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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
1,145
Complaints
1,228
Allegations
1,483
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Scheblein | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Juan Moreno | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Edwin Estrada | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Timothy Terrillion | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Jack Dagnese | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Jorge Sanabria | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Thomas Casey | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Anthony Donato | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Dwight Powell | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Anis Nikocevic | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Michael Whelan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Jean Francisco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Joshua Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| James Burpoe | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Steven Dejesussmith | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 51 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Anthony Russo | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Nicholas Ventimiglia | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Frankie Hernandez | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 45 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2016 |
| Ching Nieh | Detective | Hispanic male | White female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Matthew Mozdziak | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Charles Volante | Police Officer | White male | White male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Angel Thevenin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Refused female, 73 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Signorile | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Atara Ashford | Sergeant | Hispanic female | Black female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Darrell Dass | Police Officer | Asian male | White female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Sergeant | White male | White female, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Shane Killilea | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Umar Khitab | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Miguel Frias | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Angel Andujar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mark Demarco | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Risel Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Bletcher | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Dana Ladson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Salvatore Melore | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Samuel Hui | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| William Taylor | Deputy Inspector | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Tanya Bucknor | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| William Taylor | Deputy Inspector | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mark Ward | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mark Ward | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Daniel Castillo | Detective | Hispanic male | White female, 63 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Henry Daverin | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Edward Stackpole | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Henry Daverin | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Henry Daverin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Omar Habib | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 53 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Joel Ayala | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Neils Veras | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Gabriel Cuevas | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Joseph King | Police Officer | Black male | White female, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Brian Query | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Felix Garcia | Detective | Hispanic male | Black female, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Herbert Medina | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| John Hansen | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Brian Volpi | Police Officer | White male | White female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| David Mercado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Timothy Gaven | Detective | White male | Other Race male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mark Sinatra | Sergeant | White male | White female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Theohari Koumniotes | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Delores Mitchell | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Juan Candelario | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| James Astuto | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Christophe Crain | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Gulotta | Inspector | White male | Black female, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Charles Buglione | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Albert | Sergeant | White male | Refused male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph King | Police Officer | Black male | White female, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Gaine | Detective | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Greaney | Detective | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ryan Pretty | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Robert Lenihan | Police Officer | White male | White female, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Edmundo Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Bernard Corso | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ryan Hoffmann | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Elmer Pastran | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Refused male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Edward Guzik | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 67 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Shibu Madhu | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Mccarthy | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Julio Meyreles | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Julio Meyreles | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 69 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Dicecco | Sergeant | White male | White transwoman (mtf), 44 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Kevin Martin | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Edwin Soto | Sergeant | Hispanic male | White male, 59 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jason Sanders | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Bryn Stayfer | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Carlos Segovia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Robert Hawreluk | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Peter Ahn | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jason Levy | Detective | White male | White male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Ryan Hoffmann | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| John Moise | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Yaris Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Sonia Belardo | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 15 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Jose Velasquez | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Felix Baez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Wael Jaber | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
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.