{"active":true,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Helgerson","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DTS","command":{"command":"SVU","assignment_date":"2024-08-19","id":"816"},"shield_no":5856,"taxid":"938648","complaint_ids":[202300647,201500370,201300276,201300550,201208161,201109640,201010150,201006555,201004249,200908696,200906527,200808303,200803155,200711386,200708898],"command_history":[{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"},{"command":"BX SVS"}],"appt_date":"2005-07-11","middle_initial":"R","shield_no_history":[31441,3603],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Burrell, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-12-30","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"026976/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph","summary":"On or about May 25th, 2015, at approximately 9:15pm, Plaintiff was lawfully proceeding as operator of a motor vehicle when Defendant PO Vega, PO Helgerson, and PO Does 1-3 stopped and approached him without probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that he had committed any crime or offense. NYPD Defendants intentionally placed Plaintiff in apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact and caused him to suffer personal injuries. Defendants forcible and violently seized, struck, assaulted, battered, and restrained Plaintiff using excessive and unreasonable force and contact without provocation. Defendants intentionally and wrongfully arrested and confined Plaintiff without probable or reasonable cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=8qINEYzCV_PLUS_/s27mnzKgMrQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Johnson, Donovan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-09-23","disposition_date":"2015-03-03","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV07598","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph","summary":"On January 15, 2013, Plaintiff was driving in the Bronx, New York near Nereid Avenue and Ely Avenue. Plaintiff was stopped without cause by two defendant officers. Defendants ordered Plaintiff out of his car and slammed him against it, then searched the car without Plaintiff's consent. After Plaintiff was detained for half an hour, two defendant officers presented Plaintiff with a DMV traffic summons for a defective headlight, despite Plaintiff’s headlights were working. Plaintiff took his car to a police precinct immediately thereafter, where a different police officer provided him with a paper confirming that his headlights were in working order. \nOn February 8, 2013, Plaintiff was locking up his car in a lawful parking spot outside of his daughter’s mother’s home in the Bronx when he was approached by Defendants Lugo, Lasso, and Santos. Defendants detained and arrested Plaintiff, and falsely charged him with disorderly conduct violations and moving infractions. After Plaintiff’s arrest, he was held in police custody a number of hours\nbefore being released with four summonses. After returning to court several times, one of the summonses issued to Plaintiff was dismissed, and he was acquitted of all remaining charges at trial. \nOn May 9, 2014, near East 234th Street and Bronx Boulevard in Bronx, NY, Plaintiff was once again pulled over and subjected to a harassing stop and detention by Defendant Officers Vega and Henderson. Defendant officers falsely claimed Plaintiff ran a stop sign and intentionally or recklessly obstructed vehicular traffic, and issued Plaintiff a summons for Disorderly Conduct, as well as falsely claimed that Plaintiff’s car had an insufficient license plate light, and issued Plaintiff a DMV summons. Plaintiff was detained for a period of time by the Defendant officers without lawful cause. Both of the May 9, 2014 summonses issued to Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.432793/gov.uscourts.nysd.432793.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920346-Johnson-v-The-City-Of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13144647/johnson-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Lee, Brian Jr. By Mng Fields, Doris R. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-12","disposition_date":"2016-08-17","payout_amount":200000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"350099/2013","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph"},{"officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-08-13","disposition_date":"2014-01-24","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"304481/2012","name":"Abrahams, Lashana, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":20000},{"officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2012-01-04","disposition_date":"2018-06-28","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"311379/2011","name":"Barnett, Romeo vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0},{"officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2009-02-17","disposition_date":"2018-09-20","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"307243/2008","name":"Cruz, Theresa vs City of New York","payout_amount":14971.03},{"officer_name":"Helgerson, Joseph","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2008-09-08","disposition_date":"2017-06-15","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"307156/2008","name":"Rodriguez, Iris vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"55437","other":"23035","total":"194225"},"id":"TUZR","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/TUZR"}