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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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: Frisk

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
1,327
Complaints
1,597
Allegations
1,926

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
Roberto Melendez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Louis Pepe Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Joseph Lessard Police Officer White male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2004
Kevin Maloney Sergeant White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2004
Ralph Pacheco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Daniel Young Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2004
Michael Cronin Sergeant White male Black female, 25 years old Exonerated 2004
Peter Ievolo Sergeant White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2004
Michael Lopuzzo Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2004
Kevin Maloney Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Ricardo Bocachica Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Thomas Cappolla Police Officer White male Hispanic male Exonerated 2004
Steven Cohan Detective White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Exonerated 2004
Anthony Salato Police Officer White male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2004
Alexis Fernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 22 years old Exonerated 2004
Christophe Bastos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Aubrey Henry Detective Black male Unknown male, 27 years old Exonerated 2004
Kwame Kipp Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2004
Robert Henderson Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Joseph Redmond Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Jose Rodriguez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Patrick Gaines Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Douglas Carr Police Officer Black male White male, 30 years old Exonerated 2005
Lahmar Sanders Police Officer Black male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2005
Douglas Carr Police Officer Black male Not available Substantiated (Instructions) 2005
Rudolph Hall Sergeant Black male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Matthew Granahan Police Officer White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Matthew Granahan Police Officer White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2005
Andrew Valenzano Sergeant White male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Douglas Carr Police Officer Black male White male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
Eric Konoski Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
John Caruso Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Francisco Castillo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Eric Konoski Police Officer White male Black male Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Anthony Salato Police Officer White male Black male, 62 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Hickey Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2005
Terrence Cane Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2005
Harvin Hart Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Adan Munoz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 15 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Fragliossi Police Officer White male Other Race male, 49 years old Exonerated 2005
Ohmeed Davodian Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Harvin Hart Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Roberto Garcia Police Officer Hispanic male Refused female, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Shuzhen Wong Police Officer Asian female Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Durante Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2005
Francisco Castillo Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Donald Abrams Sergeant White male White male, 21 years old Exonerated 2005
William Glynn Police Officer White male White male, 58 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Dion Edwards Police Officer Black male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2005
Miguel Marte Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
Christophe Cunha Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2005
Giovanna Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 61 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Brendan Owens Police Officer White male Not available Exonerated 2005
William Mcgrade Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Steve Tirado Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
Blas Colon Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Andrew Valenzano Sergeant White male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Marco Balboni Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Michael Carleo Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Carl Lai Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Miguele Amoresano Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Melissa Clark Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic female, 46 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Emile Provencher Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Michael Diaz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Genner Gomez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Kenneth Juart Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Ralph Cilento Police Officer White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2005
Shaun Tanner Police Officer White male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Mike Civil Police Officer Black male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2005
Genry Cobos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2005
Wayne Lowe Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 43 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2005
Mike Civil Police Officer Black male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Flynn Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Exonerated 2005
Nicholas Garafola Police Officer White male Black male Exonerated 2005
Abel Perez Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Khalid Ragab Police Officer White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2005
Angel Badillo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Niles Prince Police Officer Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Robert Dress Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Kenneth Clarke Police Officer Black male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2005
Edmund Rumman Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Felix Delcarpio Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Exonerated 2005
Felix Gross Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2005
Daniel Sbarra Sergeant White male Not available male Exonerated 2005
Christophe Friscia Police Officer White male White male, 21 years old Exonerated 2005
Zoilo Encarnacion Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Gregory Pekera Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Alexis Fernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Seminara Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Exonerated 2005
Luis Perez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 33 years old Exonerated 2005
Jennifer Marinello Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Ralph Cilento Sergeant White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2005
Frederick Drone Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
Timothy Jaycox Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Anthony Lustica Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
Nicole Gondry Police Officer White female Black female, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2005
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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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