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
Felix Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Saverio Zanchelli	Police Officer	White male	White male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Robert Simms	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Eumir Ferrer	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 39 years old	Exonerated	2014
William Pugliese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Robert Deferrari	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Mccaffrey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Paul Marconi	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2014
Daryl Melhado	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Daryl Melhado	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2014
Craig Victorino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2014
Robert Ciolino	Detective	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Charles Senat	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jesus Capo	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 53 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Andrew Duguid	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Asian male, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Musa	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2015
Matthew Escudero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2015
Thomas Lodico	Detective	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Bravo Zayas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Daniel Hachemeister	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2015
Christophe Musa	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2015
Raheen Rivers	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Escudero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brian Dobbins	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2015
Alfredo Brewster	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2015
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	White female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2015
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Charles Galletta	Police Officer	White male	White male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Michael Kaczor	Police Officer	White male	White male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2015
Matthew Monkowski	Sergeant	White male	White male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Herawattie Jeeuth	Detective	Asian female	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Levy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2015
Paul Mccarthy	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2015
Miguel Frias	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Philip Vaccarino	Detective	White male	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Timothy Kraft	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kaz Daughtry	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Clinton Green	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Fernando Centenotalavera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2015
Patrick Craig	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Allen Moore	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2015
Sean Higgins	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 51 years old	Exonerated	2015
Robert Marshall	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Davis	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Andrew Cacciatore	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mack Lipinski	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 57 years old	Exonerated	2015
Mauricio Thomas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2015
Robert Schierenbeck	Detective	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Exonerated	2015
Thomas Kelly	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2015
Claymont Defreitas	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Matthew Lombardo	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Andrew Beirne	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Lombardo	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Philip Vaccarino	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2015
James Williams	Detective	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jonathan Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Raul Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 27 years old	Exonerated	2015
Anthony Cassase	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Charles Davis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2015
Daniel Marussich	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Dewan Campbell	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2015
Lance Walter	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Miguel Donovan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Donald Climaco	Police Officer	Asian male	Other Race male, 13 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Daniel Herzog	Detective	White male	Other Race male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Roberto Suarez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2015
Salvatore Melore	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 54 years old	Exonerated	2015
Carlos Serrano	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Anthony Contessa	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2015
Gary Capellan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 53 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	Unknown female, 48 years old	Exonerated	2015
Tony Ip	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Barbara Miguel	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Cruzado	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2015
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2015
Charles Buglione	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Timothy Brown	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Paulik	Police Officer	White male	White female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2015
Ramon Portillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Antonio Fernandes	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2015
Noel Damico	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Dennis Vargas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Nicole Monaco	Police Officer	White female	White male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Paul Padilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2015
Ernesto Bautista	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Paul Padilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Roberto Suarez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Nathan Mole	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 68 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	White female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2015
Patrick Burnett	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
James Mccullough	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 58 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Declan Ludington	Police Officer	White male	White male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
James Mccullough	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2015

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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.