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
Eric Francis Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Gustavo Medina Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Robert Simms Detective Black male White male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Roberson Tunis Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Stephen Berardi Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Carlos Velez Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Carlos Velez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Exonerated 2008
Paul Prendergast Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Arsenio Camilo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Marc Klausner Sergeant White male White male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Milly Matos Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Damon Martin Sergeant Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joseph Peragallo Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Florencio Arquer Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Florencio Arquer Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Juan Ortiz Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2008
Michael Burbridge Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Anthony Proscia Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Anthony Proscia Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Pedro Rios Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Patrick Kennedy Police Officer White male Hispanic male Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Anthony Desposito Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Adan Munoz Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Louis Bertuccio Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Joseph Metsopulos Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joey Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2008
Mack Lipinski Police Officer White male White male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Frederic Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male Exonerated 2008
Nikolaos Stefopoulos Police Officer White male Black male, 49 years old Exonerated 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
Felix Delcarpio Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2008
Kenneth Vencak Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jamie Blandeburgo Police Officer White female White female, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Hairo Franco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Adam Katrincic Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Heriberto Sifonte Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joseph Scialabba Detective White male Black male, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Charles Brown Police Officer Black male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Johnny Lawrence Police Officer Black male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2008
Ricardo Lewis Police Officer Black male White female, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joshua Konen Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Wayman Manning Police Officer Black male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Gerard Delprete Detective White male Other Race male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Frank Altieri Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male Exonerated 2008
Brian Clements Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2008
David Sammarco Police Officer White male Black female, 35 years old Exonerated 2008
Michaelang Hidalgo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 61 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Michael Pellegrin Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Michael Pellegrin Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Dino Tamayo Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Exonerated 2008
Jorge Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
James Donovan Police Officer Asian male White male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Corey Gresko Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2008
Noel Gutierrez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Eric Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Lynn Ruger Police Officer White female Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Richard Thompson Detective White male Other Race male, 21 years old Exonerated 2008
Radoslaw Terepka Police Officer White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2008
Gabriel Cuevas Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Shapiro Lecorps Police Officer Black male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Orlando Colon Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2008
Charles Awani Police Officer Black male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Charles Awani Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jason Forgione Detective White male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Kaz Daughtry Police Officer Black male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2008
Gary Messina Lieutenant White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Miguel Iglesias Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Luke Denesopolis Sergeant White male White male, 13 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
Zoilo Encarnacion Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Barbara Fischer Sergeant White female Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jay Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2008
Christophe Siani Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Christophe Siani Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Bryan Zuccaro Detective White male Hispanic male, 39 years old Exonerated 2008
Radoslaw Terepka Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Kyle Stanley Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Robert Oswald Police Officer White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jason Cira Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Keith Knight Detective Black male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Steven Gansrow Detective White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Reynolds Police Officer Black male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mathew Reich Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jalin Bulding Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Joseph Marquez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
William Taylor Lieutenant White male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2007
William Taylor Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 15 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
Richard Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Stephen Jones Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Je Chai Police Officer Asian male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Anthony Lee Police Officer Black male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2007
Kristian Flood Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Frederic Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 43 years old Exonerated 2007
Anthony Russo Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mack Lipinski Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mack Lipinski Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
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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