Abuse of Authority: STRIP-SEARCHED - The NYPD Files

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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

399

Complaints

484

Allegations

556

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
Blas Colon	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2009
Elliot Colon	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Ignazio Conca	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2012
Ignazio Conca	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Ignazio Conca	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Felix Concepcion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Francis Conejo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Tancredo Contreras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Tancredo Contreras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Cordones	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joseph Cordones	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christophe Crain	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Martin Cunningham	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Martin Cunningham	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Noelle Cunningham	Detective	White female	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Terence Curran	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2009
Richard Currao	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Michael Dannecker	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Kaz Daughtry	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Christophe Dede	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Paul Deentremont	Captain	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Victor Defense	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Keith Degiorgio	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2005
Steven Degree	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sergio Delamota	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Matthew Delaney	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Robert Delaney	Detective	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2000
Kevin Deleon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2016
Gerard Delprete	Detective	White male	White male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
David Demelia	Detective	White male	Unknown male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Anthony Demonte	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Anthony Demonte	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2008
Gary Denezzo	Detective	White male	White female, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
James Dennedy	Captain	White male	Hispanic male	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2009
Mark Dibenedetto	Sergeant	White male	Refused male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mark Dibenedetto	Sergeant	White male	Refused male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Mark Dibenedetto	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Michael Dicecco	Sergeant	White male	White transwoman (mtf), 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Thomas Diggs	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
William Ditomaso	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2014
Richard Dixon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2006
Rudy Dominguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Freddy Dominguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Freddy Dominguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Anthony Donato	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Donoghue	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Brian Donoghue	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Brian Donoghue	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2010
Colleen Donohue	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Paul Dubrosky	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2012
Eric Dym	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2012
Craig Edelman	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Dion Edwards	Detective	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Dion Edwards	Detective	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Aaron Edwards	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Brian Ellensohn	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2008
Matthew Escudero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Matthew Escudero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Matthew Escudero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2015
Felix Espinal	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2004
Gene Etoria	Sergeant	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2004
Vaughan Ettienne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Andrew Fago	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Fahmy	Detective	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2013
Paul Farella	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2015
Wendy Feliciano	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Joseph Fernandez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Raymond Festino	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2003
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	White male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2007
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	White male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jeffrey Fitterman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Brian Fleming	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Brian Fleming	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Erick Flores	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Selwyn Fonrose	Detective	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Vincent Fontana	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Vincent Fontana	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Annette Francis	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Eric Francis	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Matthew Francis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2005
Miguel Frias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	White male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Maurice Fyffe	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Thomas Galati	Captain	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2001
Frank Galati	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kevin Gallagher	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Gallagher	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Kevin Gallagher	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Alfred Gallicchio	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Thomas Geberth	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018

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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.