Alejandro Giraldo
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Service Record
Miami-Dade Florida Police Department
| Rank | Detective[1] |
| Salary | $96,472 (2018)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Terminated[3] |
Incident Reports
2019 Arrest of Dyma Loving
On March 5, 2019, Giraldo and Officer J.F. Calderon responded to a report that a neighbor had pointed a shotgun at Loving and Adriana Green.[4][5]
During the investigation, Loving became agitated, and Giraldo threatened to arrest her for disorderly conduct and have her involuntarily committed to a mental institution. Giraldo took Loving to the ground and arrested her.[5]
Video shows Giraldo and Green discussing the arrest. When Green suggested that Giraldo could have acted "in a different way", Giraldo says, "Yeah, I could have Tased her".[5]
Loving was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.[5] The charges were later dropped.[1]
The incident was captured by officers' body-worn cameras and Green's cellphone camera.[5]
Response Timeline
Giraldo was suspended with pay.[1][6]
On April 10, 2019, Loving filed a lawsuit against the department, the county, Giraldo, and Calderon.[6] Loving claims false arrest, false imprisonment, use of excessive force, malicious prosecution, infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy against the officers, and several claims against the department and county.[7]
On May 3, 2019, Giraldo was arrested after investigators determined that video and reports from the other officers did not support Giraldo's claim that Loving was being disorderly.[1] Giraldo was charged with felony official misconduct and misdemeanor battery.[8]
On April 14, 2022, Giraldo was convicted of battery and official misconduct.[4]
On June 23, 2022, Giraldo was sentenced to 364 days in jail.[9]
On May 1, 2024, a state appeals court judge said that Giraldo "did not knowingly or intentionally falsify an official record or document" and overturned Giraldo's convictions.[3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nadege Green, Miami-Dade Police Who Witnessed Violent Arrest Of Black Woman Say She Was Not Disorderly, WJCT, 2019-05-27
- ↑ Alejandro Giraldo I, Police Officer, Miami-Dade County, govSalaries
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brian Hamacher, Appeals court reverses ex-Miami-Dade cop's conviction in woman's 2019 rough arrest, NBC 6, 2024-05-02
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jake Thomas, Cop Convicted of Battery After Filing Police Report Filled With Lies, Newsweek, 2022-04-14
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Unlawful Arrest Of Dyma Loving By Miami-Dade Police, YouTube, 2019-03-15
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dyma Loving files lawsuit against Miami-Dade, Police Department, WPLG, 2019-04-10
- ↑ Loving v. Miami-Dade County, U.S. District Court
- ↑ Police Officer Out Of Jail After Rough Arrest, CBS Miami, 2019-05-03
- ↑ Ashley Dyer, Former MDPD officer sentenced to 364 days behind bars following rough arrest, CBS Miami, 2022-06-23
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