{"active":true,"first_name":"Peter","last_name":"Play","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"MTN DET","assignment_date":"2025-03-10","id":"MTNdet"},"shield_no":3919,"taxid":"947358","command_history":[{"command":"MTN PCT","id":"MTNpct"},{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"}],"middle_initial":"J","shield_no_history":[21378],"appt_date":"2008-07-08","lawsuits":[{"name":"Bennett, Aaron vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-05-18","disposition_date":"2021-09-16","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"20CV01317","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Play, Peter","summary":"On March 11, 2017, Plaintiff, a paraplegic man, was arrested outside 150W, 4th Street in Manhattan by Defendant NYPD officers. During his pre-arraignment detention, officers handcuffed Plaintiff to a bench while in his wheelchair, deprived him of his wheelchair, and left him on the filthy, urine-soaked holding cell. He was also transported in vehicles not accessible for wheelchairs, unsecured and handcuffed at the back of the vehicle. Defendant officers dropped Plaintiff at least once while lifting Plaintiff into the vehicle that was not accessible to wheelchair users, causing injuries to him.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.446224/gov.uscourts.nyed.446224.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16957887/bennett-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Copeland, Kenneth vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-04-29","disposition_date":"2015-09-18","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"153556/2013","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Play, Peter J.","summary":"On February 18, 2012, at approximately 05:50 AM, Plaintiff was assaulted and battered, publicly humiliated and deprived of his civil rights by NYPD officers, including Defendants Lohier and Play. Defendants improperly arrested Plaintiff, without any reasonable suspicion and/or probable cause or factual basis, without a warrant. Plaintiff was searched, seized, detained, arrested, handcuffed and transported to the 6th Precinct for the offenses of possession and using cocaine. Plaintiff was held against his will and without his consent following the arrest for over 24 hours as he went through the system until he saw the judge. He was thereafter detained and held on bail and remained incarcerated until the charges were dismissed and he was released over 10 days later on February 27, 2012. During his confinement, Plaintiff was mistreated by Defendants, having been physically and verbally assaulted, including improperly handcuffing, shackling, and touching Plaintiff about his body, illegally searching Plaintiff improperly placing their hands about his body and person, without reasonable cause of suspicion, and arresting the Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=r4lKnbNfcWT97/bSJHt74w==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Play, Peter J.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-07-12","disposition_date":"2013-02-12","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"12CV05357","name":"Bell, Robert vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":15001,"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922354-Bell-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922355-Bell-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4350899/bell-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/U3RP-peter-play.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"28543","other":"17537","total":"161834"},"id":"U3RP","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/U3RP"}