{"active":false,"first_name":"Joseph","last_name":"Litrenta","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"DT1","command":{"command":"DBMNHTF"},"shield_no":1828,"ended_date":"2011-11-01","taxid":"885959","command_history":[{"command":"028 DET","id":"28det"}],"complaint_ids":[9901429,9802568,9702762,9301366,9101687,9100539,8604509],"appt_date":"1985-01-21","lawsuits":[{"name":"Velazquez, Maria, et Al vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2026-01-13","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"25CV10710","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY"},{"name":"Velazquez, Jon-Adrian vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2026-01-08","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"25CV10699","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY"},{"name":"Vasquez, Michael vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-01-27","disposition_date":"2014-11-06","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Zero Disposition","docket":"14CV00491","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Litrenta, Joseph","summary":"On January 11, 1997, a then-unknown individual approached a car occupied by Mr. Gonzalez Jr. and Ms. Andriuolo, ordered them out of the car at gunpoint, and proceeded to steal the car. PO Litrenta was assigned to investigate the crime. Although on the day of the crime Ms. Andriuolo told PO Litrenta that she was unable to identify the perpetrator, the following day she told him that it was in fact the Plaintiff. However, Ms. Andriuolo informed the POs that did not have personal knowledge of this fact—in fact she had \"learned\" it from her boyfriend, Mr. Gonzalez, who was not present at the robbery and who did not witness it. Furthermore, the only other witness to the crime, Mr. Gonzalez Jr., told the POs (and testified under oath) that Plaintiff was not the car thief. Despite the fact that the POs knew there was no probable cause to arrest Plaintiff, for two months after the crime, the POs and ADA Brackley conspired to manipulate the investigation so they could arrest and charge Plaintiff with robbery. PO Litrenta and the other POs, over the course of Plaintiff's criminal trial, provided misleading evidence so as to convince the Jury to convict Plaintiff. As a result of this conspiracy, Plaintiff was sentenced to a 20-year-to-Life prison sentence. \n\nOn June 13, 2012, over 15 years later, the court vacated Plaintiff's convictions because the actual perpetrator of the crime, Mr. Charlemagne, came forward and testified, meaning Plaintiff's guilt could no longer be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Plaintiff was released on June 30, 2012, and on December 21, 2012, the NY District Attorney's Office withdrew all charges. While in prison, Plaintiff suffered physical and psychological pain and suffering, he contracted Hepatitis C, he developed post-traumatic stress disorder, and missed out on the enjoyment of a significant portion of his life.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.422617.9.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4353232/vasquez-v-the-city-of-new-york/"}],"id":"XB56","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/XB56"}