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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Mack Lipinski | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Thomas Woods | Detective | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Thomas Casey | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Rolando Carbonell | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Jamaal Miller | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Carlos Marchena | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Christophe Greiner | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Claudio Ramirez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Jorge Rodriguez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Angelo Cuozzo | Detective | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Angelo Cuozzo | Detective | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Concepcion Robles | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
James Lukeson | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Michael Bellagamba | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Ronald Hobson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Andre Arias | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Adan Munoz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Michael Ernst | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 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 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Michael Perez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Anthony Romero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Justin Cracchiola | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
James Williams | Detective | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Pedro Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Robert Dress | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Mourad Mourad | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Richard Debraux | Detective | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Herminio Baez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Jeremiah Williams | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Jeremiah Williams | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Damon Martin | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Damon Martin | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Nicole Gondry | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 12 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Joseph Brunetti | Police Officer | White male | Black male | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2007 |
William Larkin | Police Officer | White male | White male, 58 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Peter Borukhov | Police Officer | White male | White male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Kenneth Dwyer | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
David Cowan | Detective | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
William Glynn | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Jaime Pedraza | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
George Huang | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
William Butler | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2007 |
Jeannette Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Jeannette Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Jeannette Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Steven Finley | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Flavio Rodriguez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 8 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Mike Civil | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
William Buchanan | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Gregory Pekera | Sergeant | White male | White male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Matthew Fried | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Robert Cruz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Frank Jurs | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Shawn Gallagher | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Raymond Ip | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Vaughan Ettienne | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Joseph Matzinger | Sergeant | White male | White male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Shaquan Harvin | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Angel Delgado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christophe Jones | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Wilson Quiles | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Adam Seidenberg | Detective | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2007 |
Paul Brauer | Police Officer | White male | White male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Michael Burke | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Patrick Cortright | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Brian Stassi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Brian Nyhus | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Vito Nicoletta | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Michael Dunphy | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
James Delumen | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Ricardo Bocachica | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Ricardo Bocachica | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
James Slavin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Paul Marconi | Police Officer | White male | White male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Richard Pignatelli | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Richard Lavelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Michael Eschmann | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Angela Morris | Sergeant | Black female | Black female | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Robert Krohley | Sergeant | White male | White female, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Miroslav Maric | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Willie Artiles | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Kishon Hickman | Sergeant | Black male | White male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Robin Crucey | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 63 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Dustin Edwards | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christophe Wit | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Jennifer Lavelle | Police Officer | White female | Black female, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Miguel Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Emilio Aponte | Police Officer | Black male | Black male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Felix Gross | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Felix Gross | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Michael Cronin | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Michael Cronin | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Frank Lupo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Terrell Anderson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
David Creely | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 12 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Alberto Angilletta | Detective | White male | White male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 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.