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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
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	Unknown female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Darren Caranella	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Richard Bevers	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
James Hall	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Timothy Brovakos	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
James Berk	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jason Tejada	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Frank Parisi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Jay Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Paul Chierico	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Barbara Fischer	Lieutenant	White female	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
John Zanca	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Robert Pepe	Police Officer	White male	Not available male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Daly	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Kendo Kinsey	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Keane	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Lewis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Thomas Marksberry	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2015
Matthew Wright	Detective	White male	Black female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Luke Gasquez	Sergeant	White male	White female, 46 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Giuseppe Gentile	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Beatrice Shafidiya	Sergeant	Black female	Black female, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
George Katris	Detective	White male	Black female, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Wilson Verdesoto	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Paul Padilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Carlos Velez	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Juan Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Lazo Lluka	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Marco Morrone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Raso	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Palmieri	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Lazo Lluka	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kenneth Flores	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Raso	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brian Hickey	Police Officer	White male	Not available male	Exonerated	2015
Kamil Choinski	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Thomas Boller	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Oconnell	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mike Civil	Detective	Black male	White male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Richard Tarver	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Carleo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Bennett Shelley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jessica Romance	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Andre Teterycz	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Dias	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kevin Maloney	Lieutenant	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jessica Romance	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Herbert Medina	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Francisco Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Ardolino	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Greaney	Detective	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Thomas Weil	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brian Kovarik	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Sophia Clarke	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Jordan Lomba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Pamela Benites	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Herbert Medina	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Levy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2015
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Daniel Dallemand	Sergeant	Black male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Nikolaos Stefopoulos	Sergeant	White male	White male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Allan Taeza	Police Officer	Asian male	Unknown female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Timothy Kraft	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Richard Charles	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Adan Munoz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Craig Basler	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Sean Brown	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Stephen Loschiavo	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Perry Jean	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Derrick Kreckmann	Police Officer	White male	Not available , 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Gregory Gianacopulos	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Ryan Conroy	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2014
Derrick Kreckmann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jason Deonarinesingh	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Matthew Bourbeau	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Edwin Ching	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Eduardo Perezromero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2014
Kwang Choi	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2014
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 56 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Kwang Choi	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2014
Christophe Devaney	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	Asian male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jonathan Kalman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jeffrey Hunold	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Natalie Roman	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Unknown female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Brian Mccarthy	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Glenn Ziminski	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	White male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Harjit Singh	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Franklin Pierrelouis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Valdrin Nikqi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Kimm Cruse	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Timothy Sprague	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Shaun Grossweiler	Police Officer	White male	White male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Brian Mccarthy	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Anatoli Eltsov	Police Officer	White male	White male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014

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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.