{"active":true,"first_name":"Kevin","last_name":"Veloz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"PSA 8","assignment_date":"2012-03-19","id":"PSA8"},"shield_no":22881,"taxid":"946620","complaint_ids":[201804330,201702118,201304181],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","age":42,"lawsuits":[{"name":"Galarza, Wilson vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-12-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"19CV10898","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Veloz, Kevin","summary":"On March 12, 2017, Plaintiff Mr. Galarza had a mental health crisis (diagnosed with schizophrenia) and struck his wife, who called the police to have them get him to a hospital. The NYPD arrived and escalated a tense situation, forced a physical confrontation and used excessive force on Mr. Galarza, permanently blinding him in the right eye by shooting a taser (NYPD officers Priolo and veloz). Then NYPD officers beat Mr. Galarza with closed fists causing him to lose consciousness.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.527279/gov.uscourts.nysd.527279.33.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16515625/galarza-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/U2T-kevin-veloz.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"109352","regular":"108510","overtime":"52854","other":"24931","total":"186296"},"id":"U2T","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/U2T"}