Luis Vega

Badge #24891, Hispanic Male
Former Police Officer at Transit Bureau District 4
Also served at 71st Precinct
Service started June 1995, ended July 2020, Tax #916856

Lawsuit settlements:
$100,001   Halevy, Ehud vs City of New York, et al., 2013 EDNY EDNY 13CV00339
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Complaints

1 Complaint
1 Allegation
0 Substantiated
1 Alleged Victim Uncooperative

Complaint #201213565, October 2012
Allegation: Force: Physical force
Complainant: Male
CCRB Conclusion: Alleged Victim Uncooperative
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Complaint #201213565, October 2012
Allegation Complainant CCRB Conclusion
Force: Physical force Male Alleged Victim Uncooperative
additional details

Further details on conclusion definitions.


Lawsuits

Halevy, Ehud vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 13CV00339, U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, January 22, 2013, ended February 18, 2014
$100,001 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On October 8, 2012, plaintiff Ehud Halevy was sleeping at ALIYA Youth Center in Crown Heights when defendant NYPD officers Vega and Bruzzese attempted to force plaintiff to leave the Youth Center. Despite being authorized to sleep there, defendant officers persisted in attempting to force the plaintiff to leave and tried handcuffing him, but the Plaintiff pulled his arms away. Defendant officer Vega subsequently swung his closed fist at the plaintiff's head, causing plaintiff to land face down on a nearby couch. Defendant officer Bruzzese then held the plaintiff down on the couch while defendant Vega continued to punch and strike the plaintiff approximately two dozen times. Defendant Bruzzese also repeatedly be...