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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
Carmine Demieri	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	White male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Brian Doherty	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Kenneth Dwyer	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Derek Epstein	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2008
Derek Epstein	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
William Gavigan	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Hassan Gheith	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Hassan Gheith	Police Officer	White male	White male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
James Doheny	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
David Grieco	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Grieco	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
David Grieco	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Daniel Gukelberger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daniel Gukelberger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2012
Michael Heinz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Heinz	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Michael Heinz	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Brian Holshek	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2008
Brian Holshek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Brian Holshek	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Not available female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Michael Landi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 63 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Frank Laquidara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Steven Lopez	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Robert Lenihan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Edward Mcbride	Detective	White male	White female, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Edward Moore	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Andrew Nash	Detective	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2018
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Pasquale	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Dominick Raso	Police Officer	White male	White female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Thomas Reo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Thomas Reo	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2014
Thomas Reo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Thomas Reo	Detective	White male	Hispanic female, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
James Marcinek	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
James Marcinek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Frank Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Frank Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Frank Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Bjondin Skender	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Michael Sykora	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
John Uske	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 62 years old	Exonerated	2018
Christophe Walsh	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
James Walsh	Detective	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Michael Whiteman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 64 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Whiteman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
William Falcone	Police Officer	White male	White male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Fratangelo	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Timothy Jaycox	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Timothy Jaycox	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2010
Paul Pizzuta	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Exonerated	1999
Paul Pizzuta	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 37 years old	Exonerated	1999
Bryan Pocalyko	Sergeant	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2012
Gennaro Russo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2006
Gennaro Russo	Detective	White male	Black female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Howard Shank	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2000
Christophe Ward	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Ward	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Christophe Ward	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black , 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
John Giangrandi	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Colin Sullivan	Police Officer	White male	White male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Daly	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Kevin Breen	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kevin Breen	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kevin Breen	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Burbridge	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2008
Robert Dress	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Anthony Arena	Police Officer	White male	White female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Nicholas Ferraro	Detective	White male	Black male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Michael Guzzino	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Michael Guzzino	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Guzzino	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Gerald Heanue	Detective	White male	Asian male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2000
Gerald Heanue	Detective	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Moynihan	Sergeant	White male	Not available male	Exonerated	2005
Blake Sydlo	Police Officer	White male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
David Powers	Detective	White male	Black female, 38 years old	Exonerated	2003
David Powers	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007

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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.