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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

981

Complaints

1,170

Allegations

1,405

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
OfficerBrendan Dono	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 42 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2020
OfficerBrendan Murphy	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 23 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerBilly Dill	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 20 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerLouis Martinez	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 42 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJonathan Warfield	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 35 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerGregg Minardi	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 23 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerStephen Schmitt	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 33 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerRicardo Lewis	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerRobert Gallagher	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 35 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerAnthony Bomparola	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 47 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerAriel Gonzalez	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 37 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Formalized Training)	Year Received2019
OfficerFabian Nembhard	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 26 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	Year Received2019
OfficerGabriel Cuevas	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerJulio Delgado	Rank at Time of ComplaintCaptain	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 38 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerPasquale Dethomas	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerCurt Thomas	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerRexford Asiedu	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 33 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerVolodymyr Burdeynyy	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJoseph Spalding	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 49 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerLukasz Banach	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsUnknown male, 32 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerMarcel Francis	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 55 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerAnthony Bomparola	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 42 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerAnthony Donato	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerRichard Charles	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJose Leon	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsOther Race male, 33 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Formalized Training)	Year Received2019
OfficerJohn Zanca	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 42 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerMichael Hawk	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 32 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerFabian Nembhard	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 26 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	Year Received2019
OfficerJoseph Mcevoy	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 43 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerWilliam Schumacher	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 29 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerNicholas Bekas	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerPhilip Tantillo	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerMichael Johnston	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerPhilip Smith	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 25 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerKitwane Lewis	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 40 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerMathew Reich	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 36 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerKitwane Lewis	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 23 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerVolodymyr Burdeynyy	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 44 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerJose Santory	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerJulio Delgado	Rank at Time of ComplaintCaptain	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 54 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerTyler Howe	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 36 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerFrank Fiorenza	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 40 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerLouis Aponte	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 36 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerMichael Laborde	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsRefused male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerDaniel Garcia	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 39 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerAnthony Bomparola	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerThomas Gagliardi	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerBjondin Skender	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 23 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerBrian Mahon	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerChristophe Brower	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 41 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJohn Zanca	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 47 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerVincent Gambino	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 36 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Discipline A)	Year Received2019
OfficerJeffrey Mayo	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 37 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerSamuel Hui	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsAsian male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 29 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerDerek Epstein	Rank at Time of ComplaintLieutenant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 31 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerKatherine Sepulveda	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic female	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 36 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerJunaid Saeed	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsAsian male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 29 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerJames Holder	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 28 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerSteven Perez	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Formalized Training)	Year Received2019
OfficerDavid Ramirez	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerDavid Ramirez	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 22 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerRafael Santos	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 22 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerGodwin Ngai	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsAsian male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerTimothy Fox	Rank at Time of ComplaintLieutenant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 37 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	Year Received2019
OfficerJohn Zanca	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 38 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerMario Bueno	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 26 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerWayne Costello	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJoel Edwards	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 21 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerNoelle Miglino	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite female	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 51 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	Year Received2019
OfficerDavid Fitchik	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 25 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJoseph Sicari	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 29 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Formalized Training)	Year Received2019
OfficerBrett Woodard	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerMathew Reich	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 33 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerAlwyn Phillips	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 57 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerRobert Musolino	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 20 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerBrian Mccarthy	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsAmerican Indian male, 23 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerYael Magori	Rank at Time of ComplaintLieutenant	Officer DetailsWhite female	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 40 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerSean Christian	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 40 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerJalal Ali	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerVincent Dandraia	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsAmerican Indian male, 31 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerAngelo Martino	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 37 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	Year Received2019
OfficerSteven Cruver	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 19 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerRyan Duffany	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 24 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerJuan Guzman	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 51 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	Year Received2019
OfficerKonti Markvukaj	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsRefused male, 32 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerTyler Howe	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 23 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerChristophe Schiro	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 44 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2019
OfficerGregg Minardi	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 36 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerAlexander Bobo	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 30 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerChristophe Nealon	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 25 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2019
OfficerDavid Grieco	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 28 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2018
OfficerBryan Ortiz	Rank at Time of ComplaintSergeant	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 37 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2018
OfficerJames Holder	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 43 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Formalized Training)	Year Received2018
OfficerDarryl Schwartz	Rank at Time of ComplaintDetective	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsHispanic female, 38 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2018
OfficerJames Holder	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsBlack male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 60 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2018
OfficerEric Iocco	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 62 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2018
OfficerMichael Mccarthy	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsWhite male	Complainant DetailsWhite male, 26 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2018
OfficerMichael Calle	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsBlack male, 25 years old	CCRB ConclusionUnsubstantiated	Year Received2018
OfficerKristina Lopez	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic female	Complainant DetailsBlack female, 52 years old	CCRB ConclusionExonerated	Year Received2018
OfficerJoseph Villarreal	Rank at Time of ComplaintPolice Officer	Officer DetailsHispanic male	Complainant DetailsHispanic male, 34 years old	CCRB ConclusionSubstantiated (Formalized Training)	Year Received2018

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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.