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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Song | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Thomas Reo | Detective | White male | Refused male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Carlos Nieves | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Michael Sogluizzo | Detective | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Steven Lopez | Detective | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Jose Ramos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Julio Lasalle | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Charlie Harvell | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Alejandro Valderrama | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Fidel Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Christophe Moroni | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Anderson Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| James Slavin | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Melanie Paganmerritt | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| James Delumen | Detective | White male | Black male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Gregory Smith | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | White male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Jesus Capo | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| David Sammarco | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Essence Jackson | Detective | Black male | Not available male | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Essence Jackson | Detective | Black male | White male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Jeremy Grossman | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Robert Hawreluk | Detective | White male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Jolan Lewis | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Robert Musolino | Police Officer | White male | White female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Robert Marshall | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 65 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| James Dick | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Konrad Zakiewicz | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Michael Vento | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Thomas Casey | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Marco Morrone | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| William Beattie | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Jorge Tricoche | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Guy Gargano | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Glenda Wajer | Detective | Hispanic female | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Anibal Torres | Detective | Hispanic male | Refused male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Darion Francis | Police Officer | Black male | Other Race male, 38 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Rashan Lacoste | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Joel Crooms | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Okera Morrison | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown female, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Okera Morrison | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Mack Lipinski | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| John King | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Paul Oconnor | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Dominick Vasaturo | Detective | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Wilmar Mejia | Detective | Hispanic male | White male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Scott Zeitler | Police Officer | White male | White male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| David Mercado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Kendo Kinsey | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| James Cleary | Detective | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Robert Cox | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Michael Espenberg | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| James Burpoe | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Pawel Wala | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Brandon Gembecki | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Ricardo Cuenca | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Christophe Zaleski | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Deangelo Jones | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Delvis Garcia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Valdrin Nikqi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Daniel Marussich | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Lauren Au | Police Officer | Asian female | White male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Matthew Lombardo | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Fernando Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Colin Sullivan | Police Officer | White male | White male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Pablo Taveras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Shacole Odell | Police Officer | Black female | White female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Bryan Hagmaier | Police Officer | White male | White male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Henry Daverin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Kenneth Sepulveda | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Jean Francisco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| John Musante | Sergeant | White male | White male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Anthony Donato | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Elijah Austin | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Brian Alexander | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Michael Mcdonnell | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| George Katris | Detective | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Nolan Lauterborn | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Derek Sambolin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Hugh Herbert | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Jack Dagnese | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Dalsh Veve | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Raymond Higgins | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Sherrod Stuart | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Juan Moreno | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Daniel Marussich | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Daniel Dallemand | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Timothy Rizzo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Dwight Powell | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Paul Chierico | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Hariton Marachilian | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 60 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Daniel Kern | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| John Galbo | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Jason Cira | Detective | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Stephen Faber | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Kellyann Carreiro | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
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.