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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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.

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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
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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