{"active":false,"first_name":"Jorge","last_name":"Mergeche","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"PSA 6 VIPER","assignment_date":"2023-05-23","id":"882"},"shield_no":2564,"ended_date":"2025-02-03","taxid":"941078","complaint_ids":[202202280,200817265,200715708,200715046,200611257],"command_history":[{"command":"044 PCT","id":"44pct"},{"command":"DB BXHM"}],"appt_date":"2006-01-31","age":42,"middle_initial":"L","shield_no_history":[23161],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Suares, Olivia vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-09-10","disposition_date":"2022-09-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"19CV05832","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Mergeche, Jorge L.","summary":"On March 23, 2018 plaintiff was asleep in her home at 4:30 AM. Police knocked on the door and plaintiff's daughter opened the door. Police barged in explaining someone had been shot the floor below them, although no one had heard any shots. Then NYPD officer Chabert brought plaintiff and her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend in for questioning to the police station. Plaintiff and her daughter were allowed to leave the police station after 2 hours but then the daughter's boyfriend was arrested for shooting a gun causing an injury to someone in the floor below it. Plaintiff was forced to sign a permission to search form before she could enter her apartment - she was forced under duress. Charges were later dropped against plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.518041/gov.uscourts.nysd.518041.54.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/15817021/suares-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Taveras, Leticia, an Infant By Png Taveras, Leticia vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2015-08-31","disposition_date":"2025-10-27","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"024635/2015E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx"},{"name":"Acosta, Luis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-11-08","disposition_date":"2015-05-22","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV07943","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Mergeche, Jorge L.","summary":"1st Incident: Plaintiff falsely arrested for trespassing but then released without charges. 2nd incident: Plaintiff arrested for trespassing but was released without charges.3rd incident: Plaintiff was arrested for OGA, which was later dismissed.4th incident: Plaintiff arrested for Dis Con, later dismissed. 5th incident: Plaintiff arrested for sale of marijuana, taken to a precinct and strip searched. Charges later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920022-Acosta-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13143075/acosta-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Mergeche, Jorge L.","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2010-12-17","disposition_date":"2014-01-06","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"310325/2010","name":"Roberts, Leon vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":7500},{"name":"Ba v. City of New York et al","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","payout_amount":45000,"disposition":"Settlement","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919403-Ba-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919402-Ba-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"docket":"11CV06564","officer_name":"Jorge L. Mergeche"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"news":[{"url":"https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/bronx-nypd-detective-charged-for-beating-handcuffed-suspect","title":"Bronx NYPD detective arraigned for brutally beating handcuffed suspect","source":"1010 WINS","date":"2023-04-25"}],"id":"UKS7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/UKS7"}