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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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John Dziedzic | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Jason Guzman | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Paul Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Darnell Jones | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 51 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2010 |
Freddy Dominguez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Diana Hoyt | Police Officer | White female | Unknown male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2010 |
Gerasimos Pyramides | Police Officer | White male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Ryan Baer | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Chris Morello | Captain | White male | Black male, 51 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
James Mckenna | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Derek Almeida | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Alfredo Brewster | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Jaysen Basnight | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Bennett Shelley | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Wendelyn Dua | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Asian male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Crystal Soto | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 62 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Crystal Soto | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Ronnie Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Kevin Mockel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Michael Geraldi | Police Officer | White male | White male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Michael White | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Martin Toczek | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Amanjeet Sandhu | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Miguel Figueroa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Eric Dym | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Malvi Moncion | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Mark Kistoo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Patrick Nozdrovicky | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Joseph Cordones | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Todd Keyes | Police Officer | White male | White male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Todd Keyes | Police Officer | White male | White male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Erica Madden | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Theohari Koumniotes | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Kelvin Puello | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Kelvin Puello | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Duane Atkinson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Duane Atkinson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Darren King | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Duane Atkinson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Duane Atkinson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Rudolph Hall | Sergeant | Black male | White male, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Frank Altieri | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Gibbs | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 15 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Brian Clements | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Steven Weiss | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Cassandra Matthews | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Jacob Aaronson | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2010 |
Joseph Tarlentino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Thomas Marksberry | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Aneesah Mitchell | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Leonardo Deoliveira | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
David Afanador | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Joseph Azevedo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Albert Rodriguez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
James White | Detective | White male | Black male, 60 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Brenton Cole | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Eric Healy | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Frank Calafiore | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Neil Conde | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Thomas Cozart | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Fahmy | Detective | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Merlyn Bermudez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Leonardo Deoliveira | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Ted Holway | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Sasha Rosen | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Sasha Rosen | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (No Recommendations) | 2010 |
Orlando Colon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Orlando Colon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Sasha Rosen | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Eric Healy | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Daniel Carter | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2010 |
Clyde Jasmin | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Daniel Zollo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Dominick Nasso | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Ezequiel Burgos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Refused male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Lahmar Sanders | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Robert Mainor | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Orlando Colon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Kevin Kavanagh | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Kyle Stanley | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Joshua Bienvenue | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Clifford Louis | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Patrick Craig | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Eric Delman | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Christophe Siani | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Nocerino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Ted Holway | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Ramiro Ruiz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Paul Dubrosky | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Omar Birchwood | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Kelvin Peralta | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Devin Long | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Thomas Decker | Detective | White male | White male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Carl Scogmanillo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Michael Scoloveno | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Christian Addison | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Edward Carrasco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Victor Charles | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Frantz Souffrant | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
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.