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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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Carlos Pimentel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Aaron Edwards | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Eugene Jonny | Detective | White male | Black male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Eugene Jonny | Detective | White male | Black male, 61 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Eugene Jonny | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Washington Zurita | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | American Indian male, 53 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
David Leonardi | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 62 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
James Slavin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Larry Dunn | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Daniel Roman | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2014 |
Kieran Tracy | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mobeen Yasin | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Dennis Westbrook | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christophe Ward | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Mario Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
John Zanca | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Christophe Ward | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Adam Dumelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Cesar Valerio | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Sean Claxton | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Cesar Valerio | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Patrick Craig | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Daniel Nunez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jose Ortiz | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Francisco Guzman | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Jose Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Justin Beiger | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Alexis Ponce | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Carlos Silva | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian female, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Freddy Dominguez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Joseph Marquez | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
James Simpson | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Joseph Imperatrice | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Sean Walsh | Sergeant | White male | White male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Edgar Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ahsan Zafar | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Edward Salthouse | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 63 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Christophe Burton | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Arsenio Camilo | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Stephen Lalchan | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Francesco Allevato | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Kevin Maloney | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Joseph Wernersbach | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2014 |
Steve Higgins | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Butler | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Jonathan Trossi | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Jaysen Basnight | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Anthony Romero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ray Dutton | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
William Reddin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Daniel Watson | Sergeant | White male | White male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Keith Beddows | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ralph Ramos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 13 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Joseph Swicicki | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Eddy Soriano | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Tristian Latimore | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Peter Besse | Police Officer | White male | Asian female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mohamadyah Patwekar | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Kamil Pac | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 61 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Miguel Marte | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Tyrane Isaac | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Eric Healy | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Elvis Cole | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Thomas Reo | Detective | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Diego Marin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available , 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Carleo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Alejandro Rivas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available female, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jhonnier Salazar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White female, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Jhonnier Salazar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Jamaal Miller | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Malik Mccloud | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Lauren Au | Police Officer | Asian female | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Diego Marin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Vincenzo Trabolse | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 56 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
John Todaro | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Alejandro Rivas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Stephen Furno | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Gaspar Sciacca | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Martin Costello | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Joel Boyce | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Thomas Reo | Detective | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ryan Larson | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Daniel Haggerty | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
Donald Sehl | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Vincent Dima | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | Black male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Robert King | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Victor Robalino | Detective | Hispanic male | White male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Richard Ernyey | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Erick Flores | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christophe Cruzado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Dino Tamayo | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black female, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2014 |
Victor Torres | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Omar Elsayed | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Mitchell | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Christina Romero | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Michael Scally | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Bilal Ates | Detective | White male | Black male, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
John Slavinsky | Detective | White male | White male, 56 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
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.