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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number

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
Joseph Tallarine Detective White male Black female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Gregory Abrahams Sergeant Black male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Sean Christian Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Ralph Pacheco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Kelly Maldonado Police Officer Black female White male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Patrick Smith Police Officer American Indian male Black male Unsubstantiated 2004
Eric Robinson Police Officer White male Unknown male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Angie Colon Police Officer Hispanic female Other Race female, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Jean Louis Police Officer Black male Black female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Richard Gomez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Daniel Sbarra Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Christopher McCormack Sergeant White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Christian Addison Police Officer White male White female, 52 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Jerome Teahan Police Officer White male Unknown not described Unsubstantiated 2004
David Nisthaus Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Martin Toczek Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Miguel Frias Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Alexis Fernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Marco Balboni Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Joseph Redmond Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Matthew Lamendola Detective White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Thomas Mclaughlin Sergeant White male Not available female, 60 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Robert Nugent Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Jermaine Matos Police Officer Black male White male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Christophe Bastos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Fernando Espindola Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Daniel Pietranico Police Officer White male White female, 17 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Robert Garcia Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Frank Galati Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2004
David Pulice Police Officer White male White female, 61 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Andrew Valenzano Sergeant White male Black female, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Joseph Curley Police Officer White male Black female, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Daniel Mufaddi Police Officer White male Black male, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
John Buthorn Police Officer White male Other Race male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Phillip Atkins Police Officer Black male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Jeffrey Carroll Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Steven Badlu Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 17 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Hector Lopez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Thomas Wright Police Officer Black male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Black male Black female, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Thomas Schick Police Officer White male Black female, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Adam Sager Detective White male White female, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Jose Criollo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Michael Allocca Police Officer White male Other Race male, 45 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Jorge Tavarez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2004
Charles Stewart Police Officer Black male White male, 42 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2004
John Fennell Detective White male Not available female, 60 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2004
Marianela Tejada Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Kevin Maloney Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Joshua Rosenbaum Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Robert Henderson Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Scott Constanteles Police Officer White male Black male, 54 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
David Barker Police Officer Black male White female, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Selwyn Fonrose Police Officer Black male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Joseph Lessard Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Kappa Farid Police Officer White male White female, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2003
Brian Reich Police Officer White male Black female, 46 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Anthony Borelli Sergeant White male Black female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Robert Henderson Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Leon Mcguire Police Officer Black male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Christophe Wit Police Officer White male Black female Unsubstantiated 2003
Andrew Hatki Lieutenant White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Robert Henderson Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Christophe Pasquale Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Emilio Ortega Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Randolff Pinard Police Officer Black male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Avis Washington Sergeant Black female Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Andrew Kinsella Police Officer White male White male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
David Powers Detective White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
William Mcdaniel Police Officer White male Unknown male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Christophe Cunha Sergeant White male White male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Steven Gansrow Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Michael Manzolillo Police Officer White male Black female, 46 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
James Mcgarry Police Officer White male Black female, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Joseph Fitzgerald Detective White male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2003
John Restaino Police Officer White male Black female, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Maria Jeanty Police Officer Black female Other Race male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Raymond Jansen Lieutenant White male Black female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Hector Rodriguez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Christopher McCormack Sergeant White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Frank Galia Police Officer White male Unknown male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Brian Clements Police Officer White male Black female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Christophe Devaney Sergeant White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Jaime Arroyo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Janna Salisbury Police Officer White female Unknown male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Dino Tamayo Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Jose Caban Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 68 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Darren King Police Officer Black male Black female, 31 years old Exonerated 2003
Craig Bier Police Officer White male Black female, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Joseph Bieniewicz Police Officer White male Not available Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2003
Silvio Schettini Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Silvio Schettini Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Flavia Orellana Police Officer Hispanic female Not available Substantiated (Instructions) 2003
Reginald Mcgraw Police Officer Black male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Alex Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Alex Toro Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2003
Gilbert Pierrelouis Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Frank Palumbo Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
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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