Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons

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
263
Complaints
266
Allegations
291

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
Matthew Zito Police Officer White male Black female, 51 years old Exonerated 2006
David Sammarco Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Alfredo Alba Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2006
Genti Bektashaj Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Shawn Gallagher Police Officer White male American Indian male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Ramon Hernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 30 years old Exonerated 2007
Jordan Castro Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Pedro Rios Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Angel Delgado Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Miguel Frias Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Wilfredo Acevedo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Alhadys Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2007
Frederic Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 43 years old Exonerated 2007
Clifford Louis Police Officer Black male Black male, 51 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2007
Edwin Simon Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Philip Picciano Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
John Quigley Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Monica Delvalle Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Charles Zwilling Police Officer White male White male Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Heriberto Sifonte Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Andres Rosario Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Christophe Paul Police Officer White male Black male, 57 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Ryan Dowling Police Officer White male White male, 43 years old Exonerated 2008
Justin Ellis Police Officer White male Black female, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2008
Robert Nugent Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2008
Nicholas Monello Police Officer White male White male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2008
Arthur Golfphin Police Officer Black male Other Race male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jason Chappina Police Officer White male White female, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Miguel Alvarez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2009
Denise Moroney Police Officer White female Hispanic male, 29 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2009
Mathew Cangro Police Officer Asian male Asian male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Darryl Chen Police Officer Black male Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Daniel Zollo Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Jasmine Velez Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2009
Victor Lopez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 22 years old Exonerated 2009
Juan Quiroz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Erika Espaillat Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 52 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2009
Amanjeet Sandhu Sergeant Asian male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Christophe Iacovides Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Erik Rubinstein Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 47 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Michael Damico Police Officer White male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Robert Delaney Sergeant White male Black male, 40 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Christophe Williams Police Officer Black male White male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Christophe Derco Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Joey Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Victor Dejesus Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Gerasimos Pyramides Police Officer White male White male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Angela Polancobrito Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic female, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Francisco Ponce Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Ryan Larson Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Robert Mainor Sergeant Black male Black male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Ronald Perez Sergeant Hispanic male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Sasha Rosen Sergeant White male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2010
Joshua Bienvenue Police Officer White male Black female, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Domingo Arjona Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Vincent Trozzi Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 21 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2010
Benzion Cohen Police Officer White male Not available Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Dennisse Maldonadopuello Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 39 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Matthew Lombardo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Michael Kaminsky Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2011
Donald Climaco Police Officer Asian male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2011
Eric Ortega Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Dawud Danielbey Sergeant Black male Unknown male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Christophe Paul Police Officer White male Asian male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
David Alexandre Police Officer Hispanic male Not available male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Matthew Palmieri Police Officer White male Black male, 46 years old Exonerated 2011
Vincent Candela Police Officer White male White male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Anthony Donato Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Dmaine Freeland Police Officer Black male White female, 29 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2011
Wilson Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 50 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Francisco Guzman Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Theresa Callahan Police Officer White female Black female, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2011
Anthony Ronda Lieutenant Hispanic male Black male, 63 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Ahmed Abdalla Police Officer Black male Other Race male, 51 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Ruslan Matviiv Sergeant White male White male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Narine Ramlochan Police Officer Black male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Kathryn Barry Police Officer Black female Not available female Unsubstantiated 2012
Kathryn Barry Police Officer Black female White male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Eve Persaud Sergeant Hispanic female Hispanic male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Ronald Bolte Lieutenant White male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Jose Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Joel Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Alban Kalaj Police Officer White male Other Race male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Martin Palazzo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Kyle Deaddio Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Jose Barbosa Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2013
Davon Alston Sergeant Black male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Cozier Police Officer White male Black female, 45 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2013
Ariel Urena Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Matthew Mozdziak Police Officer White male White female, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Suhail Sofizada Police Officer Asian male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Charles Rubenstrunk Police Officer White male White male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Daniel Castaldo Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
James Chiusano Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Michael Mendez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Henry Henriquez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Frank Baldo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
James Conn Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Kenneth Gallart Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Graham Brathwaite Police Officer Black male White male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
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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