{"active":true,"first_name":"Jonathan","last_name":"Burke","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"DB BXNHM","assignment_date":"2026-05-19","id":"918"},"shield_no":6722,"taxid":"951568","complaint_ids":[201500154],"command_history":[{"command":"DB BXHM"},{"command":"040 DET","id":"40det"},{"command":"007 PCT","id":"7pct"}],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","middle_initial":"P","shield_no_history":[4255],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Arzu, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-08-11","disposition_date":"2017-07-21","payout_amount":10000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"153206/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Burke, Jonathan P.","summary":"On April 14, 2013 at approximately 2 pm, Plaintiff was in the vicinity of 47th Street and Broadway in New York, NY and was lawfully giving out compact discs with his own original music when Defendant NYPD officers unlawfully approached, stopped, seized and searched Plaintiff without reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Defendant unlawfully handcuffed Plaintiff and arrested him without legal justification. Defendants forcibly took Plaintiff to the 18th Precinct. Dfendant NYPD officer Jonathan Burke, falsely told the NY County District Attorney's Office that Plaintiff did a crime without legal and factual basis and that they observed Plaintiff doing crimes. Burke said he saw plaintiff approaching multiple passerby showing them a CD that the Defendant was holding and that Burke observed 15 people passing on the sidewalk having to walk around the defendant in order to proceed. But this was not true. On April 15, 2013, Defendants took Plaintiff from the 18th Precinct to Manhattan Central Booking where he was detained for many hours. On April 15, 2013 at approximately 2 pm after 24 hours in custody, plaintiff was arraigned in NY county criminal court and was released on his own recognizance. Plaintiff was forced to appear in CVourt on approximately 8 occasions before all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed on April 29, 2014.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=0elwMlTNVcAWv0IoBDNEfQ==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Arzu, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-06-24","disposition_date":"2017-07-21","payout_amount":5000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"151658/2016","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Burke, Jonathan P.","summary":"On February 28, 2013, at approximately 2:00 p.m., plaintiff was lawfully present in the vicinity of 47th Street and Broadway, New York, New York, and was lawfully distributing compact discs containing his own original music, which are protected items under the First Amendment. While plaintiff was lawfully distributing his compact discs, the defendant police officers unlawfully approached, stopped, seized, searched, and arrested plaintiff, without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or any legal justification. The defendant police officers (Police Officer Immer Mata, Shield No. 11543, and Police Officer John Does # 1-4) forcibly transported plaintiff, against his will, to the 18 precinct stationhouse. Defendant Mata falsely informed employees of the New York County District Attorney’s Office that they had observed plaintiff commit the following crimes/offenses: Aggressive Begging in A Public Place (AC 10-136); Disorderly Conduct (PL 240.20) despite knowing that they lacked a legal and a factual basis to allege that plaintiff committed any crime. \n\nOn or about March 1, 2013, the defendant police officers transported plaintiff precinct to Manhattan Central Booking where he was unlawfully detained in filthy and crowded holding cells for approximately 24 hours. Plaintiff was then arraigned in New York County Criminal Court and was released on his own recognizance. Thereafter, plaintiff was forced to appear in Court on approximately 8 occasions before all charges against plaintiff were dismissed on April 29, 2014. The unlawful actions by the individually named defendants caused plaintiff to sustain physical, psychological and emotional trauma.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=ycduxz/J1gCdK8bLxzGKuA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Grant, Lamont, et al. vs Police Officers Imperatrice, Joseph, Shield #03504, et al.","start_date":"2016-03-28","disposition_date":"2016-11-02","payout_amount":112500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV01449","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Burke, Jonathan P.","summary":"Defendant Officers stopped plaintiffs as they were exiting the lobby of their building, shoved them against a wall, arrested them, and took them to the 7th Precinct. Plaintiffs were strip-searched and charged with OGA and Resisting arrest, which were later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922083-Grant-et-al-v-Imperatrice-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356651/grant-v-imperatrice/"},{"name":"Thomas, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-25","disposition_date":"2015-08-17","payout_amount":35000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV04429","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Burke, Jonathan P.","summary":"Plaintiff was tightly handcuffed and arrested. Plaintiff was taken to the 7th precinct, where he was held overnight. Defendant Officers performed a unlawful strip search on  plaintiff. Plaintiff was charged with Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree and Disorderly Conduct. All charges were dismissed because of failure to prosecute.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920912-Thomas-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13146616/thomas-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Peterson, Devin, et al. vs P.O. Imperatrice, Joseph, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-23","disposition_date":"2015-08-06","payout_amount":110000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV02139","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Burke, Jonathan P.","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4354975/peterson-v-imperatrice/"},{"name":"Peralta v. City of New York et al.","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"Defendant Officer pulled plaintiff's motor vehicle over, arrested him and took him to a precinct. Plaintiff was charged with assault in the second degree and leaving the scene of an accident. Charges were acquitted.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920916-Peralta-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"15CV04455","officer_name":"Jonathan P. Burke","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7101654/peralta-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"44261","other":"18992","total":"179007"},"id":"UEW9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/UEW9"}