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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
531
Complaints
548
Allegations
628
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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Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Christophe Muller | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Brian Mccaughey | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Phillip Atkins | Detective | Black male | Black female, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Phillip Atkins | Detective | Black male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
David Leonardi | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Brian Lapp | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Raymond Abreu | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christina Anderson | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Zoilo Encarnacion | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Christopher McCormack | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Nicholas Ventimiglia | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Carlos Velez | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Timothy Schultz | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Daniel Beddows | Detective | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jose Acevedo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Ernest Morales | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black female, 57 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Herbert Martin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
William Buchanan | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Andre Figueiredo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Jorge Ulloa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Lieutenant | White male | Black female, 75 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
David Afanador | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Michael Lennihan | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Douglas Lansing | Detective | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Christopher McCormack | Lieutenant | White male | Black female, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Heriberto Hernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Mike Civil | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Dustin Genco | Detective | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Phillip Atkins | Detective | Black male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Phillip Atkins | Detective | Black male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christos Deftereos | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Anatoli Eltsov | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Phillip Atkins | Detective | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Ricardo Otero | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Ralph Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Craig Crisfield | Detective | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
James Delumen | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
James Delumen | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Victor Rosa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Luke Denesopolis | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Stephen Berardi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Patrick Gaines | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Anthony Andino | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Dmitry Durets | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Leandro Castro | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
John Fogelman | Detective | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
James Mccullough | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Michael Butler | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Jaysen Basnight | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Patrick Smith | Police Officer | American Indian male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Jacob Merino | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
John Quis | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Dennis Jaeger | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Michael Miller | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Christophe Devaney | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
William Glynn | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Nino Lama | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Daniel Golat | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Charlie Harvell | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Gerald Cucchiara | Detective | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Nicholas Albergo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Jose Caban | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
David Sammarco | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Gustavo Medina | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jean Louis | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Christophe Burton | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Thomas Napolitano | Detective | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
Miguel Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Mark Xylas | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Joel Crooms | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 67 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Aubrey Henry | Detective | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Patrick Reilly | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Elvis Alcivar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Anthony Davila | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
George Allen | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael White | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Richard Lavelle | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Justin Simms | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Yvonne Baez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2003 |
Michael Carleo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Kelvin Peralta | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Anthony Lustica | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
William Reddin | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Gilbert Barkman | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
William Tergesen | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Kelvin Peralta | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Louis Pepe | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Stephen Furno | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Joseph Brunetti | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Frank Muirhead | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Brian Mchenry | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Joseph Collura | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Isa Abbassi | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Jacob Newman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Rosemary Wanzer | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 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.