Named in 3 known lawsuits, $53,000 total settlements.
Hines, Tyrell vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 809609/2021E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 16, 2021, ended October 11, 2023
$7,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 11, 2019, Plaintiff, a Black or African American male, was playing cards with friends on the sidewalk when POs including Richard Ruiz approached Plaintiff. POs unlawfully questioned and searched Plaintiff regarding illegal activity, despite possessing no valid reason. POs slapped Plaintiff in the back of his head multiple times, subjected him to ongoing verbal abuse and slammed his head against the vehicle. POs fabricated the observations including that Plaintiff was in possession of marijuana, handcuffed him in an excessively tight fashion. Plaintiff was maliciously prosecuted. All charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.
Ortiz-Silva, Miguel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026805/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, July 8, 2020, ended November 5, 2021
$18,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On February 5, 2020, at approximately, 3:00 p.m., in the vicinity of 848 Hunts Point Avenue, County of Bronx, NYPD Officer Geraldine Ozuna, along with other NYPD officers, approached plaintiff without legal justification and detained him by means of excessive force. The officers subjected plaintiff to a strip search before he was arraigned and falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime. As a result of the officers’ excessive force, plaintiff suffered severe physical and mental injury. Plaintiff also alleges that his arrest was a result of NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” policy, which encourages racial profiling. All charges against the plaintiff were terminated favorably.
Rosario, Ricky vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020629/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 16, 2020, ended April 19, 2021
$27,500 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 23, 2019, plaintiff was in the vicinity of Hunts Point Avenue and Gilbert Place when defendant P.O.s Richard Ruiz, Danny Aquino, John Doe, and John Roe approached him and unlawfully stopped, searched, assaulted, beat, and detained him in an aggressive manner. Defendants handcuffed and arrested plaintiff and took him to a police station in the Bronx. At some point in defendants' custody, plaintiff was strip-searched. Defendants falsely accused plaintiff of having committed a crime and forwarded information to prosecutors that resulted in plaintiff having a criminal complaint issued against him. Plaintiff was arraigned and prosecuted on the basis of defendants' false claims. All charges against plainti...
