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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Biondo | Police Officer | White male | White female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Lamont Gibson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Facchini | Detective | White male | Asian female, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jason Brown | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jose Cordero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| William Simon | Detective | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Scott Rizzo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Heinz | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Luis Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Luis Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Juan Cabrera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jesus Capo | Detective | Hispanic male | White male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Christophe Lembo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Joseph Sotira | Police Officer | White male | Refused female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Sotira | Police Officer | White male | Refused female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Sasha Brugal | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Christophe Lembo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Juan Cabrera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Sherwin Ogbewele | Sergeant | Black male | White male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jason Deonarinesingh | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Luis Machado | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Daniel Baca | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Miller | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| James Hickman | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Sotira | Police Officer | White male | Refused female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Yaris Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ramu Hiller | Detective | Asian male | Unknown male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Johnny Chalen | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mario Morales | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jeremiah Williams | Detective | Black male | Hispanic female, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ching Nieh | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jeremiah Williams | Detective | Black male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Hadi Saifi | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| George Allen | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Camille Mcsam | Police Officer | Hispanic female | White female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Gerald Cucchiara | Detective | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Bjondin Skender | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Alex Cruz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Kellan Oneill | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Carlos Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 69 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Gulotta | Inspector | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Charlie Harvell | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Joseph Lessard | Detective | White male | Black female, 68 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Brian Ohanlon | Sergeant | White male | Other Race male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Christophe Sanchez | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Daniel Coyle | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 37 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2016 |
| Christophe Walsh | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Minh Tran | Sergeant | Asian male | Unknown female | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ryan Loomis | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Herman Lai | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Miguel Pierre | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Jose Torres | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Juan Guzman | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Fernando Caches | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Pyzikiewicz | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Anthony Jones | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Matthew Lambert | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Kevin Martin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Erek Powers | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Robert Lenihan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Kevin Kenny | Lieutenant | White male | White male, 68 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Vito Poliseno | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Kevin Martin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| James Walsh | Detective | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Juan Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Christophe Sanchez | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Cusumano | Detective | White male | Unknown female, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Mayko Matos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Ryan Hoffmann | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Kevin Martin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Anthony Jones | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Tyler Ehrlein | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Adam Imperato | Police Officer | White male | White male, 64 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Steve Tirado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Miguele Amoresano | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Rafal Korycki | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Miguele Amoresano | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Manuel Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Andrew Beirne | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Frank Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Roger Savage | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Frank Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Farid Aliyev | Sergeant | White male | White male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Andres Zambrano | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Romaine Wilson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Edwin Elvington | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Romaine Wilson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Waylon Fradera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Damian Fana | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| James Longo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Daniel Castaldo | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mayko Matos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Brian Volpi | Police Officer | White male | White female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Wael Jaber | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
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.