{"active":false,"first_name":"Michael","last_name":"Soto","race":"Hispanic","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"048 PCT","assignment_date":"2020-03-18","id":"48pct"},"shield_no":7250,"ended_date":"2021-07-02","taxid":"952259","complaint_ids":[202005638,201802481,201710454,201705291,201409357,201401113],"appt_date":"2012-01-09","middle_initial":"V","lawsuits":[{"name":"E. I., an Infant By His Png Elliott, Maleeva vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2019-03-07","disposition_date":"2020-06-09","payout_amount":90000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"022567/2019E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Soto, Michael V.","summary":"On March 24, 2018 at approximately 7:30 p.m. minor Plaintiff was lawfully present near 188th Street and Belmont Avenue when Captain Kurtis Rose, Sergeant Lauren Diaz, and POs Liang Lin, Michael Soto, and John Does 1-10 approached and unlawfully seized, searched, and arrested minor Plaintiff, who was not engaged in any unlawful or suspicious activity. Minor Plaintiff was arrested, placed in handcuffs, and taken to the local precinct where minor Plaintiff was searched without result and detained for several hours on allegations POs knew to be false until minor Plaintiff's guardian picked minor Plaintiff up. As a result of the incident minor Plaintiff sustained embarrassment, humiliation, and physical injuries. PO Justin Hoff is a named defendant but is not referenced in the narrative facts.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240919135342/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=R8hoPVPsQWhnFlchcWwjog==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Vasquez, Jay, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-02-07","disposition_date":"2019-02-27","payout_amount":50000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"021130/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Soto, Michael V.","summary":"On May 31, 2017, Plaintiff was lawfully on the street when POs Michael Soto, Anais Leal, Haroldy Cabreja, and others approached Plaintiff with their weapons. Officers then seized Plaintiff and took him to custody, where he was held for 29 hours before being released. The Officers then filed a court case against Plaintiff without any probable cause.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=6CUxm_PLUS_TMEcIPJe7Ly0OHvw==","type":"complaint"}]}],"discipline":[{"disposition_date":"2017-10-30","case_no":"2017-18077","penalty":"Vacation days (15 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty,  failed and neglected to safeguard his personal firearm, resulting in an accidental discharge.","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty,  failed to immediately notify the yonkers police Department and the operations unit after being involved in an unusual police occurrence","disposition":"Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2015-06-30","case_no":"2015-13883","penalty":"Counseling, pre-trial suspension days (31 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, was involved in an off-duty incident that involved a physical altercation and failed to promptly notify the operations unit","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, prevented a person known to the Department from calling 911","disposition":"Guilty"}]},{"disposition_date":"2015-04-15","case_no":"2015-13255","penalty":"Counseling, pre-trial suspension days (31 days)","charges":[{"desc":"While off-duty, engaged in an altercation with a person known to the Department","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, said officer was armed with a firearm that he was not qualified to carry","disposition":"Guilty"},{"desc":"While off-duty, failed to safeguard his firearm","disposition":"Guilty"}]}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/X3Y5-michael-soto.jpg","id":"X3Y5","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/X3Y5"}