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Discourtesy: Word

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

2,120

Complaints

3,293

Allegations

3,942

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
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Cesar Gomez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Philip Picciano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Lissette Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 58 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Allan Taeza	Police Officer	Asian male	Asian male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Goldrick	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Roberto Cordero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nathan Mole	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nathan Mole	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Iacovides	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Richard Urena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Edward Reardon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 13 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Anthony Borelli	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jolene Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Mufaddi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Popovic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kevin Houst	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Paul Mcmahon	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2009
Woody Williams	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kevin Houst	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Dazi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Natasha Friday	Sergeant	Black female	Not available female	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kenny Valladares	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jason Merchan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jason Harris	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Kelly	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jose Caban	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Baca	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Steven Lawrence	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
James Simpson	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Woody Williams	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sandy Polanco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Felix Graciani	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Glenn Ziminski	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Mahoney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Nicholas Ventimiglia	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Randy Rose	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Scott Leff	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Alvin Gomez	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jesus Carrillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kevin Mockel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Moccaldi	Police Officer	White male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2009
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jose Collazo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Brian Motyka	Police Officer	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Brian Motyka	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Robert Mcginn	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Derco	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Giangrandi	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Gregg Minardi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Fox	Police Officer	White male	White male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2009
Herve Francois	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jose Santory	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jose Collazo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female	Unsubstantiated	2009
Rolando Carbonell	Detective	Hispanic male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Roberts	Detective	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Oconnell	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Erika Espaillat	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Robert Krohley	Sergeant	White male	White male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Merlyn Bermudez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Spencer Garrett	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gabrielle Walls	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jonathan Re	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Luis Robles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Charles Gove	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jason Reynolds	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Victor Defense	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Matthew Monkowski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Victoria Lafauci	Police Officer	White female	White female, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Victoria Lafauci	Detective	White female	White male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Christophe White	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sergio Merino	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Edgar Padilla	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Taiwo Adeleke	Police Officer	Black female	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2009
Stephen Schoefer	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Ramu Hiller	Detective	Asian male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Luis Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Taiwo Adeleke	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Rafael Guzman	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Beddows	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nicholas Scalzo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2009
Migdalia Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Terrell Anderson	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jason Sharp	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Quigley	Police Officer	White male	White male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kevon Sample	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown female	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Not available female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Joaquin Altamirano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Catherine Thomas	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nestor Velez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Slavinsky	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Waliur Rahman	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009

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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.