Alex J. Torres

Lawsuits

Named in 2 known lawsuits, $3,000 total settlements.

Garner, Natasia vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020160/2017E, Supreme Court - Bronx, April 6, 2017, ended August 16, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On October 9, 2015, plaintiff left her home in the Bronx after hearing gunshots and learning that her cousin had been shot. When the defendant police officers arrived at the scene, they were rude and abusive to the plaintiff including shoving her, striking her, putting her in handcuffs, and putting her in a headlock. The defendants put her in a police care and struck her head against the car door while doing so. Once at the precinct, the defendants squeezed the handcuffs on her wrists, taunted her, grabbed her by the neck, put a knee on her back when she fell and put shackles on her ankles and pulled her hair. The defendants filed false complaints with the DA, resulting in plaintiff's prosecution for various ch...

Blanch, Marston vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV03295, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, June 21, 2013, ended December 17, 2013
$3,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On May 30, 2012, Plaintiff was legally present on the street outside of a building in the Bronx that Defendant officers were entering. One of the Defendant officers asked Plaintiff if he had anything on him, to which Plaintiff replied that he was an armed guard on his way to work. Plaintiff was unable to provide his license and was told he would be taken to the precinct and held until a license was provided. While at the precinct, officers verified on their computer that Plaintiff was licensed and within an hour, a co-worker arrived and provided Plaintiff's license. The Plaintiff's employer also came and informed officers that Plaintiff was a licensed armed guard employed by him. Defendant officers nonetheless ...