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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

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
100
Complaints
99
Allegations
111

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
Michelle Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 18 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Peter Lazare Police Officer Black male Hispanic female, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Dmitry Brush Sergeant White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Dmitry Brush Sergeant White male White female, 17 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Shawn Moynihan Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
William Pugliese Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Tomasz Pulawski Police Officer White male Asian male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Lydia Figueroa Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 53 years old Exonerated 2016
Adam Conlin Detective White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2016
Herbert Medina Detective Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
William Taylor Deputy Inspector White male Hispanic male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Pablo Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Miguel Frias Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Risel Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Christophe Musa Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Momen Attia Police Officer White male Asian male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Mandeep Singh Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Timothy Finn Police Officer Asian male Asian male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Tricia Grant Police Officer Black female White male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Yoryi Santana Police Officer Hispanic male Not available male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Yoryi Santana Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Yoryi Santana Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Farid Aliyev Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Patrick Reilly Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 13 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Alexander Morales Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Idris Guven Lieutenant White male White female, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Laborde Police Officer Black male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Nanhao Chen Lieutenant Asian male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Colin Kogan Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Colin Kogan Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Heinz Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Andrew Nash Detective White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Ahmed Abdalla Police Officer Black male White male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Bernice Pacheco Police Officer Hispanic female White male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Phillip Johnson Police Officer Black male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Jose Cintron Detective Hispanic male Not available male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Tarakur Chowdhury Sergeant Asian male White male, 58 years old Exonerated 2017
Angelo Pizzarro Detective Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Leon Pedigo Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Jalal Ali Police Officer White male Asian male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Sylvia Golaszewski Police Officer White female Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Sylvia Golaszewski Police Officer White female Not available male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Sylvia Golaszewski Police Officer White female Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Lamont Gibson Sergeant Black male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Stephen Polesovsky Police Officer White male White male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Raphael Sylvestre Police Officer Black male Unknown female, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Edwin Soto Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Daniel Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steven Rupnick Police Officer White male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2017
Moses Lebron Police Officer Hispanic male Not available male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Brian Bang Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Kristo Cevi Police Officer White male Black female Unsubstantiated 2017
John Katehis Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 12 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Chad Hofsiss Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Leon Pedigo Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Heinz Police Officer White male Unknown male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Henry Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Travis Fraser Police Officer Black male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Omar Carrascotatis Police Officer Hispanic male Other Race male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Pedro Lezcano Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Luis Gutierrez Police Officer Hispanic male Other Race male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Christophe Harris Police Officer Black male Asian male, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Christophe Sanchez Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Angel Rolon Police Officer Hispanic male Other Race female, 40 years old Exonerated 2018
Anthony Morales Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Frank Burns Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Artur Espenberg Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Vincent Gambino Police Officer White male Black female, 24 years old Exonerated 2018
Justin Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Johnnie Rosario Detective Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2018
Stephen Allocca Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Neysa Korycki Police Officer Hispanic female Unknown male, 50 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Carlos Pimentel Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2018
Charles Arnone Sergeant White male Black female, 50 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Wilbert Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
John Cassidy Police Officer White male White male, 40 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Brian Raghoenathsingh Police Officer Asian male Other Race male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Thomas Smith Captain White male Hispanic female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Joseph Schwaner Police Officer White male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2018
Taina Pacheco Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 29 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Hector Vargas Police Officer Hispanic male Black gender non-conforming, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Todd Jacoby Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Rawn Browne Police Officer Black male Black gender non-conforming, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Alan Chau Sergeant Asian male Not available female, 23 years old Exonerated 2018
Michael Scally Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mohamed Shaw Police Officer Asian male Black female, 29 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Junaid Saeed Police Officer Asian male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Renninton Belen Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 42 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Ronnie Caraccioli Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 50 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Edgar Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Antonio Andrade Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 47 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Thomas Bodai Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 22 years old Exonerated 2018
Bjondin Skender Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Michael Laborde Police Officer Black male Refused male, 21 years old Exonerated 2019
Michael Nocerino Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Jalal Ali Police Officer White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2019
Christian Flores Sergeant Hispanic male Other Race male, 26 years old Exonerated 2019
Railyng Frias Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Rafael Santos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2019
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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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