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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
Jason Chappina	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thomas Cozart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Merlyn Bermudez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Milton Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Charles Gove	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thomas Cozart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daniel Campbell	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 12 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daniel Campbell	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daniel Campbell	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Patrick Cain	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Matthew Fried	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Frank Calafiore	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2010
Vincent Trozzi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Adam Dumelle	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Darren Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Edward Moore	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Liam Ohara	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Tyler Ruthizer	Police Officer	White male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Humberto Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
William Glynn	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Timothy Jaycox	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thomas Decker	Detective	White male	White male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kendrick Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
John Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Victor Rosario	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Patrick Quigley	Sergeant	White male	White male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joseph Barbella	Police Officer	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
William Sommer	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Patrick Quigley	Sergeant	White male	White male, 57 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Metsopulos	Police Officer	White male	White male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Brian Capers	Police Officer	Black male	Black female	Substantiated (Instructions)	2010
Leonardo Deoliveira	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ted Holway	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Pitkewicz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
David Lamarre	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Alfredo Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Frank Jurs	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daphney Pamphile	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Johnny Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ramon Santos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2010
Thomas Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 13 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Oscar Fernandez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Richard Lavelle	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kaisser Surriga	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jaysen Basnight	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jaysen Basnight	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gerald Williams	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2010
Gerald Williams	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Idris Guven	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jeffrey Fitterman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Alvin Pizarro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Frank Altieri	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jennifer Lavelle	Detective	White female	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2010
Flavio Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Not available male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daniel Gukelberger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jessenia Tabb	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kevin Houst	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 61 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jaime Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Crystal Soto	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Aneesah Mitchell	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
John Mejia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Tsz Kwan	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Paul Blair	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Ralph Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ralph Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kevin Judge	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Darren King	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Robert Falcone	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Richard Coccodrilli	Police Officer	White male	White male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Garsing Chan	Police Officer	Asian male	White female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Garsing Chan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Charles Cavallaro	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Matthew Zito	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2010
Matthew Zito	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Demonda	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael White	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Greg Vallerugo	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Frederick Reyes	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Carleo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gerald Cucchiara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 12 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
John Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Paul Scocca	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Dmitry Durets	Sergeant	White male	White male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Peter Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Dmitry Durets	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
Peter Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 38 years old	Exonerated	2010
Richard Young	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joseph Cordones	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Stephen Dimassa	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Elvis Duran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Dym	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gaspar Sciacca	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
John Bellico	Detective	White male	Black female, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010

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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.