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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)
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
710
Complaints
832
Allegations
912
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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Michael Ernst | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 1999 |
Scott Hampton | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
Federico Martinez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Scott Hampton | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
Bryan Cullen | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2009 |
Andres Zambrano | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Mohammed Rios | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Resembric Altamar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available , 24 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Scott Hampton | Police Officer | White male | Not available , 59 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
James Longo | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Scott Hampton | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available female | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Scott Hampton | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2000 |
Andrew Nash | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
Andrei Nijnic | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Colin Higgins | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2006 |
Denisha Pierre | Police Officer | Black female | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Steve Torres | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Zachery Zinaman | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Kevin Judge | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Kevin Cox | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Rodney Harrison | Sergeant | Black male | Not available male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Bruce Ceparano | Captain | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Daniel Boylan | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Felix Torres | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Patrick Craig | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Zoilo Encarnacion | Sergeant | Hispanic male | American Indian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Paul Oconnor | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Mary Cunningham | Police Officer | White female | Asian male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
Christian Spina | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Michael Brown | Lieutenant | White male | Asian male, 53 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Ronit Vyas | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
John Keane | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
James Titus | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Christophe Lipton | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Anthony Cimmino | Police Officer | White male | Asian female, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Smith | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Michael Pyzikiewicz | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Adriano Deleon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Fernando Caches | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Fernando Caches | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Taejoong Kim | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Jay Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
David Caro | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Thomas Bodai | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Richard Lavelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Milton Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Eloy Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Frank Sarrica | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Yvonne Baez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2003 |
Thomas Cozart | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Emilio Aponte | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Dany Fana | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Howard Roth | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Kurt Cani | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Andrew Lindsay | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jeffrey Mota | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Lawrence Perrotta | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Alwyn Phillips | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Andrew Cummings | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Michael Szczecinski | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Kaz Daughtry | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Edward Pellerano | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Steven Green | Captain | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Daniel Sitruk | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Daniel Callinan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
John Mcloughlin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Justin Grieco | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Angel Gonzalez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Derek Lenart | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Robert Winslow | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Zoilo Encarnacion | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Jean Louis | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Charles Hillery | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Martin Cunningham | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Todd Hansen | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Eric Ruiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Charles Hillery | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 49 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Thomas Trachta | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Burt Antoine | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Titus Parham | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 38 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Zoilo Encarnacion | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 63 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Dalsh Veve | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Kyron Delarosa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Ahmad Brannon | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Daniel Baca | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Shameeka Cummings | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Troy Peacock | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Carl Scogmanillo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Louis Villegas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Herve Francois | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Nicholas Schiraldi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Sean Christian | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Timothy Burke | Sergeant | White male | Black male | Exonerated | 2018 |
Timothy Burke | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Steven Ramunno | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Joseph Marquez | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
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.