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
Tracey Duncan	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2011
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Steven Malone	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Michele Herbst	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2011
Sasha Rosen	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Christophe Denny	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Rashan Lacoste	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Andrew Buck	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Robert Zontini	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Paul Brauer	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2011
Leo Ma	Police Officer	Asian male	White female, 20 years old	Exonerated	2011
Forrest Hirsch	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 13 years old	Exonerated	2011
Anna Serrano	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 56 years old	Exonerated	2011
Gabriel Baaith	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2011
John Bellico	Detective	White male	White male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Carlos Cano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2011
Melchor Alban	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2011
Alberto Pizarro	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Patrick Jean	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2011
Manuel Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Carlos Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2011
Alexander Bobo	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2011
Joseph Stynes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Carlos Fabara	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2011
Kevin Houst	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Carlos Fabara	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jonauld Guest	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2011
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Shibu Madhu	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2011
Annmarie Guerra	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Not available male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2011
Alex Toro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2011
Lydia Figueroa	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 56 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Vitaliy Zelikov	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Carlos Velez	Detective	Hispanic male	White male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Wesley Fradera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 38 years old	Exonerated	2011
Angel Vasquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Vitaliy Zelikov	Sergeant	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2011
William Taylor	Captain	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2011
Vitaliy Zelikov	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2011
Essence Jackson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Frank Muirhead	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Carlos Delgado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Brian Green	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 68 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Dmaine Freeland	Police Officer	Black male	Asian male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2011
Luis Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2011
Derek Almeida	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2011
Jerry Sukhnandan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2011
Trifon Anagnostos	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2011
James Hart	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Keith Chatterton	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 20 years old	Exonerated	2011
John Musante	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Wilding Aguasanta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Martin Costello	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
John Musante	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 43 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michael Kramer	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Victor Rosario	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Michael Kramer	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2011
Salvatore Tevere	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2011
Joseph Fernandez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Willie Johnson	Detective	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Francesco Allevato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2011
Robert Hawreluk	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 51 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michael Pomerantz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Brian Lauler	Police Officer	White male	White male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2011
Jared Tepperman	Detective	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2011
Daniel Zollo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Daniel Ludemann	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2011
Christophe Crain	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jose Caban	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2011
Edwin Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 30 years old	Exonerated	2011
Troy Peacock	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Melissa Joss	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic female, 56 years old	Exonerated	2011
Steven Green	Captain	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2011
Rhea Tiwary	Police Officer	Asian female	White male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2011
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 30 years old	Exonerated	2011
Jay Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2011
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joseph Stynes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2011
Adam Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Cynthia Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2011
Ramon Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2011
Ramon Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Ramon Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Ramon Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Matthew Lewis	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Hemadeh Fattah	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Yevgeniy Zaytsev	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2011
Angel Rolon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2011
Kevin Houst	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jose Garcia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2011
Joseph Viggiano	Detective	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michael Guzzino	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2011
Herawattie Jeeuth	Police Officer	Asian female	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011

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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.