{"active":true,"first_name":"Andrea","last_name":"Cruz","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Female","rank":"PO","command":{"command":"INT CIS","assignment_date":"2026-08-02","id":"10"},"shield_no":7534,"taxid":"966739","complaint_ids":[202508295,202304195,202304642,202303582,202303326,202303077,202301319,202301273,202205522,202202704,202107869],"command_history":[{"command":"PSA 3","id":"PSA3"}],"appt_date":"2018-10-24","name_history":[{"first_name":"Andrea","last_name":"Nievessantiago"}],"lawsuits":[{"officer_name":"Nieves-Santiago, Andrea - Police Dept, NYC","start_date":"2025-06-26","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","docket":"25CV02883","name":"Holley, Eddie vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70347285/holley-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bowen, Craig Aka Foust, Craig vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2025-02-04","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"503054/2025","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"officer_name":"Nieves-Santiago, Andrea","start_date":"2024-08-23","court":"Supreme Court - New York","docket":"155378/2024","name":"Lovera, Jon vs City of New York, et al.","county":"['New York (Manhattan)']","summary":"On April 14, 2023, Plaintiff was a pedestrian when he was approached by Defendant NYPD officers Frost and Nieves-Santiago. Without any provocation, the Defendants approached Plaintiff and tackled Plaintiff from his dirt bike, which caused Plaintiff to crash to the ground and hit his head. Plaintiff was then handcuffed and transported to the precinct and eventually Central Booking. The following day, Plaintiff was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.","incident_location":"Street","allegations":["Excessive force/assault and battery","Unlawful stop and/or search"],"types_force":["Non-weapon physical force"],"defendant_types":["NYPD"],"documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=7XIo5hfLNwPNb_PLUS_Re5olBXg==","type":"complaint"}],"payout_amount":0},{"officer_name":"Nieves Santiago, Andrea","start_date":"2024-03-26","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"508170/2024","name":"Williams, Racheal vs City of New York, et al.","county":"['Kings (Brooklyn)']","summary":"On March 8, 2023 plaintiff was in front of a building when Officers Luis D. Sandres, Andrea Nievessantiago, and other unnamed officers assaulted, battered, and used excessive and unreasonable force against plaintiff. Additionally, plaintiff was arrestted, put in handcuffs, imprisoned, and sustained serious permanent injuries, including mental shock, mental anguish, and psychological trauma and was otherwise injured. Officers Luis D. Sandres and Andrea Nievessantiago caused damage to the plaintiff from an unreasonable search and seizure, as well as through wrongfully and falesly arresting the plaintiff that caused the plaintiff to be wrongfully detained and imprisoned. The charges against the plaintiff were dismissed in Criminal Court.","incident_location":"Street","allegations":["Excessive force/assault and battery","False arrest/False imprisonment","Unlawful stop and/or search"],"defendant_types":["NYPD"],"documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240813011945/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=g630EfFlxZOqe0mwoCiM0w==","type":"complaint"}],"payout_amount":0}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2023-05-17","case_no":"2023-28246","recommendation":"Command Discipline - B","allegations":[{"desc":"Wrongfully discourteous to an individual known to the Department."},{"desc":"Wrongfully searched a vehicle."}]},{"disposition_date":"2022-04-19","case_no":"2021-24486","penalty":"Dismissal probation (12 months), vacation days (45 days)","charges":[{"desc":"Criminal association.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Failed to make required entries in Department logs.","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"},{"desc":"Wrongfully accessed confidential Department information. Made computer inquiries unrelated to official Department business\r\nmisused Department electronics.\r\nwrongfully disseminated confidential Department information..","disposition":"Pleaded Guilty"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/WMQ7-andrea-cruz.jpg","id":"WMQ7","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/WMQ7"}