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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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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
952
Complaints
1,224
Allegations
1,555
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 |
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Charles Ingrassia | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jimmy Clerge | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Frank Sarrica | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Charles Ingrassia | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gerald Stlouis | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Lahmar Sanders | Detective | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Paul Mckenna | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Paul Mckenna | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Craig Basler | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Paul Mckenna | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Jordan Castro | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Robert Uhl | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Matthew Giunta | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Stephen Berardi | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Sekou Bourne | Detective | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Michael Kovalik | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Robert Mayer | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Erick Erdaide | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Thomas Passolo | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Thomas Passolo | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mark Grant | Detective | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Paul Viar | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Raymond Tomins | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Balicki | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Jerome Foy | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jose Acevedo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Justin Lenz | Captain | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Victor Paribello | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mark Grant | Detective | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Damon Martin | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Florencio Arquer | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Thomas Varghese | Detective | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Erik Depasquale | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Andre Washington | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Fernando Guimaraes | Captain | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
William Falcone | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Ana Maradiaga | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
Christophe Breslin | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Devin Long | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Keith Knight | Detective | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mark Ward | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Kevin Deleon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Eric Samuels | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Patrick Oneill | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Anthony Biondolillo | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Daniel Castillo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Elijah Boyle | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Ryan Pretty | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
William Sitzman | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
John Mcloughlin | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Brendan Grace | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Terrell Anderson | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Eric Samuels | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Cornelius Oshea | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Brian Garay | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Thomas Dunsing | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Christopher McCormack | Deputy Inspector | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Eric Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Scott Lieneck | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Henry Adames | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jaime Rosado | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Frederick Reyes | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Anthony Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jose Ortiz | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
David Grieco | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jose Ortiz | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Robert Silva | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Louis Cardenas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Anthony Lafemina | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Anthony Lafemina | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Brendan Obrien | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Isa Abbassi | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Dustin Edwards | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Sean Mchugh | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Robert Graves | Detective | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Damon Martin | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Piero Lasaponara | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Robert Mayer | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Montgomery Summa | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Nicholas Neve | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Antonio Santana | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Thomas Smith | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Eliezer Pabon | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Doyle | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Doyle | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Marco Balboni | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Kevin Breen | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Shkelzen Ahmetaj | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Kevin Breen | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Kevin Breen | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Eric Samuels | Sergeant | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Afzal Ali | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Daniel Guida | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
William Tergesen | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2014 |
Juan Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Darren Davis | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Joseph Marquez | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
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.