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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

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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.