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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 |
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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 |
Ronald Perez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Stephen Dimassa | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Frank Calafiore | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Afzal Ali | Police Officer | Asian male | White female, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Timothy Jaycox | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Gaspar Sciacca | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Tyler Ruthizer | Police Officer | White male | White male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Felix Espinal | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Sean Edwards | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Milton Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Angel Gonzalez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Jason Chappina | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Eric Duval | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Christophe Price | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Angel Gonzalez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Vincent Ciardiello | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Liam Ohara | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Whiteman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 64 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Gustavo Medina | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Francisco Ponce | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Natalia Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Steve Lafortune | Detective | Black male | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Liam Swords | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Carlos Nieves | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Osvaldo Nunez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Patrick Quigley | Sergeant | White male | White male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Joseph Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
David Lamarre | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Brian Ohanlon | Detective | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Edward Barry | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Alfredo Alba | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Patrick Quigley | Sergeant | White male | White male, 57 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Fredy Cruz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Darren Caranella | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Edward Moore | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Juan Pichardo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Darren Melhado | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Humberto Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Christophe Esposito | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Trevor Baronette | Detective | Black male | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Jeffrey Fitterman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Emile Provencher | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Frank Altieri | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Victor Rosario | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Scott Sanseverino | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 65 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
James Mahoney | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Duane Atkinson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Pitkewicz | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Jessenia Tabb | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Paul Blair | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2010 |
Quran Mcphatter | Police Officer | Black male | Other Race male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Kendrick Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Johnny Mitchell | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Thomas Ramirez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Abigail Soto | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2010 |
Kaisser Surriga | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Brian Coffey | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Brian Coffey | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 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 |
Daniel Gukelberger | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Adriano Deleon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Charles Davis | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Lawrence Fiorello | Sergeant | White male | White male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Richard Coccodrilli | Police Officer | White male | White male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Joseph Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Joseph Metsopulos | Police Officer | White male | White male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
John Anastasakos | Police Officer | White male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Joseph Deleo | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Joseph Stynes | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Anthony Ronda | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Edwin Ching | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Elvis Badia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Frank Burns | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Michael Lopuzzo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Michael Tarulli | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Matthew Bourbeau | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Anthony Ronda | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Theresa Callahan | Police Officer | White female | Black female, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Anthony Donato | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Jerry Wolvers | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Ryan Dowling | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Reinaldo Alvarez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Anthony Donato | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Edwin Ching | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Kevin Judge | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
James Romano | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Aaron Lohman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 54 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Gregory Lomangino | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Michael Ernst | Police Officer | White male | White male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Jason Vasquez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
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.