{"active":false,"first_name":"Brian","last_name":"Dennis","race":"White","gender":"Male","rank":"POM","command":{"command":"030 PCT","id":"30pct"},"shield_no":13090,"ended_date":"2019-12-02","taxid":"906089","complaint_ids":[201703651,201610365,201700023,201604236,201309278,200610491,200617265,200505445,200501207,200000175,9903743,9802666,9801655,9702268],"appt_date":"1994-02-28","lawsuits":[{"name":"Melo, Leticia vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-10-14","disposition_date":"2017-04-28","payout_amount":12500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV07985","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Dennis, Brian M.","summary":"The defendant officers knocked on the plaintiff's door claiming to be investigating a noise complaint although there was no excessive noise. The plaintiff refused to let the defendant officers inside, but the officers pushed the door open and forced their way in without a warrant. Even though nothing illegal was found, the defendant officers arrested the plaintiff and took her to a local precinct followed by Central Booking. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to New York Penal Law ß260.10(1). The DA declined to prosecute and she was later released.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.463885/gov.uscourts.nysd.463885.15.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13348256/melo-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Cabrera, Erickson vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2016-02-16","disposition_date":"2018-06-21","payout_amount":125001,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"16CV01098","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","officer_name":"Dennis, Brian M.","summary":"Plaintiff was in his home when Officer Dennis and another Officer knocked on Mr. Cabrera's door and told him there was a warrant for his arrest on DWI charges. Mr. Cabrera had never been arrested before and tried to explain that to both Officers, when they asked Mr. Cabrera to accompany them down stairs, which he did since he knew he had not done anything wrong. When they got downstairs Mr. Cabrera was handcuffed and taken to the 30th precinct where he was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket for possession of a forged instrument. Charge was later dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4922043-Cabrera-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.453554.17.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4356606/cabrera-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bowman, Kaamil vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-11-05","disposition_date":"2017-10-05","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"Administrative Closing","docket":"156650/2014","court":"Supreme Court - New York","officer_name":"Dennis, Brian M.","summary":"On November 19, 2011, Plaintiff lawfully entered his mother's apartment. Plaintiff's mother had called him after a gunshot was reported at her apartment. When Plaintiff arrived, he observed his brother lying on the floor bleeding from the head and a gun lying next to his body. Defendant police officers arrived at the apartment, unlawfully searching Plaintiff. Defendant police officers knew Plaintiff did not live at the apartment and knew the gun did not belong to Plaintiff. Defendant police offers did not recover any drugs, contraband, or illegal paraphernalia from Plaintiff and at no time did Plaintiff commit any crime or violate the law. Nonetheless, Defendant police officers falsely arrested and imprisoned Plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. Instead of allowing Plaintiff to accompany his dying brother to the hospital, he was transported to the 30th precinct. Defendant police officers then provided false information and evidence to the DA. Defendant Carlstrom signed a Criminal Court Complaint that contained false and misleading allegations against Plaintiff. As a result of his unlawful arrest and incarceration, Plaintiff missed his brother's funeral. Plaintiff was later found not guilty.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=MbllqhtpOqnoXiYu_PLUS_3xxzA==","type":"complaint"}]},{"officer_name":"Dennis, Brian M.","disposition":"Zero Disposition","start_date":"2013-08-13","disposition_date":"2013-11-26","court":"U.S. District Court - Southern District NY","docket":"13CV05638","name":"Dotson, Heyward vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0,"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4352581/dotson-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/XXN3-brian-dennis.jpg","news":[{"title":"NYPD officer testifies that he taunted 13-year-old boy after detaining him under stop-and-frisk","url":"https://nypost.com/2013/03/27/nypd-officer-testifies-that-he-taunted-13-year-old-boy-after-detaining-him-under-stop-and-frisk/","source":"New York Post","date":"2013-03-27"}],"id":"XXN3","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/XXN3"}