Force: HIT AGAINST INANIMATE OBJECT - The NYPD Files

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Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object

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

165

Complaints

167

Allegations

176

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
Sean Downes	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	1998
Gerald Breiner	Detective	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2000
Kenneth Oconnor	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2000
Christophe Cunha	Sergeant	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2000
Michael Gaine	Police Officer	White male	Black male	Exonerated	2001
Corey Grable	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Willie Johnson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2001
Franklin Bohr	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Dustin Genco	Detective	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2001
Dana Czvekus	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Johnpaul Slater	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 43 years old	Exonerated	2002
William Gattis	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 28 years old	Exonerated	2002
Luis Robles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2002
Angel Arroyo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2002
Brian Timmons	Police Officer	White male	White male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Kevin Matthews	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Alexander Grandstaff	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
William Buchanan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2002
Luis Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
James Mazzola	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Aubrey Henry	Detective	Black male	Black female, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Isa Abbassi	Sergeant	White male	Black male	Unsubstantiated	2003
Brian Farrelly	Police Officer	White male	White male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Kevin Maloney	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Christophe Bastos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Hector Fuentes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Harjit Singh	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Gaspar Sciacca	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Kenneth Oconnor	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 44 years old	Exonerated	2005
Victor Paribello	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Matthew Granahan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Shaun Tanner	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2005
Sasha Rosen	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Daniel Young	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Carlos Fabara	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2006
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Thomas Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
James Famiano	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Jason Deonarinesingh	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Osvaldo Nunez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2006
David Cheesewright	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Anthony Ronda	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male	Exonerated	2006
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2006
Dennis Russo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2006
Thomas Cozart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Kevin Matthews	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2007
Thomas Smith	Police Officer	White male	White female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Essence Jackson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Zamot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2007
Alberto Pizarro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
George Katris	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ryan Foy	Police Officer	White male	Not available female	Exonerated	2007
James Eisert	Detective	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Vaughan Ettienne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ramiro Ruiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2008
Paul Prendergast	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Ana Delpilar	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Refused male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jose Santory	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 54 years old	Exonerated	2008
Darin Lazar	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2008
Michael Raso	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2008
Frank Bulzoni	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Richard Charles	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Andres Rosario	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jason Valentino	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2008
Ian Abramowitz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2009
Francis Bryant	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2009
Resembric Altamar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Matthew Monkowski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jeannette Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 30 years old	Exonerated	2009
Miguel Iglesias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Charles Cavallaro	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Steven Malone	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Ludemann	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Robert Morris	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2009
Alexis Dejesus	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
David Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Carlos Viera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Frank Calafiore	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 12 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
James Mahoney	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
German Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Michael Nocerino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Michael Oconnor	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2011
Scott Berger	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2011
Edgar Figueroa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Marlon Bethel	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Anthony Ronda	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Canisius Xavier	Police Officer	Asian male	Other Race male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Alexander Bobo	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Shibu Madhu	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Pamela Benites	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Haigh	Police Officer	White male	White male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Neil Zuber	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Robert Miceli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013

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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.