{"active":true,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Novak","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"047 DET","assignment_date":"2019-05-07","id":"47det"},"shield_no":5966,"taxid":"950959","complaint_ids":[201701159,201701968,201312006],"command_history":[{"command":"047 PCT","id":"47pct"}],"appt_date":"2011-07-06","middle_initial":"C","shield_no_history":[10056],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Grant, Marcel vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2023-03-30","disposition_date":"2023-01-10","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"805067/2023E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","summary":"On January 25, 2022, Plaintiff was in the vicinity of 1310 Beach St. in the Bronx, when Defendant Officers, including Officers Mockel and Novak, without probable cause or legal justification, stopped, searched, and grabbed Plaintiff, and detained and arrested him in an aggressive and excessive manner. Plaintiff remained incarcerated for over 24 hours and was required to make numerous court appearances over an extended period of time until all charges against him were terminated favorably.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Syadqf2ILcA2/03iCfMFLA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Ruiz, Johnny vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-01-25","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"020741/2018E","court":"Supreme Court - Bronx","officer_name":"Novak, Joseph","summary":"On February 8, 2017, NYPD officers Brian Hanlon, Joseph Novak and unnamed officers approached, assaulted and battered Plaintiff without probable cause, causing great physical injuries to diverse parts of Plaintiff's person and mental anguish. They unlawfully arrested and confined the Plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=PzzR7JoMDn4_PLUS_YQYF2SyWnA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Franks, Nkenijika, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2017-01-05","disposition_date":"2018-04-16","payout_amount":18000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV09938","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Novak, Joseph","summary":"Defendant Officer stopped Plaintiffs in their car with no probable, claiming he had found two guns in their car during a prior stop. Defendant Officers unlawfully searched Plaintiff's car, arrested Plaintiff, and transported to 47th Precinct, then Central Booking, and remained in custody for 24 hours.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.466917/gov.uscourts.nysd.466917.19.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4612362/franks-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24441170-bronx-notified-officers-list-edited_redacted-redacted_redacted","type":"credibility-finding"}],"image":"https://www.50-a.org/images/officer/XALM-joseph-novak.jpg","payroll":{"salary":"119980","regular":"115753","overtime":"49262","other":"15943","total":"180957"},"id":"XALM","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/XALM"}