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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taveras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Vito Poliseno | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| David Lamarre | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Sandra Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Tomasz Pulawski | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Nelson Figueroa | Detective | Hispanic male | Refused female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Charlie Harvell | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Daniel Dallemand | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Brian Muldowney | Police Officer | White male | White male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Timothy Gaven | Detective | White male | Other Race male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Domenick Lagomarsine | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Frank Baldo | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Daniel Guida | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Mathew Reich | Detective | White male | Black female, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mathew Reich | Detective | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Paul Palminteri | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 54 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Joel Ayala | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Ryan Hoffmann | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Michael Romeo | Police Officer | White male | American Indian male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| David Quattrocchi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Philip Vaccarino | Detective | White male | Black female, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Henry Daverin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| William Pugliese | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ryan Hoffmann | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Matthew Demaio | Police Officer | White male | White male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Matthew Demaio | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Vicente Vivar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Daryl Melhado | Sergeant | Black male | Other Race female, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Anthony Cassase | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Daniel Campbell | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Brian Doherty | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Heinz | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Michael Heinz | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Brian Holshek | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Brian Holshek | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Laborde | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Andrew Nash | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Stephen Lalchan | Detective | Asian male | Asian male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Triston Trunk | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Triston Trunk | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Miroslav Maric | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Miroslav Maric | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Michael Barbetto | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Lawrice Crawford | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Aleksandr Pasynkov | Sergeant | White male | White male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Gabriel Cuadros | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Stephanie Mazza | Police Officer | White female | Other Race male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Elmer Pastran | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Patrick Jean | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Anthony Hyde | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Konstantin Panagiotopoulos | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Antoine Gilkes | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Phillip Johnson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Brian Bang | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Aleksandr Kovalenko | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Noel Alphonso | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Kevin Nicoll | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Wojciech Czech | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Katehis | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 12 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Brian Mahon | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Anthony Lamberti | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Joseph Sotira | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jack Dagnese | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jack Dagnese | Police Officer | White male | White male, 73 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Gagliardi | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Michael Whelan | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Hector Figueroa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Mayko Matos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| William Froehlich | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Katehis | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Soney Varghese | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Patrick Reilly | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Patrick Reilly | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Kiesha Lawhorne | Police Officer | Black female | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joshua Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Bryan Polster | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Angelo Pizzarro | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Sean Collins | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Isaac Souchak | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Thomas Mccue | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Oscar Nunez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joseph Mcevoy | Detective | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Stephen Hillmann | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joel Ayala | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Daniel Guida | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Julio Meyreles | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jeffrey Liu | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Thomas Bates | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Mark Brinadze | Detective | White male | White male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Robert Gallagher | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Ioana Matiuta | Police Officer | White female | Black female, 54 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| David Velez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Abiola Browne | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| John Londono | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Daniel Nunez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Louis Villegas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
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.