{"active":true,"first_name":"Julian","last_name":"Torres","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"083 DET","assignment_date":"2026-08-02","id":"83det"},"shield_no":27585,"taxid":"969398","complaint_ids":[202300117],"command_history":[{"command":"083 PCT","id":"83pct"}],"appt_date":"2020-01-06","middle_initial":"M","lawsuits":[{"name":"Greene, Steven, et al. vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-09-29","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"21CV05762","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","summary":"In this class action complaint, plaintiffs Justin Baerga, Steven Greene, Giovanna Sanchez-Esquivel, and Sarah Arvio, challenge the systemic failure of New York City to provide safe, appropriate, and immediate responses to New Yorkers experiencing mental health crises.  As detailed further below, each of the plaintiffs has an actual or perceived mental disability and was unlawfully seized and forced into unconstitutional confinement during interactions with police.\n\n- On August 25, 2019, plaintiff Justin Baerga was home with his mother experiencing a mental health crisis when his mother called 911 requesting an ambulance.  Armed NYPD officers arrived instead, forcibly entered Baerga's home, strapped him to a gurney, and transported him to a hospital against his will.  \n\n- On May 6, 2020, plaintiff Steven Greene was home when armed police officers and NYC EMS personnel arrived, claiming that he was suicidal.  Even though plaintiff clearly and calmly explained that he was not suicidal, the police officers forcibly detained him and transported him to a hospital against his will.\n\n- On November 7, 2020, plaintiff Giovanna Sanchez-Esquivel was home when her boyfriend called 911, stating that she was having a manic episode.  Plaintiff was not violent and remained calm throughout the entire interaction, yet NYPD officers forcibly detained her and committed her to a hospital against her will.\n\n- On March 13, 2020, plaintiff Sarah Arvio was on the phone with her doctor's office regarding a liver ailment when she said in frustration \"I'm so frustrated with you all that I feel like jumping off the bridge.\"  Minutes later, armed NYPD officers and EMS personnel forcibly detained plaintiff and involuntarily committed her to a hospital.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.562855/gov.uscourts.nysd.562855.21.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60036947/baerga-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/VB2K-julian-torres.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"65387","regular":"64620","overtime":"6218","other":"9050","total":"79888"},"id":"VB2K","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/VB2K"}