{"active":false,"first_name":"Latavia","last_name":"Steele","race":"Black","gender":"Female","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"067 PCT","assignment_date":"2021-08-16","id":"67pct"},"ended_date":"2023-04-04","taxid":"926168","complaint_ids":[202105590,200704520,200409018,200406449],"command_history":[{"command":"069 PCT","id":"69pct"},{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"},{"command":"PSA 1","id":"PSA1"}],"appt_date":"2000-03-01","middle_initial":"A","shield_no_history":[13983,3033],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Sanders, Kaisson vs Police Officer Duroc, Teddy, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-16","disposition_date":"2015-09-08","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV06850","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lawrence, Latavia A.","summary":"On June 19, 2014, Defendants Duroc and P.O Lawrence asked Plaintiff, who had decided to leave his home to purchase cigarettes from a local deli around 3:00 a.m. and then sit in his car and charge his phone before returning home, what he was doing inside his car. After Plaintiff explained that he was charging his phone, Defendant Duroc asked Plaintiff if he could search him and his car, to which Plaintiff consents. Defendants did not find anything on Plaintiff's person or his car but accused Plaintiff of driving while intoxicated, despite Plaintiff's denial. Plaintiff requested that a sergeant be called onto the scene, leading to Defendant Latavia Lawrence's arrival on the scene. Defendants Duroc and Lawrence falsely informed Defendant Lawrence that Plaintiff was drinking and driving, and, instead of making an independent assessment, Defendant Lawrence directed that Plaintiff be arrested. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and transferred to the 73rd precinct. Plaintiff requested a breathalyzer test, which he passed, but the Defendants refused to release him. Plaintiff was brought before a judge later that evening and was released from custody around 9 p.m.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4928377-Sanders-v-Duroc-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.363309/gov.uscourts.nyed.363309.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13140168/sanders-v-duroc/"},{"name":"Hayward, Tremaine vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-01-05","disposition_date":"2019-08-20","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"500010/2015","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Lawrence, Latavia A.","summary":"On April 19, 2014, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Plaintiff was in and/or near his apartment in 685 Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn. Plaintiff was stopped, searched, brutalized, handcuffed, falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, and mistreated by several NYPD officers, including Officer George Allen, Sergeant Yancy Brown, Sergeant Lawrence, and several unidentified NYPD officers. Plaintiff was held illegally at the 73rd Precinct and Rikers Island. Plaintiff was actually the victim of a stabbing, though he was arrested and prosecuted instead of the perpetrator. Plaintiff suffered serious physical and psychological injuries since he was refused treatment in a timely manner. As a result of this, Plaintiff has permanently lost full use of his fingers in his hand. Plaintiff was in police custody from April 19, 2014, until he was released approximately 3-4 weeks later. After several court appearances before a grand jury, the case against Plaintiff was dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=/2r1WJoK4lofTHofBB5mqw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Mccarthy, Sherwin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-10-10","disposition_date":"2015-10-01","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV05926","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Lawrence, Latavia A.","summary":"On March 8, 2014, Plaintiff was waiting to present scrap metal for recycling.  NYPD Officers Latvia Steele Lawrence, Daniel Perrino, Marlon Sanchez, Aziz Sidani unlawfully detained and arrested Plaintiff on false charges.  They then prepared false reports, and strip searched Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.361627/gov.uscourts.nyed.361627.10.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13241866/mccarthy-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2016-06-13","case_no":"2016-15103","penalty":"Vacation days (30 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While on duty, failed to remain on post.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, failed to sign in/out of the precinct command log.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty,  failed to supervise.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on duty, failed to sign the telephone dispatch log in her capacity as the Desk Sergeant.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, failed to sign the interrupted patrol log in her capacity as the Desk Sergeant.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to notify the Internal Affairs Bureau of a verbal dispute which transpired between herself and her spouse.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to disclose to the duty Captain who was preparing a dir due to a verbal domestic dispute.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, failed to sign the Return Roll Call log at the end of her tour.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty,  engaged in personal business inside of the stationhouse with another Member of Service.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While on-duty, engaged in a verbal dispute with her spouse.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty,  engaged in a verbal dispute with her spouse.","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"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/UBFX-latavia-steele.jpg","id":"UBFX","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/UBFX"}