Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

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
Kristopher Martin Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Joseph Deck Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Shawn Johnston Police Officer White male Black female, 31 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2009
Dany Fana Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Michael Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2009
Alexander Bobo Police Officer Black male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jason Rubenstein Police Officer Hispanic male Asian female, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Alexander Bobo Police Officer Black male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Troy Peacock Police Officer Black male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2009
John Hall Police Officer White male Other Race male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Glenn Ziminski Police Officer Asian male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2009
Orvin Feliciano Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Jarrett Dill Police Officer Black male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2009
Joseph Abdelmessih Police Officer White male White male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Joshua Konen Police Officer White male Black male, 46 years old Exonerated 2009
Richard Urena Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2009
Thomas Fabrizi Police Officer White male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Steven Gansrow Detective White male Black female, 51 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Louis Gerlach Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Mark Oconnell Detective White male Black male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Juan Quiroz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Robert Kelly Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Eric Delman Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2009
Michael Boehm Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Jose Cintron Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 39 years old Exonerated 2009
Frank Altieri Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male Exonerated 2008
Fernando Centenotalavera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2008
Justin Ellis Police Officer White male Black female, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2008
Felix Delcarpio Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Roberson Tunis Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2008
Johnny Lawrence Police Officer Black male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2008
Michael Rhome Police Officer White male White female, 24 years old Exonerated 2008
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Nino Lama Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Scott Martin Detective White male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Oghenevigh Okrokoto Detective Black male White male, 54 years old Exonerated 2008
Wayman Manning Police Officer Black male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Michael White Sergeant Black male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
William Waldron Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joseph Peragallo Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Eli Slavkin Police Officer White male White male, 45 years old Exonerated 2008
Wilmar Mejia Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 23 years old Exonerated 2008
Patrick Kennedy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Exonerated 2008
Patrick Kennedy Police Officer White male Hispanic male Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Aldo Yubini Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 24 years old Exonerated 2008
Gennaro Russo Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Brian Query Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2008
Francisco Ponce Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Howard Zweben Sergeant White male Black male, 42 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2008
Florencio Arquer Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2008
Anthony Lustica Police Officer White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Frank Galati Detective White male Black male, 51 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Frank Bulzoni Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2008
Daniel Staple Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2008
Daniel Staple Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2008
Catherine Thomas Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
James Mahoney Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Florencio Arquer Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Mack Lipinski Police Officer White male White male, 23 years old Exonerated 2008
Christophe Esposito Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Jason Forgione Detective White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2008
Michael Burbridge Police Officer White male Unknown male, 28 years old Exonerated 2008
Jorge Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Brian Chow Police Officer Asian male Black male, 40 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2008
Andrew Erato Detective White male Black male, 51 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Shaun Odonnell Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Frank Monge Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2008
Gary Messina Lieutenant White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Cesar Gomez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Michael Raso Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2008
Shawn Gallagher Police Officer White male White male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Juan Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2008
Steven Weiss Sergeant White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Nathan Mole Sergeant Black male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2008
Jennifer Laskykuehn Police Officer White female Black female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jeremy Veit Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Exonerated 2008
Michael Moyer Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Miguel Leon Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 80 years old Exonerated 2008
Glenn Ziminski Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Lissette Torres Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 58 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Franklin Pierrelouis Police Officer Black male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Bryan Zuccaro Detective White male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2008
Gerald Cucchiara Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2008
Marlon Wright Police Officer Black male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2008
Joseph Schwaner Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2008
Anthony Armetta Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Andre Figueiredo Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Exonerated 2008
Michael Pellegrin Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Maribel Burgos Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jaime Arroyo Detective Hispanic male White male, 28 years old Exonerated 2008
Dino Tamayo Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Exonerated 2008
Damon Martin Sergeant Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Andrew Hunt Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Andrew Hunt Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Dennis Ferrer Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 54 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Damon Martin Sergeant Black male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Nelson Garcia Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2008
Karanlall Brijbukhan Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 31 years old Exonerated 2008
James Williams Detective White male White male, 16 years old Exonerated 2008
Christophe Pasquale Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old 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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