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
Michael Dunphy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Victor Paribello Police Officer White male Black male Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Claudio Ramirez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2007
Miroslav Maric Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mack Lipinski Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Willie Artiles Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
John Tancredi Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
John Tancredi Police Officer White male Black male, 14 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Brian Capers Police Officer Black male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Ronald Hobson Police Officer Black male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Angel Delgado Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Vicnia Liz Police Officer Hispanic female Unknown male Exonerated 2007
Vicnia Liz Police Officer Hispanic female Unknown male Substantiated (Charges) 2007
William Buchanan Sergeant White male Black female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Kristian Flood Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Andre Arias Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 42 years old Exonerated 2007
Michael Bellagamba Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Heriberto Hernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
James Delumen Detective White male Hispanic male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Reynolds Police Officer Black male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Christophe Jones Sergeant Black male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2007
Je Chai Police Officer Asian male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Robin Crucey Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 63 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Frank Lupo Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Franklyn Aizaga Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jeffrey Ziman Police Officer White male White male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Michael Ernst Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2007
Adan Munoz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2007
Steven Gansrow Detective White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Anthony Lee Police Officer Black male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2007
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Brian Clements Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Dustin Edwards Police Officer Black male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Michael Perez Police Officer Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2007
Gregory Pekera Sergeant White male White male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Karanlall Brijbukhan Police Officer Asian male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Vincent Calderone Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jason Deonarinesingh Police Officer Black male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jorge Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
James Williams Detective White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Joseph Curley Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Pedro Rios Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Raymond Abear Police Officer Asian male White male, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
David Creely Police Officer White male Unknown male, 12 years old Exonerated 2007
Christophe Wit Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Exonerated 2007
Diery Louis Police Officer Black male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Alberto Angilletta Detective White male White male, 58 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Bryan Zuccaro Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 41 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Francisco Castillo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2007
Robert Dress Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2007
Christophe Siani Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Terrence Cane Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Adam Seidenberg Detective White male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2007
Hugh Mchugh Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Wilson Quiles Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jennifer Lavelle Police Officer White female Black female, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Richard Debraux Detective Black male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Shawn Gallagher Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2007
Ricardo Bocachica Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Peter Valentin Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Emilio Aponte Police Officer Black male Black male Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Kenneth Juart Police Officer White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mike Civil Police Officer Black male White male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Michael Mitchell Police Officer Black male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Kishon Hickman Sergeant Black male White male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
James Slavin Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mourad Mourad Police Officer Black male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Carlos Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Joseph Peragallo Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Damon Martin Sergeant Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Florencio Arquer Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Kenneth Vencak Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joshua Konen Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jamie Blandeburgo Police Officer White female White female, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Robert Romano Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Robert Nugent Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Charles Awani Police Officer Black male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Florencio Arquer Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Hairo Franco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Daniel Young Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Diego Dotres Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Juan Burgos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Juan Burgos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Alfredo Skelton Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Derrick Boyd Police Officer Black male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Charles Awani Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Steven Lawrence Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Adam Katrincic Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Thomas Napolitano Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
James Whitlock Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
John Rajan Sergeant Asian male Hispanic male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Robert Admirand Police Officer White male Unknown male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
John Rajan Sergeant Asian male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Nino Lama Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Luke Denesopolis Sergeant White male White male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Terence Curran Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 42 years old Exonerated 2008
Felix Delcarpio Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Milly Matos Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Shawn Gallagher Police Officer White male White male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Frederic Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male Exonerated 2008
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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