The NYPD Files
Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)
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
1,332
Complaints
1,708
Allegations
2,047
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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Eugene Jonny | Detective | White male | Black male, 61 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Eugene Jonny | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
James Slavin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Jason Deonarinesingh | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jason Deonarinesingh | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Steven Dejesussmith | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Rafael Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Butler | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Adan Munoz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Harjit Singh | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Kamil Pac | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 61 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Milton Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Milton Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Sean Claxton | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Brian Worthington | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2014 |
John Slavinsky | Detective | White male | White female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Slavinsky | Detective | White male | White male, 56 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Thomas Woods | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Thomas Woods | Detective | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Vincenzo Trabolse | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 56 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Michele Butera | Police Officer | White male | Not available male | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Todaro | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Todaro | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Todaro | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Clifford Louis | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Essence Jackson | Detective | Black male | White male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Joseph Dalbero | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Michael Friedman | Detective | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Aliseo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Richard Ernyey | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Francisco Adames | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Carlos Delgado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Alejandro Rivas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Tatiana Cruz | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Other Race male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Daniel Guida | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Thomas Gagliardi | Sergeant | White male | Black male | Exonerated | 2014 |
Anton Bartoldus | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nelson Nin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nelson Nin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Paul Palminteri | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Edward Salthouse | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 63 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Edward Salthouse | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Felix Cortez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | White male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Richard Guerrieri | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Francisco Guzman | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Brian Schulman | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Rashan Lacoste | Detective | Black male | Black female, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Rashan Lacoste | Detective | Black male | Not available male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Derek Webber | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Derek Webber | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Patrick Norcott | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ronald Luparello | Detective | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Edwin Villanueva | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 56 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Juan Hernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Joseph Imperatrice | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Matthew Lewis | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Lisa Bonsignore | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Thomas Reo | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Derek Sambolin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Derek Sambolin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Stephen Sheppard | Police Officer | White male | White male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Christian Cataldo | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Steve Higgins | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jason Greenberg | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 66 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Anthony Romero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | White male | Unknown male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Abiola Errico | Police Officer | Black female | Hispanic female, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Adam Dumelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Adam Dumelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Andre Arias | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Daniel Roman | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Scally | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Whelan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2014 |
Kieran Tracy | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Carl Pattelli | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Kieran Tracy | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ralph Ramos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
David Castro | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
William Schumacher | Police Officer | White male | White male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | White female, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jamaal Miller | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Tristian Latimore | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Thomas Guy | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Tanya Bucknor | Police Officer | Black female | Hispanic female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Daniel Golat | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Paulik | Police Officer | White male | White female, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Tonica Corlette | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Washington Zurita | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Luke Denesopolis | Sergeant | White male | White male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Stephen Loffredo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Dino Tamayo | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black female, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2014 |
Kelvin Peralta | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
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.