{"active":false,"first_name":"Janette","last_name":"Cruz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Female","rank":"SGT DS","command":{"command":"INT CIS","id":"10"},"shield_no":2080,"ended_date":"2019-12-02","taxid":"914329","complaint_ids":[201801292,201600040,201412257,201010032,200904931,200800004,200714039,200700043,200609270,200612541,200601422,200511589,200509950,200404459,9901388,9700622,6295102,6294318],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 8","id":"PSA8"},{"command":"040 PCT","id":"40pct"}],"appt_date":"1993-08-30","lawsuits":[{"name":"Aguasanta, Agueda Abreu, et Al vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-08-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"028843/2020E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Cruz, Janette","summary":"On July 25, 2019, plaintiff was lawfully in her residence at 1820 Harrison Avenue, Bronx, when defendant police officers, without any probable cause or legal justification, broke into plaintiff's home using a battering ram, claiming that they have a warrant to search the premise. Even if defendants had a warrant, such warrant was procured through misinformation and for the purpose of harassing plaintiff. Plaintiff was then assaulted, battered, immobilized, held at gunpoint, and handcuffed, and the residence went through a destructive search. No contraband or evidence of criminal activity was found in the residence. Plaintiff was then arrested without cause. As a result of defendants' actions, plaintiff sustained severe physical injuries and emotional trauma.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240902024928/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=/i4E9u6bI1WnfAUbg557sA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Conde, Miguel Administrator of The Estate of Mario Sanabria, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-04-24","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"024544/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Cruz, Janette"},{"name":"Boglin, Trey, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-06-12","disposition_date":"2016-09-01","payout_amount":34500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV04416","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Janette","summary":"Defendant Officers entered plaintiff 1's residence (plaintiff 2 and 3 are guests) and performed an unlawful search. Plaintiffs were handcuffed and sent to 40th precinct where Defendant Officers performed unlawful strip search on each of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were charged with a criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree but the DA declined to prosecute.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920907-Boglin-et-al-v-The-City-Of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4355325/boglin-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Fernandes, Shaun vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-05-21","disposition_date":"2016-03-11","payout_amount":4500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV03918","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Janette","summary":"Defendant Officers raided Plaintiff's home, found no illegal activity, yet falsely arrested him, took him to the 40th precinct, and charged him with 221.05 Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, which was dismissed as facially insufficient prior to Plaintiff's court appearance.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920815-Fernandes-v-The-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13246307/fernandes-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Suarez, Kelvin vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2013-09-17","disposition_date":"2014-02-26","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"13CV06396","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Cruz, Janette","summary":"On August 24, 2012, Defendants CRUZ and DOE’s 1 through 4 entered Plaintiff’s home by force while he slept in his bed. Defendant DOE 1, having rushed to Plaintiff’s bedroom, threw Plaintiff to the floor. Even though Plaintiff was compliant and non-resistant and laying with his belly on the floor, Defendant DOE 1 put his boot to Plaintiff’s head, delivered unprovoked kicks to Plaintiff’s body, and kneed Plaintiff with such excessive force as to fracture Plaintiff’s left 11th rib and cause intra-abdominal damage. As a result of the beating, Defendant DOE 1 then handcuffed Plaintiff, locking the cuffs so tightly as to injure Plaintiff’s nerves, cut through Plaintiff’s flesh, and cause swelling and pain to his wrists. Supervisory Defendant SGT. CRUZ instructed, witnessed, and failed to intervene in Defendant DOE 1’s use of force against Plaintiff. Defendant DOEs 2 through 4 also failed to intervene in the violation of Plaintiff’s rights.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.417414/gov.uscourts.nysd.417414.1.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4919964-Suarez-v-City-of-New-York"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13055210/suarez-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Cruz, Janette","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2012-10-24","disposition_date":"2018-03-27","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","docket":"308383/2012","name":"Laureano, April vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":19500}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26213984-9055-iab-c-2018-184/"}],"id":"W7SV","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/W7SV"}