Force: PHYSICAL FORCE - The NYPD Files

Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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Force: Physical Force

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
Romaine Wilson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
James Wilson	Sergeant	White male	White male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Romaine Wilson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2016
Christian Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Tonica Corlette	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
Janson Pena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Miguele Amoresano	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2016
Daniel Hill	Sergeant	White male	White male, 66 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Schlitt	Police Officer	White male	White male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2016
Matthew Pena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Terrance Smalls	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Doherty	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Doherty	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Edwin Soto	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White male, 59 years old	Exonerated	2016
Tony Cuoco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2016
David Savella	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Tony Cuoco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2016
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Jaipaul Ramdat	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Manuel Gutierrez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Julio Meyreles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	Black female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Diab	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Jason Vasquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 61 years old	Exonerated	2016
Zachery Zinaman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Konti Markvukaj	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Lennoxann Samerson	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic male, 55 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2016
Shawn Phillips	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
Yurantz Assade	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
Yurantz Assade	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2016
Jolan Lewis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Rudy Anzalone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2016
Harish Mansharamani	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2016
Mayko Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Mackenson Nelson	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2016
Steven Moran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Kelly Hughes	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic female, 9 years old	Exonerated	2016
Vladimir Alonzo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2016
Mackenson Nelson	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Kelly Hughes	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Brendan Grace	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Coffey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2016
Albert Castillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2016
Christophe Esposito	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Robin Taveras	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Colin Austin	Lieutenant	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2016
Darnell Forrester	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Kovarik	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Joseph Fernandez	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Franklin Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2016
Franklin Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2016
Anthony Sasso	Police Officer	White male	Asian male	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Sean Aman	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2016
Robert Gallagher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Joel Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2016
Joseph King	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2016
Michael Hansson	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Michael Hansson	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Phillip Johnson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Edmundo Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Edmundo Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Edmundo Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Edmundo Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Joseph Albert	Sergeant	White male	Refused male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Juan Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kenny Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Scott Lieneck	Detective	White male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2016
Luis Marte	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female, 40 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 67 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2016
Darrell Lowe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2016
Declan Ludington	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kevon Sample	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Malachi Mckenith	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2016
Gregory Kennedy	Detective	Black male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Gregory Kennedy	Detective	Black male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Richard Thompson	Detective	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Connor Lichte	Police Officer	White male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Daniel Lee	Police Officer	Asian male	Refused male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2017
James Biondo	Police Officer	White male	White female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
John Mccrossen	Detective	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Rafael Rispoli	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2017
Rafael Rispoli	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Gregory Kennedy	Detective	Black male	Black female, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Gregory Kennedy	Detective	Black male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2017
Augustine Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2017
Gregory Kennedy	Detective	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Oscar Nunez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017

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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.