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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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
Eric Cox Detective Black male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Ryan Foy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 51 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Manolin Molina Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Miller Sergeant White male Unknown male, 18 years old Exonerated 2012
Anzor Kurashvili Police Officer White male Black male, 54 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Michael Pitkewicz Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Daniel Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 39 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Michael Miller Sergeant White male Unknown male Exonerated 2012
John Musante Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Devon Hudson Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Rafael Figueroa Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Mark Brinadze Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Vincenzo Dimartino Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Yahkeem White Police Officer Black male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Bryan Pocalyko Sergeant White male Black male, 17 years old Exonerated 2012
Jose Collazo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Gerard Delprete Detective White male White male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Patrick Craig Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Nercy Burgos Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Michael Fahmy Detective White male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Orlando Quinones Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant White male Other Race male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Sergio Delamota Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Mourad Arslanbeck Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Hemadeh Fattah Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Hemadeh Fattah Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2012
Gaetjeans Doxy Police Officer Black male Other Race male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Kenneth Rosello Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Erin Dipiano Police Officer White female Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2012
Michael Mendoza Police Officer Hispanic male Other Race male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Patrick Quigley Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Joel Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Alan Hassel Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Donald Alexandre Police Officer Black male Black male, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Starlette Gillespie Police Officer Black female White female, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Christopher McCormack Deputy Inspector White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Travis Mussaw Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Shameeka Cummings Police Officer Black female Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2012
Philip Vaccarino Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Kristopher Martin Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Johnpaul Slater Detective White male Black male, 49 years old Exonerated 2012
Christophe Smith Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Anthony Donato Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Lynn Ruger Police Officer White female Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Stephen Dimassa Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Robert Kelly Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Matthew Bourbeau Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Sean Brown Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 52 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Jose Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Richard Aseng Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Timothy Gaven Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Donald Sehl Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Frank Recca Police Officer White male Black male, 55 years old Exonerated 2012
William Rojas Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Lance Levine Police Officer White male White male, 61 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Christophe Popovic Lieutenant White male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Michael Calle Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Michael Whiteman Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Lenin Garcia Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
George Allen Police Officer Black male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Matthew Lewis Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Michael Friedman Detective White male White male, 19 years old Exonerated 2012
Robyn Holshek Police Officer White female Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Daniel Silverio Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Christian Cataldo Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Christian Cataldo Police Officer White male White male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Daniel Song Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Michael Pomerantz Police Officer White male Black male, 53 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
David Marconi Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Brian Andruszkiewicz Sergeant White male White male, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Paul Chierico Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Christophe Hassan Police Officer White male Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Joshua Konen Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Thomas Lodico Detective White male Black male, 54 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Steven Ramunno Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2013
Jose Barbosa Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2013
Alexis Dejesus Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2013
Miguel Donovan Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Robert Morales Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Lanier Glenn Lieutenant Black male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Gerard Walker Sergeant Black male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Brendan Reilly Police Officer White male Black male, 55 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Thomas Woods Detective White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Thomas Woods Detective White male Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Daniel Baca Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Christophe Burton Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Lunetta Police Officer White male White male, 22 years old Exonerated 2013
Michael Smith Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Elvis Alcivar Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2013
Terrence Howard Police Officer Black male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Terrence Howard Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Marc Fontana Police Officer White male Asian male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Gustavo Ochoa Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Daniel Guida Detective White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Anthony Biondolillo Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Craig Edelman Lieutenant White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Radoslaw Terepka Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Kyle Stanley Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Kevin Tresham Police Officer White male Black male, 52 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
James Conn Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
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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