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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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Abuse of Authority: Stop
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
1,473
Complaints
1,701
Allegations
2,300
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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Steven Degree | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 55 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Christophe Burton | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
Jose Barbosa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2013 |
Steven Degree | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 63 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Matthew Lewis | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
David Russo | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Dhanan Saminath | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Anthony Cimmino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Kenneth Sepulveda | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
James Marcinek | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Charles Ingrassia | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Alexis Dejesus | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Julio Micheli | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Gaspar Sciacca | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Steven Degree | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
James Marcinek | Police Officer | White male | White male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Scott Lieneck | Detective | White male | Unknown male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Piero Lasaponara | Police Officer | White male | Not available male | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joseph Marquez | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Richard Mezzatesta | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
James Trapasso | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Juan Cabrera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Brian Garay | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Robert Dipaola | Detective | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jovaniel Cordova | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Stephen Frappier | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Jovaniel Cordova | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available male | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Carlos Cano | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Barbie Lewis | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Amjad Kasaji | Detective | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Hispanic male | Refused male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Pete Massa | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jonathan Correa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Gerard Walker | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Brian Schulman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Charles Rubenstrunk | Police Officer | White male | White male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Adrian Ramos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 55 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Gerard Walker | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
John Hansen | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Christophe Ogarro | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic female, 27 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
Robert Simms | Detective | Black male | Other Race male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Brian Manning | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Paul Dieugenia | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Liam Ohara | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Roy Abounaoum | Police Officer | White male | White male, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Carlos Rosario | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Oghenevigh Okrokoto | Detective | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Robert Silva | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Joel Gomez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Emmanuel Kwo | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Samantha Evans | Detective | Black female | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Granahan | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Aaron Lohman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Erika Schudde | Sergeant | White female | Black female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Aaron Lohman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Suhail Sofizada | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Anthony Ronda | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jamaal Miller | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Genner Gomez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Kishon Hickman | Lieutenant | Black male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Anthony Andino | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Mourad Mourad | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Smith | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Eddy Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Christophe White | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Thomas Woods | Detective | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Alejandro Valderrama | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Christophe Hassan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Christophe Ward | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jason Forgione | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Christophe Ward | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 81 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Anthony Panetta | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Ali Cheikhali | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mark Xylas | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Christian Cataldo | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Garry Lamour | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Craig Victorino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Jose Cintron | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Selwyn Fonrose | Detective | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Edgar Clases | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 55 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Fizgeralda Herndonsoto | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2013 |
Elvis Alcivar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Marc Fontana | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Michael Furrs | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mauricio Thomas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Douglas Lopez | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 57 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Dustin Edwards | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Josh Kaveney | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Tancredo Contreras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
David Marconi | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Thomas Mccue | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Quentin Saxon | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Nelson Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Raso | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Quentin Saxon | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
David Guevara | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 64 years old | Substantiated (No Recommendations) | 2013 |
Juan Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 55 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Daniel Guida | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
William Matthies | Sergeant | White male | Other Race male, 30 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.