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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
Kenan Akaydin	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Dustin Edwards	Sergeant	Black male	Black male	Unsubstantiated	2014
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 30 years old	Exonerated	2014
Michael Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2014
Brian Tiernan	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jason Bianchini	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
James Haviland	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
Michael Cappellano	Police Officer	White male	White male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
Michael Cappellano	Police Officer	White male	White male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Ahsan Zafar	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Mark Xylas	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2015
Max Rolffot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Raso	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Juan Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 62 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Daniel Dallemand	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Bennett Shelley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Bennett Shelley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brendan Reilly	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2015
Sherrod Stuart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Dalsh Veve	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Juan Ortiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Marcel Francis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Joel Crooms	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Palmieri	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Louis Villegas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Wilmar Mejia	Detective	Hispanic male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Michael Carleo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2015
Frank Kish	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jason Deonarinesingh	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Timothy Donnelly	Detective	White male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
David Cordano	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
James Haley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Shibu Madhu	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
John Ryan	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 58 years old	Exonerated	2015
Dominic Ruggiero	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
James Williams	Detective	White male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Luis Machado	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Roman Israilov	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Roman Israilov	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Miguel Figueroa	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 67 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Bryan Vaughan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Daniel Beddows	Detective	White male	Black male, 62 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Greiner	Detective	White male	White male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Paul Padilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Essence Jackson	Detective	Black male	Not available male	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
James Dick	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Shante Terrell	Detective	Black male	White male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Thomas Casey	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Paul Kearon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
Paul Kearon	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2015
James Campbell	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Rafael Figueroa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kenneth Sepulveda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Thomas White	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2015
Derek Webber	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Isabelo Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	White male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2015
John Zanca	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Vladimir Radionov	Police Officer	White male	White male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2015
Matthew Lewis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Jamaal Arthur	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2015
Daniel Ludemann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Derek Sambolin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
William Concannon	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Dicecco	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Richard Mcknight	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Anderson Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Charlie Harvell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Fidel Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	White female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2015
Robert Hawreluk	Detective	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Casey	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2015
Philip Vaccarino	Detective	White male	Unknown female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Henry Daverin	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Paul Oconnor	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Elvin Gashi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 58 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Pedro Bobe	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Robert Musolino	Police Officer	White male	White female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Delvillar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
William Reddin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2015
Matthew Cahill	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Goldrick	Detective	White male	White female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 53 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Jens Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 62 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Kevin Kenny	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2015
Nikolaos Stefopoulos	Sergeant	White male	White male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2015
Mark Brinadze	Police Officer	White male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Nicholas Kane	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Delcar Savage	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 53 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015

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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.