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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
84
Complaints
76
Allegations
97
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gallagher | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Rafael Santos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Craig Basler | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Tamara Clement | Police Officer | Black female | Other Race female, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Giuseppe Oliveri | Police Officer | White male | White female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Kelvin Peralta | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Matthew Bottcher | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Matthew Bottcher | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Michael Nocerino | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Christophe Brower | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Christophe Digioia | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Md Rahman | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Lennoxann Samerson | Police Officer | Black female | Hispanic female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Giselle Batista | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Miles Holman | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Dylan Mattern | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Timothy Fox | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Stephen Sheppard | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Michael Hawk | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Bryan Crespo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Brian Bang | Police Officer | White male | White male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Robert Hyland | Sergeant | White male | White male, 72 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
| Kevin Mccaffrey | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Ralph Aquino | Sergeant | Asian male | Refused male, 63 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Keith Wagenhauser | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Marydanie Sessomsswinea | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Jemal Gungor | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Danamarie Alessio | Police Officer | White female | White female, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
| Anthony Donato | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Richard Charles | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Juan Carrero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Jose Leon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Amaury Tineo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Gabriel Cuevas | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Ashley Griffith | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Ashley Griffith | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Yefet Sharabi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Yefet Sharabi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Thomas Dicamillo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Inna Miroshnyk | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Fazle Tanim | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Robert Hyland | Sergeant | White male | White male, 68 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Robert Pepe | Police Officer | White male | White male, 72 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Fadi Albishara | Police Officer | White male | White male, 62 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Kevin Cox | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Kevin Cox | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Karla Arvayo | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Brendan Murphy | Police Officer | White male | Not available female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Brendan Murphy | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Adela Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Other Race female, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Oliva Carvajalhernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| David Ramirez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| David Ramirez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| James Biondo | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 65 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Eric Bernard | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Eric Bernard | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Phillip Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Diego Dotres | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 72 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Jose Genao | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 72 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Manolis Kambouris | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Lawrice Crawford | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Armando Colon | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Philip Picciano | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Ioannis Rizos | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Eric Bernard | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black female, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Joseph King | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 63 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Lanier Glenn | Lieutenant | Black male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Flavio Rodriguez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Flavio Rodriguez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Brian Raghoenathsingh | Police Officer | Asian male | Not available female, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Anthony Basora | Police Officer | White male | White male, 57 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Pedro Lezcano | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Marc Fontana | Police Officer | White male | White male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Chanel Gomez | Police Officer | Black female | Black female, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Mario Bueno | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Michael Gonzalez | Detective | Hispanic male | Black female, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Umar Khitab | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Desmund Nichols | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Michael Calle | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Renaldo Weekes | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 62 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Joseph King | Police Officer | Black male | White female, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Justin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Wojciech Czech | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Brian Mahon | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Neysa Korycki | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Unknown male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Steven Rupnick | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Timothy Gaven | Detective | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Frank Ryan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Troy Luis | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Lukasz Solis | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
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.