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
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Luis Robles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Bryan Carney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jason Brunson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Christophe Salamone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2010
Matthew Vorraro	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2010
Frank Muirhead	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2010
Henry Henriquez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2010
Martin Costello	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2010
Stephen Ward	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Philip Vaccarino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2010
Lahmar Sanders	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Christophe Ianno	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2010
Anthony Romero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2010
Gina Denardo	Police Officer	White female	Unknown male	Exonerated	2010
Christophe Ianno	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
Radoslaw Terepka	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Ramon Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 14 years old	Exonerated	2010
Elvis Duran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Dym	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2010
Derek Wilkins	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2010
Christophe Esposito	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jon Derise	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 61 years old	Exonerated	2010
Paul Chierico	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2010
Scott Sanseverino	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 23 years old	Exonerated	2010
Brian Goldberg	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Geraldi	Police Officer	White male	White male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2010
Theohari Koumniotes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joseph Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2010
Dominick Nasso	Police Officer	White male	Refused female, 20 years old	Exonerated	2010
Genry Cobos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2010
Thornton Booker	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2010
William Larkin	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2010
Dominick Nasso	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Martin Gimenez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Gibbs	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2010
Christophe Cunha	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2010
Amit Dua	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2010
Amit Dua	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Amit Dua	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Andrew Beirne	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2010
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Yezenia Wagner	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Other Race female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2010
Eric Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Andre Blake	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ralph Remy	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Ralph Remy	Police Officer	Black male	Not available male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2010
Ronald Hobson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2010
Angelo Pizzarro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gaspar Sciacca	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Gregory Pekera	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
John Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Andre Blake	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Healy	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thomas Gagliardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Johnny Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Daniel Gukelberger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2010
Justin Ellis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2010
Patrick Dooley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
Steven Weiss	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2010
Derek Sambolin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2010
Diana Pichardo	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Eric Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Redmond	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Alexis Dejesus	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Refused male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2010
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2010
Robert Castro	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 58 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Scott Blennau	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2010
Kevin Breen	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Lissette Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2010
Kaisser Surriga	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2010
Benjamin White	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Refused male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2010
David Barker	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2010
Felix Arana	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jens Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
James Miles	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Hemadeh Fattah	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Hemadeh Fattah	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Tyler Ruthizer	Police Officer	White male	White male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2010
Tyler Ruthizer	Police Officer	White male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Steve Lafortune	Detective	Black male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Milton Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jason Korpolinski	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Azevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2010
Alfredo Brewster	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Irene Bonicadelgado	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gustavo Medina	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2010
Charesse Davis	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Thomas Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 13 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kris Kalmanowicz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Michael Greaney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Michael Greaney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Patrick Dooley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2010
Michael Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2010
Anthony Demonte	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2010
Charles Davis	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 19 years old	Exonerated	2010

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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.