":"2025-09-04","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"154516/2019","court":"Supreme Court - New York","summary":"On May 1, 2016, Plaintiff was verbally abused and beaten while he was lawfully present at or near West 175th Street and Audubon Avenue, visually observing and videotaping an arrest being made by Defendants herein of Arhenis Batista. Plaintiff was not guilty of any criminal acts. Defendants Sgt. Fredy Cruz, Police Officer Eddy Gutierrez, Police Officer Emmanuel Valerie immediately chased Plaintiff for three blocks and chased him to the East River and repeatedly smashed his face and head into the pavement. He was removed from the East River as he was in fear of drowning by the Defendants. Plaintiff was brutally handled, punched, kicked, abusively treated, placed in a chokehold, handcuffed and choked, then he was dragged to the back of the patrol car while handcuffed, thrown to the ground, repeatedly punched on his body, had an assault and battery committed upon him, and put in imminent fear of life and limb for more than 72 hours. Plaintiff was never told why he was arrested. He was never read his Miranda warnings. By reason of said battery, Plaintiff was caused to suffer severe and serious injuries in and about his arms and both wrists, exacerbated prior neck and back injuries, and suffered great pain, distress, mental shock, mental anguish and psychological trauma, and was otherwise injured, and said injuries necessitated medical intervention and treatment.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=b5A7F2JEsyFhOxdCmGDdtA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Breton, Frankie vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-01-10","disposition_date":"2020-08-05","payout_amount":67501,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"17CV09247","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Fredy","summary":"Plaintiff got into an altercation with another individual who allegedly stabbed him. Plaintiff flagged down a police car and other Defendant officers responded to the individuals 911 call and instead arrested Plaintiff for attempted assault in the first degree. The case was dismissed against the Plaintiff as self-defense.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.484398/gov.uscourts.nysd.484398.8.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6455198/breton-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Rodriguez, Ernesto vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-02-04","disposition_date":"2018-10-15","payout_amount":52000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV00744","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Fredy","summary":"Defendant Officers approached Plaintiff as he was entering his building, arrested him, took him to the 33rd precinct and told him he would be charged with disorderly conduct.  Plaintiff was then charged with sale of a controlled substance relating to an incident that occurred two weeks prior. The charge was eventually dismissed on the DA's motion.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922004-Rodriguez-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.452919.15.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356532/rodriguez-v-nypd-officer-alejandro-rivas-shield-7139-and-nypd-officer/"},{"name":"Daniels, Lindsay vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-03","disposition_date":"2016-08-05","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"15CV02251","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Freddie","summary":"On March 27, 2012, while Plaintiff was lawfully present in front of her residence, Defendant Rivas exited his vehicle and approached Plaintiff without legal excuse or warning and illegally searched Plaintiff by putting his hands inside of her front pockets. Defendants Arico, Regan, Baboolal, and McGrath was observing and failed to intervene. Defendant Rivas applied handcuff to Plaintiff and arrested her. Plaintiff was then transported to the 33rd Precinct by Defendant Rivas and Defendant Arico or Regan. Plaintiff was held there for several hours before she was transferred to the Central Booking, where she was held for some additional hours. \n\nAbout twenty-four hours after her arrest, Plaintiff was arraigned in a criminal complaint alleging that Plaintiff was in possession of marijuana, with false allegations supplied by Defendants. These charges were dismissed and sealed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.440093/gov.uscourts.nysd.440093.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4561058/daniels-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Parker, Edward vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-03-19","disposition_date":"2013-10-29","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV01348","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Fredy","summary":"On April 3, 2012, NYPD Officers Fredy Cruz, Brendan Regan, and Richard Baboolal arrested Plaintiff for selling cocaine without any basis to do so. After Plaintiff's arrest the officers failed to communicate to the District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff possessed a sum of currency less than the street value of the cocaine seized from an individual seen engaging with Plaintiff. Officer Regan knew that Officer Cruz was not in a position to observe the alleged drug sale but nonetheless signed the criminal complaint relying on Cruz's misrepresentations. Plaintiff was held in jail for approximately 1 week before being released. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.408404.4.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4574354/parker-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Alicea v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4928601-Alicea-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"13CV07073","officer_name":"Fredy Cruz","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4522815/alicea-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21022103-cruz-54dde511d4a2f1a540b0e4a27dd17acb14c88361","type":"brady-giglio"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/T87H-fredy-cruz.jpg","id":"T87H","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/T87H"}