Odali A. Cruz

Badge #17144, Hispanic Male
Police Officer at Headquarters Security since November 2025
Also served at 100th Precinct, Patrol Services Bureau Wheel, US Open Tennis Detail, 33rd Precinct, 103rd Precinct
Service started January 2015, made $148,000 last year, Tax #957499

Lawsuit Settlements:
$45,000   Gonzalez, Chayanne vs City of Ny, et al., 2022 SDNY SDNY 22CV09499
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Complaints

3 Complaints
6 Allegations
0 Substantiated
1 Closed - Pending Litigation
4 Complainant Uncooperative
1 SRAD Closure

Complaint #202503575, April 2025
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
Complainant: White Female, 65-69
CCRB Conclusion: SRAD Closure
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Complaint #201708507, September 2017
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint
Complainant: Female, 25
CCRB Conclusion: Closed - Pending Litigation
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Complaint #201703112, April 2017
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Question
Complainant: Male, 44
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop
Complainant: Male, 44
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
Complainant: Male, 44
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
Allegation: Offensive Language: Race
Complainant: Male, 44
CCRB Conclusion: Complainant Uncooperative
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Complaint #202503575, April 2025
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital White Female, 65-69 SRAD Closure
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Complaint #201708507, September 2017
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Refusal to process civilian complaint Female, 25 Closed - Pending Litigation
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Complaint #201703112, April 2017
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Abuse of Authority: Question Male, 44 Complainant Uncooperative
Abuse of Authority: Vehicle stop Male, 44 Complainant Uncooperative
Discourtesy: Word Male, 44 Complainant Uncooperative
Offensive Language: Race Male, 44 Complainant Uncooperative
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Conclusion Meanings:

'SRAD Closure': Strategic Resource Allocation Determination - due to citywide budget cuts, CCRB is no longer able to fully investigate certain cases within its jurisdiction and suspended investigating some types of complaints.

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Lawsuits

Gonzalez, Chayanne vs City of Ny, et al.
Case # 22CV09499, U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 9, 2022, ended February 8, 2024
$45,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On January 30, 2020, Plaintiff Chayanne Gonzalez went to the 33rd precinct in Manhattan to pick up a friend's car that was being held by the NYPD. When plaintiff showed his identification, multiple NYPD officers approached him and assisted Officer Odali Cruz in arresting plaintiff, claiming that he was the driver in a hit and run accident involving a police car on January 3, 2020. The officers - who knew plaintiff from the area due to a history of harassing him by regularly pulling him over for petty traffic infractions - berated and mocked plaintiff. The officers also falsely claimed that Officers Daniel Goldberg and Joshua Moscoso personally observed plaintiff hitting the police car and fleeing the scene. ...