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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 |
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Daniel Ticali | Detective | American Indian male | Other Race male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Patrick Smith | Police Officer | American Indian male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Detective | Asian male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Jeffrey Liu | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Mizbah Noor | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Shibu Madhu | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Jonathan Ku | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Joby Thomas | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic female, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Herawattie Jeeuth | Police Officer | Asian female | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
David Casey | Detective | Asian male | Other Race male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Yaowen Liu | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Andrew Ho | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Ramu Hiller | Detective | Asian male | Hispanic female, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Stephen Lalchan | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Eugene Choi | Police Officer | Asian male | White female, 76 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Allan Taeza | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Shuzhen Wong | Police Officer | Asian female | Black female, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Aman Rana | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Yaowen Liu | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Waliur Rahman | Detective | Asian male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
John Donovan | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Keith Cheng | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic female, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Raghunan Ramroop | Police Officer | Asian male | Refused female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Rajesh Lalwani | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Philip Tsang | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Malcolm Liu | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic female, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Suthom Ungcharoen | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 63 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
Eugene Choi | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Darrell Dass | Police Officer | Asian male | White female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Donald Climaco | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 88 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Zeeshan Munawar | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2011 |
Tarakur Chowdhury | Sergeant | Asian male | White male, 58 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Jose Velasquez | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Iftekharul Awal | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
Je Chai | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic female, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jason Ribeiro | Detective | Asian male | Black female, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
David Paray | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 22 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
George Huang | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Peter Ahn | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Jonathan Hom | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Je Chai | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Umar Khitab | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
Glenn Ziminski | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Iftekharul Awal | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Arpan Das | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Hassan Raza | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Edwin Ching | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Samuel Hui | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Kevin Cox | Police Officer | Black male | White female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Kishon Hickman | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Tiery Samuels | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Darnell Jones | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Dustin Edwards | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Kishon Hickman | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Dana Ladson | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Dana Ladson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Darion Francis | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Douglas Chavis | Detective | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mauvin Bute | Lieutenant | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Leon Mcguire | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2003 |
Leon Mcguire | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic female, 72 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Marlaine Cleveland | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Jensen Dayle | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Anthony Wright | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Gerard Walker | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Tanya Bucknor | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Marvalyn Campbell | Police Officer | Black female | White female, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
Okera Morrison | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Pamela Lambright | Police Officer | Black female | White male, 75 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2002 |
David Gordon | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Brenton Cole | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gabrielle Walls | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Brenton Cole | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Daniel Dallemand | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Maria Jeanty | Police Officer | Black female | Other Race male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2003 |
Shameeka Cummings | Police Officer | Black female | Black female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Brenton Cole | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Aaron Edwards | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Daniel Dallemand | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Sharif Portee | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Anson Lancaster | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Brenton Cole | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Kelly Maldonado | Police Officer | Black female | White male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Steven Owens | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Erek Powers | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Stacey Ellis | Police Officer | Black female | White female, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Larry Dunn | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Alwyn Phillips | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Sheena Lawrence | Police Officer | Black female | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
Kerine Bunsie | Police Officer | Black female | White male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 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.