{"active":false,"first_name":"Rolette","last_name":"Cordero","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"LT","command":{"command":"110 PCT","assignment_date":"2021-08-16","id":"110pct"},"ended_date":"2022-04-05","taxid":"925119","complaint_ids":[201708035,201509731,201510588,201203518],"command_history":[{"command":"RTCC","id":"375"},{"command":"PSA 7","id":"PSA7"},{"command":"NARCBBS","id":"172"}],"appt_date":"2000-03-01","middle_initial":"R","shield_no_history":[9558,1791,1990,2707],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Branch, Uralice vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-12-05","disposition_date":"2019-09-26","payout_amount":12000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"524294/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Cordero, Rolette","summary":"On September 22nd, 2017, Plaintiff Uralice Branch was at her residence relaxing in her bedroom watching a movie when she heard a crash against her front door. Plaintiff ran to the kitchen and watched on her security camera as a team of police try to break down her door with a battering ram. Plaintiff ran to door and yelled for them to stop and that it must be a mistake. Defenfant officers continued until they had broken down the door. They said they were executing a search warrant and forcibly handcuffed Plaintiff Branch, injuring her shoulder.\n\nDefendant officers proceeded to search Plaintiff Branch's apartment and asked if she lived with any teenagers. Plaintiff explained she did not, and Defendant Officers, including Defendant Officers Sergeant Cordero and Detective McDonald, proceeded to search. Defendant officers continued until one found mothballs and asked Plaintiff if they were illegal contraband. Plaintiff Branch asked to see a copy of the search warrant, but defendant officers refused. Defendant officers left after not being able to find anything. Plaintiff Branch filed claims with the Citizen's Complaint Review Board and the Internal Affairs Bureau to ensure there is not a repeat of the wrongful entry.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Yrge1iixal1YfxUGqwcmNw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Kendall, Phyllis vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-03-28","disposition_date":"2022-10-12","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"506079/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Cordero, Rolette","summary":"On December 27, 2016, Defendant NYPD Detective Tearle Connell, Sergeant Rolett Cordero, and Detective Michael Kobus forcibly entered Plaintiff Phyllis Kendall's residence and conducted an illegal search and, without a warrant, forcibly handcuffed, detained, arrested, and imprisoned Plaintiff. Plaintiff was told that she would be released from custody if she provided the location of her son, who was the real target for capture. When Plaintiff failed to assist Defendants, she was kept in custody and issued a Desk Appearance Ticket falsely accusing Plaintiff of possessing controlled substances. On March 19, 2018, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=VEbAvHy2NS1k0XZT0xF6Ig==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Soares, Paul vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-11","disposition_date":"2014-11-14","payout_amount":16000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV04221","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Cordero, Rolette","summary":"On February 27, 2014, Plaintiff was lawfully standing on the sidewalk talking with his friends when two officers, under the supervision of Sergeant Rolette Cordero, approached Plaintiff and stopped and frisked him without legal justification. Nothing illegal was found on Plaintiff. The officers arrested him and refused to give a reason. The handcuffs were excessively tight and the officers refused to loosen them. They caused Plaintiff to suffer pain, swelling, and bruising. At the precinct, one of the officers, under the supervision of Sergeant Cordero, illegally strip searched Plaintiff and searched Plaintiff's genitals and buttocks with his hands. Officer James Williams misrepresented to the DA's Office that Plaintiff sold and possessed marijuana. On February 28, 2014, Plaintiff accepted an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.358499/gov.uscourts.nyed.358499.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4924237-Soares-v-The-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13139455/soares-v-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"VU7B","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/VU7B"}