Force: PHYSICAL FORCE - The NYPD Files

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

2,239

Complaints

3,790

Allegations

4,849

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
Christophe Lipton	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jeffrey Fitterman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Scott Cote	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
David Creely	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 12 years old	Exonerated	2007
David Creely	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2007
Siu Lam	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joey Quigley	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Francisco Guzman	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Alexander Wancel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Felix Gross	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jolene Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Davey Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male	Exonerated	2007
Brendan Dono	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 58 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Chavatte	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	White male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Freddy Dominguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mirjan Lolja	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2007
Derek Barreto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Daniel Castronova	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Vincent Calderone	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Richard Vetrano	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Willy Yankovich	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male	Exonerated	2007
Avidan Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Dustin Edwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Radoslaw Terepka	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Matthew Wright	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Francisco Ponce	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2007
James Baez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jeremy Demarco	Detective	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Mazza	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Natalie Roman	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 48 years old	Exonerated	2007
James Eisert	Detective	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jerry Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Christophe Siani	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Frank Galati	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christophe Siani	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Buxton Pryor	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jorge Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mark Kistoo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mark Kistoo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Nocerino	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male	Exonerated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 37 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Barbie Lewis	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Joseph Flynn	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Lunetta	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Brian Manning	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Anthony Longobardi	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2007
Timothy Rizzo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2007
Alexandros Kalogiros	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2007
Rolando Carbonell	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Dana Harge	Police Officer	Black male	Asian male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Mazza	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jorge Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Refused male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christos Deftereos	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Eric Beckel	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Matthew Vahey	Detective	White male	Black female, 54 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Guzzino	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jon Derise	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jeremy Demarco	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2007
Alexander Wancel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Darren King	Sergeant	Black male	Unknown male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jason Forgione	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jason Reynolds	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Rhome	Police Officer	White male	White male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Justin Caballero	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Carlos Segovia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Burbridge	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2007
Anthony Burgos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Kevin Tierney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Mchugh	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2007
Selwyn Fonrose	Detective	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Fogelman	Detective	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Bilal Ates	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christophe Greiner	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Gibbs	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Fitzgibbon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2007
Selwyn Fonrose	Detective	Black male	Hispanic female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2007
Daphney Pamphile	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Hopkins	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Becerra	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2007
Frank Sarrica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Fitzgibbon	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 16 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Redmond	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Hartman	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Orin Cox	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007

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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.