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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

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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
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
Joshua Marte Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Andrew Kamna Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Rob Lewis Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Rob Lewis Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Frank Santiago Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Frank Santiago Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 35 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Forrest Hirsch Police Officer White male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Adam Katrincic Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Salvatore Melore Police Officer White male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Stephen Chan Police Officer Asian male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2001
Michael Mitchell Police Officer Black male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Matthew Sabella Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Sidorskiy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Michael Sidorskiy Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Michael Sidorskiy Police Officer White male White male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Resembric Altamar Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Resembric Altamar Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Garey Gordon Police Officer Black male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Garey Gordon Police Officer Black male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Edward Mcclain Police Officer White male Other Race male, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Edward Mcclain Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Edward Mcclain Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Edward Mcclain Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Edward Mcclain Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Joseph Mineo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Richard Oneill Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 39 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Frank Palumbo Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2001
Frank Palumbo Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Frank Palumbo Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Frank Palumbo Police Officer White male Black female, 55 years old Exonerated 2003
Frank Palumbo Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Paul Prendergast Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Paul Prendergast Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Luis Martinez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Daniel Watson Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Michael Lipetri Sergeant White male Unknown female Substantiated (Charges) 2002
William Ditomaso Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Matthew Moschetto Sergeant White male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Matthew Moschetto Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Black male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Kishon Hickman Sergeant Black male Black male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Gregory Pekera Sergeant White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Brian Ohanlon Sergeant White male Other Race male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Dustin Edwards Sergeant Black male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Gerald Williams Sergeant Black male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2010
Timothy Jaycox Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Flavio Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Not available male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Ronald Bolte Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Ronald Bolte Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Patrick Cain Sergeant White male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Patrick Cain Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Durante Sergeant White male White male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Gesner Charles Sergeant Black male Black female, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Gerald Williams Sergeant Black male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Michael Weber Sergeant White male Black female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Michael Weber Sergeant White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Weber Sergeant White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Weber Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Darren King Sergeant Black male White male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Robert Castro Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Robert Castro Sergeant Hispanic male Black female, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Howard Roth Sergeant White male Unknown male, 14 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Bilal Ates Sergeant White male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Bilal Ates Sergeant White male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Bowman Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2018
Edward Ryan Sergeant White male White male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Curtis Crystal Sergeant White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Joseph Albert Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Curtis Crystal Sergeant White male Black male, 58 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Michael Vento Sergeant White male Black male, 53 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Harjit Singh Sergeant Asian male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Orlando Phillip Sergeant Black male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Steven Smolarsky Sergeant White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
John Becerra Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Cronin Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Black male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Edgar Padilla Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jose Caban Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Natasha Friday Sergeant Black female Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Natasha Friday Sergeant Black female Not available female Unsubstantiated 2009
Daniel Mufaddi Sergeant White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Daniel Mufaddi Sergeant White male Black male, 14 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Edgar Padilla Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Edgar Padilla Sergeant Hispanic male Not available female, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Cronin Sergeant White male Black female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Zoilo Encarnacion Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Michael Oconnor Sergeant White male Black male, 60 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Daniel Watson Sergeant White male White male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Christophe Cantelmi Sergeant White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Robert King Sergeant White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2008
Robert King Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Kevin Matthews Sergeant White male Black female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Frank Jurs Sergeant White male Black male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Robert King Sergeant White male Unknown male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Ralph Clement Sergeant Asian male White female, 50 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Michael Cronin Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Louis Depergola Sergeant White male Other Race female, 29 years old Exonerated 2019
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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.
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