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
Matthew Fried	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Raso	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Stephen Polesovsky	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mauricio Thomas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2013
Orlando Phillip	Sergeant	Black male	Other Race female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2013
Mauricio Thomas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Johnny Chalen	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 54 years old	Exonerated	2013
Juan Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 55 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Sean Downes	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Eric Downes	Lieutenant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2013
Wilfredo Ramos	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	White female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Brian Schulman	Police Officer	White male	White female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kenneth Sepulveda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2013
Ritchie Baez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2013
Mandeep Singh	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2013
Steven Gansrow	Detective	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Francisco Allende	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Anand Bhoj	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Amaury Soriano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Doheny	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Wilfredo Ramos	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	White female, 29 years old	Exonerated	2013
Brett Healy	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2013
David Guevara	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 64 years old	Substantiated (No Recommendations)	2013
Alex Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Angel Delgado	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Fahmy	Detective	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jose Vasquezmiranda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Ryan Puglisi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Pappalardo	Police Officer	White male	White female, 26 years old	Exonerated	2013
Michael Scally	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christopher McCormack	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Dikensy Moussignac	Police Officer	Black male	White female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Andrew Ho	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jared Rothschild	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Andrew Ho	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Michael Dunn	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Franklyn Aizaga	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Andrew Ho	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Troy Luis	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2013
Joseph Hickey	Detective	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Nelson Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 49 years old	Exonerated	2013
Steven Marshall	Detective	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kevin Cox	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Andrew Burgos	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2013
Ahsan Zafar	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Ernest Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Alberto Angilletta	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Charles Arnone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Darin Lazar	Police Officer	White male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2013
Mark Xylas	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Dunn	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Conn	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Alexis Aguirre	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2013
Tyler Ruthizer	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Daniel Cross	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
John Ryan	Sergeant	White male	White male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2013
Robert Castro	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Erick Erdaide	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jovaniel Cordova	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Diery Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2013
Kevin Devine	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Campbell	Police Officer	White male	White female, 71 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Stephen Frappier	Police Officer	White male	White male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2013
Theodore Plevritis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2013
Paul Kogan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
James Mahoney	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2013
Byran Pitts	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2013
Kevin Brunner	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jose Dejesus	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Thomas Weil	Police Officer	White male	White male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Kevin Cox	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 12 years old	Exonerated	2013
Thomas Weil	Police Officer	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Robert Miceli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Fitzgibbon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2013
Michael Whooley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2013
Jose Martinez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Omar Elsayed	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Argila	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jason Dossantos	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2013
Carlos Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jerry Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Omar Birchwood	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2013
Robert Miceli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Michael Butler	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2013
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christophe Ward	Detective	White male	Hispanic female, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jacqueline Estrada	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 56 years old	Exonerated	2013
Brian Fragliossi	Police Officer	White male	White female, 61 years old	Exonerated	2013
Kaisser Surriga	Police Officer	Asian male	Asian male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Mcevoy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2013
Jeffrey Hunold	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 57 years old	Exonerated	2013
Dennis Jaeger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2013
Garry Lamour	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jamaal Arthur	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Piero Lasaponara	Police Officer	White male	Not available male	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.