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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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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
223
Complaints
236
Allegations
244
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 |
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Roy Abounaoum | Detective | White male | Other Race male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Jose Acevedo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Christian Addison | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
David Afanador | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Melchor Alban | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 59 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Justin Allen | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Francesco Allevato | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Numael Amador | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2018 |
Numael Amador | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2018 |
Nathaniel Anthony | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Rudy Anzalone | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Michael Ardolino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Eliot Arias | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Majeed Arif | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Richard Aseng | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Emrah Ates | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Charles Awani | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Anthony Baresi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jason Barish | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
John Baumeister | Detective | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Ernesto Bautista | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Andrew Beirne | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Arland Belande | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2018 |
Luis Bellapianta | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Stephen Berardi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Andre Blake | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Ricardo Bocachica | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Derrick Boyd | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Fermin Bueno | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Charles Buglione | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Patrick Burnett | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Fernando Caches | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Charles Cadiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Colin Caesar | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Frank Calafiore | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Theresa Callahan | Police Officer | White female | Black female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Daniel Callinan | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Daniel Campbell | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Thomas Cancilla | Police Officer | White male | White male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
Antonio Cannata | Police Officer | White male | White male, 53 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Robert Carbone | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Armando Cardenio | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Fernando Centenotalavera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Victor Charles | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Darryl Chen | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Elvis Cole | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Patrick Cortright | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Robert Cruz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Tatiana Cruz | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Other Race male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Melanie Culpepper | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Francesco Cusimano | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Richard Danese | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Felix Delcarpio | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | White male | Other Race male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Jeremy Demarco | Detective | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Anthony Demonte | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Luke Denesopolis | Sergeant | White male | White male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Leonardo Deoliveira | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Franklin Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Michael Diaz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Frank Diaz | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jared Dietzel | Police Officer | White male | Not available male | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Paul Dieugenia | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Dustin Dimpflmaier | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Dustin Dimpflmaier | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Kenneth Douglas | Police Officer | Black male | Asian male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Amit Dua | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Adam Dumelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Deshawn Edmonds | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Dion Edwards | Detective | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Brian Ellensohn | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Erick Erdaide | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Eschmann | Police Officer | White male | White male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Christophe Esposito | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Carlos Fabara | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Paul Farella | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Joseph Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Joseph Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
John Ferrara | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Blake Ficken | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Lawrence Fiorello | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Erick Flores | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Selwyn Fonrose | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Joseph Foss | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Jean Francisco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Michael Friedman | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Thomas Gagliardi | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Paul Gaglio | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic female, 11 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Paul Gaglio | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Paul Gaglio | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Charles Galletta | Police Officer | White male | White male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Jose Garcia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Luke Gasquez | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Brandon Gembecki | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jaspreet Gill | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Martin Gimenez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Wilson Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Alexander Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
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.