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
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Devin Long	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Devin Long	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Juan Lopez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Juan Lopez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Juan Lopez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Unknown not described, 24 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Erik Lubrano	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Troy Luis	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2012
Teng Luo	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Seth Lynch	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Seth Lynch	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Thomas Macca	Police Officer	White male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Fresia Maciasburgos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2018
Fresia Maciasburgos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Exonerated	2018
Darryl Mack	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Shibu Madhu	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brian Mahon	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Robert Mainor	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Kendrick Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Kevin Maloney	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2016
Kevin Maloney	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Kevin Maloney	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Matthew Manchester	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Marconi	Detective	White male	White male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Konti Markvukaj	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Joseph Marquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Marquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Marquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sandy Marrero	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 52 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Brian Martin	Detective	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kristopher Martin	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2008
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Edwin Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Jose Martinez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Pete Massa	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2014
Mayko Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Kevin Matthews	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2002
Kevin Mazza	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Edward Mcbride	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2006
Sean Mccarthy	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Mccarthy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Malik Mccloud	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Malik Mccloud	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christopher McCormack	Inspector	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christopher McCormack	Captain	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sean Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
John Mchugh	Detective	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sean Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2009
Robert Mciver	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kevin Mcleish	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Paul Mcmahon	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 73 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2000
Paul Mcmahon	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Herbert Medina	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Mejia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Mejia	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Emilio Melendez	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2005
Jason Merchan	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Larry Meyers	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Larry Meyers	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Larry Meyers	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2014
Richard Mezzatesta	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
Richard Mezzatesta	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
Thomas Milano	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Miller	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2017
Humberto Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Ernest Morales	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male	Exonerated	2008
Ernest Morales	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2006
Ernest Morales	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2005
Ernest Morales	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2003
Nadia Morant	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2005
Christophe Moroni	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Melvin Moultrie	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Mourad Mourad	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Moynihan	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2005
Erik Nelson	Detective	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Godwin Ngai	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Anis Nikocevic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2017
Anis Nikocevic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2015
David Nisthaus	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2009
David Nisthaus	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
David Nisthaus	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Osvaldo Nunez	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2011
Osvaldo Nunez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Brian Nyhus	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2006
Brian Nyhus	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2006
David Oconnell	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
David Oconnell	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2010
Terence Odonohoe	Sergeant	White male	White male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2008

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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.