Abuse of Authority: STRIP-SEARCHED - The NYPD Files

Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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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
Eric Francis	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Juan Lopez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
David Nisthaus	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Eric Pena	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jorge Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Hopkins	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Hopkins	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Hopkins	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Juan Lopez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Miguel Frias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Kenneth Tysdal	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Mazza	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Anthony Borelli	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 48 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Judge	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2007
Larry Burnham	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Larry Burnham	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Larry Burnham	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2007
Sekou Bourne	Detective	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Kevin Gallagher	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Wendy Feliciano	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Sean Mccarthy	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Lipetri	Captain	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2007
Barbara Arroyo	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 20 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Joey Quigley	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Je Chai	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Je Chai	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Erlene Wiltshire	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Frank Sarrica	Detective	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Mcleish	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Franklyn Aizaga	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Exonerated	2007
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Chavatte	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jerome Teahan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ricardo Otero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Annette Francis	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Angel Herran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Miguel Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jeannette Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Jeannette Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jeannette Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Humberto Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Juan Lopez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Daphney Pamphile	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Marianela Tejada	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Robert Simms	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2006
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2006
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Brian Nyhus	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2006
Bryant Pineda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Edgard Calderon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Michael Licitra	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Raymond Abreu	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	White male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Barbara Arroyo	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2006
Paul Pizzuta	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Tanisha Greenaway	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2006
Timothy Schultz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Brian Nyhus	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2006
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2006
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2006
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2006
Maurice Fyffe	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Kenneth Tysdal	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2006
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
William Glynn	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Brian Fleming	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Gregory Abrahams	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2006
Dennis Russo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2006
Ernest Morales	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2006
Daniel Zollo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Oghenevigh Okrokoto	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2006
John Hopkins	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2006
Kevin Paynter	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2006
Paul Insauto	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2006
Thomas Woods	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2006
Teng Luo	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Joseph Hickey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Richard Dixon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2006
Jorge Ulloa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Edward Mcbride	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2006
Michael Hempstead	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006

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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.