Named in 9 known lawsuits, $1,472,500 total settlements.
Lowman, Joseph vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 811823/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 16, 2026
Sample, Hasib vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 811830/2026E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 16, 2026
Williams, Michael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 813614/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 26, 2025
Aviles, Rafael vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807217/2025E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 31, 2025, ended January 20, 2026
$42,500 Settlement
Johnson, Christopher vs The City of Ny, et al.
Case # 807425/2024E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, May 9, 2024, ended March 31, 2025
$35,000 Settlement
Garwood, Clestroy vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 820687/2023E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 2, 2024, ended January 8, 2025
$40,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: The complaint alleges that on August 16, 2023, Clestroy Garwood was lawfully present near Jerome Avenue and West 183rd Street in the Bronx when he was approached by Detectives Lustica, Gevargiz, and unidentified officers (John Doe and John Roe) without any legal justification, including the absence of probable cause or an arrest warrant. The officers, acting on fraudulent information, allegedly stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, and detained Garwood in an aggressive and excessive manner. Despite not engaging in any illegal or suspicious activity, Garwood was arrested, arraigned, and falsely prosecuted for a crime he did not commit. As a result, he was incarcerated for over 24 hours and had to attend multipl...
Alvarado, Jonathan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026660/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 13, 2019, ended July 26, 2022
$30,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On November 1, 2018, Mr. Alvarado was in the process of buying some food in the vicinity of 2396 Morris Avenue. Defendants, including Lustica and Accomando, approached Mr. Alvarado without a lawful reason to do so, as he was committing no crimes or violations of the law. Defendants demanded that he put his hands behind his back, handcuffed him and transported him to the 46th Precinct. Mr. Alvarado was strip-searched in a bathroom cell by Defendants. Mr. Alvarado was then placed in a cell for many hours, during which time, his multiple requests for food and water were denied or ignored by Defendants. Defendant Lustica was Mr. Alvarado's arresting officer and signed the criminal court complaint against him, despi...
Pagan-Alomar, Johanna vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 020068/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, January 8, 2019, ended June 4, 2020
$1,250,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On June 7, 2018 Plaintiff was walking to meet her boyfriend when she saw POs Konti Marvukaj and Theresa Lustica placing handcuffs on her boyfriend. Plaintiff asked PO Lustica in Spanish why they were arresting her boyfriend PO Lustica asked Plaintiff to step back and Plaintiff did. As POs were walking Plaintiff's handcuffed boyfriend to a police car PO Lustica picked up a small plastic bag and waved it in front of Plaintiff's face, stating it was the reason Plaintiff's boyfriend was being arrested. In responsive Plaintiff said in Spanish that PO Lustica was disrespecting Plaintiff.
In response, PO Lustica shoved Plaintiff, grabbed Plaintiff's hand, threw Plaintiff to the ground, and--while Plaintiff was lying...
Fernandez, Alvin vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 033979/2018E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, December 12, 2018, ended February 6, 2020
$75,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 12, 2018, Police Officer Theresa Lustica, Valdrin Nikqi and other police officers stopped, searched, grabbed, assaulted, battered, arrested and detained the plaintiff in an aggressive and excessive manner without a warrant, probable cause, reasonable cause or any legal justification. Because of the defendants conduct, the plaintiff suffered great and permanent bodily injury in and about his head, neck, back, body and limbs and was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled, and suffered conscious pain. The plaintiff was falsely and maliciously prosecuted with committing a crime, but the criminal action against him was terminated favorably.
