Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital

This page contains all allegations assigned to this category by the CCRB. Multiple similar allegations can appear for the same officer because a complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.

Officers With Complaints
114
Complaints
98
Allegations
120

What the CCRB’s Conclusions Mean

Substantiated: The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. (Here is a breakdown of the types of discipline the CCRB can recommend. The NYPD can choose to ignore those recommendations. It has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.)

Exonerated: The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD’s rules, which often give officers significant discretion over use of force.

Unsubstantiated: The CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Officer Rank at Time of Complaint Officer Details Complainant Details CCRB Conclusion Year Received
Louis Martinez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2019
Jovanna Woloski Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 43 years old Exonerated 2019
Denis Samuylin Lieutenant White male White female, 68 years old Exonerated 2019
Elena Stojanovski Sergeant Hispanic female White male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2019
Ralph Aquino Sergeant Asian male White female, 33 years old Exonerated 2019
Philip Hirsh Sergeant White male White male, 61 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Darren King Sergeant Black male Asian male, 15 years old Exonerated 2019
Raymond Abear Detective Asian male Black female, 54 years old Exonerated 2019
Christophe Pierre Police Officer White male White male, 62 years old Exonerated 2019
Kimberley Bove Sergeant White female Hispanic male, 35 years old Exonerated 2019
Eric Droz Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 43 years old Exonerated 2019
Edwin Lau Police Officer Asian male Asian female, 45 years old Exonerated 2019
Ian Abramowitz Police Officer White male Black male, 60 years old Exonerated 2019
Raymond Abear Detective Asian male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2019
Fadi Albishara Police Officer White male White male, 62 years old Exonerated 2019
Larry Meyers Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 42 years old Exonerated 2019
Howard Peralta Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Jeffry Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2019
Ahmed Abdalla Police Officer Black male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2019
Ahmed Abdalla Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 34 years old Exonerated 2019
Robert Erbetta Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Justin Cristiano Police Officer White male White male, 57 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Wilson Chan Police Officer Asian male White male, 68 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2019
Gerard Scparta Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Tamer Sergany Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Edward Ahearne Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2019
Kenneth Miller Sergeant White male White female, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2019
James Moore Lieutenant Black male White female, 70 years old Exonerated 2019
Vicente Cardenas Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 26 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Robert Alimena Sergeant Hispanic male White female, 73 years old Exonerated 2019
Tyler Dowen Police Officer White male Black female, 26 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Gregory Long Lieutenant White male Other Race transwoman (mtf), 27 years old Exonerated 2019
Joseph Dipaolo Police Officer White male Asian male, 41 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Dominick Abate Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Joseph Manni Police Officer White male Black female, 26 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Dagoberto Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2019
Lance Walter Police Officer White male Black female, 45 years old Exonerated 2019
Angelica Casilimas Sergeant Hispanic female Unknown male, 20 years old Exonerated 2019
Allan Taeza Police Officer Asian male Black female, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
James Olson Police Officer White male White male, 67 years old Exonerated 2019
Heriberto Hernandez Sergeant Hispanic male White female, 35 years old Exonerated 2019
Troy Peacock Sergeant Black male Asian male, 27 years old Exonerated 2019
Angel Dejesus Sergeant Hispanic male Refused male, 41 years old Exonerated 2019
Andrea Cicillini Police Officer White male White male, 68 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2019
Robert Hyland Sergeant White male White male, 72 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2019
Robert Hyland Sergeant White male White male, 68 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2019
Omar Elsayed Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 24 years old Exonerated 2019
Justin Dengler Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 50 years old Exonerated 2019
Andrew Alvarado Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2019
Steven Oconnor Police Officer White male White female, 54 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Konstantin Panagiotopoulos Police Officer White male White female, 54 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Leon Batson Police Officer Black male White male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2019
Willem Edouard Police Officer Black male Unknown female, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Armando Colon Sergeant Hispanic male Black female, 35 years old Exonerated 2018
Lanier Glenn Lieutenant Black male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Kevin Maloney Lieutenant White male White female, 62 years old Exonerated 2018
Nicole Fox Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 65 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Suman Khanna Police Officer Asian female White male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Louis Vannucci Police Officer White male White male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Juan Burgos Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 52 years old Exonerated 2018
Timothy Burke Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2018
Wenming Wu Police Officer Asian male Asian female, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Jonathan Galindosanchez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 48 years old Exonerated 2018
Brett Strauss Police Officer White male Black female, 16 years old Exonerated 2018
Michael Straniere Sergeant White male Black female, 47 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Brian Andruszkiewicz Lieutenant White male Unknown female, 51 years old Exonerated 2018
Raymond Ip Sergeant Asian male Black female, 58 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Jose Genao Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 72 years old Exonerated 2018
Edwin Elvington Police Officer White male White male, 56 years old Exonerated 2018
Diego Dejesus Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2018
Pedro Almanzar Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 53 years old Exonerated 2018
Robert Dominicci Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 68 years old Exonerated 2018
Thomas Gugliucci Sergeant White male White female, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Ryan Mcguinness Lieutenant White male White male, 63 years old Exonerated 2018
Hariton Marachilian Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 76 years old Exonerated 2018
Sergio Delamota Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2018
Graham Brathwaite Sergeant Black male Black male, 63 years old Exonerated 2018
Marino Lorenzo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Robert Durst Sergeant White male Other Race female, 47 years old Exonerated 2018
Jose Ramos Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic transwoman (mtf), 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Paul Robinson Detective Black male Black male, 47 years old Exonerated 2018
Mark Cozzi Police Officer White male Asian male, 56 years old Exonerated 2018
Aleksandr Kovalenko Sergeant White male Black female, 44 years old Exonerated 2018
Johnny Mitchell Police Officer Black male Unknown male Exonerated 2018
Saher Abumalouh Sergeant White male Asian male, 42 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Theodore Federoff Deputy Inspector White male Other Race male, 47 years old Exonerated 2018
Nicholas Graziano Sergeant White male Asian male, 42 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Peter Borisenko Police Officer White male American Indian female, 25 years old Exonerated 2018
Juan Carrero Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Joseph Musarra Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Richard Cohen Sergeant White male Black female, 57 years old Exonerated 2018
Richard Cohen Sergeant White male Black female, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
John Potkay Deputy Inspector White male Hispanic female, 31 years old Exonerated 2018
Matthew Dias Police Officer White male Black female, 49 years old Exonerated 2018
Elias Vazquez Sergeant Hispanic male Asian male, 56 years old Exonerated 2018
Lyndon Tuckett Lieutenant Black male Hispanic female, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Ananda Mirandamessner Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 65 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Adriano Deleon Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 70 years old Exonerated 2018
Keyana Kendall Police Officer Black male Black female, 68 years old Exonerated 2017
Charles Senat Sergeant Black male Refused not described, 31 years old Exonerated 2017
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About This Data
For decades, disciplinary records of police officers in New York have been shielded from public view. After the state recently repealed the law that had kept the records secret, ProPublica requested and received a database from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates allegations of misconduct against NYPD officers. The database lists the name of each officer, the race of the complainant and the officer, a category describing the alleged misconduct, and whether the CCRB concluded the officers’ conduct violated NYPD rules. Police unions have opposed New York City’s plan to make public data about disciplinary investigations.

This database names about 4,000 of the NYPD’s 36,000 active-duty officers. Every officer in the database has had at least one substantiated allegation. We excluded any allegations that CCRB investigators concluded did not occur and were deemed unfounded. We also removed a small number of officers (62) against whom the CCRB had substantiated allegations, but whose substantiated allegations had not gone fully through the NYPD’s administrative prosecution process. The CCRB was not able to reach conclusions in many cases, in part because the investigators must rely on the NYPD to hand over crucial evidence, such as footage from body-worn cameras. Often, the department is not forthcoming despite a legal duty to cooperate in CCRB investigations. The CCRB gets thousands of complaints per year but substantiates a tiny fraction of them. Allegations of criminal conduct by officers are typically investigated not by the CCRB but by state or federal prosecutors in conjunction with the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau or the FBI. The NYPD’s own findings in cases in this database are not included here.

Read more about what we’ve included in the database and why, and see our answers to questions we have received about this data. If you have information about any of these officers or cases, please fill out our form.

All of the records in this data are from closed cases. But if you see an error, contact the CCRB. If the agency updates its records and lets us know, we'll do so as well.

The data used in this database is downloadable from ProPublica’s Data Store.

Source
This data was obtained through a records request made to the CCRB. It includes fully investigated allegations only for officers who were members of the department as of late June 2020 and against whom the CCRB has substantiated at least one allegation.
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