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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Olson | Police Officer | White male | White female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Connor Lichte | Police Officer | White male | White male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Christian Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Eumir Ferrer | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Peter Ahn | Sergeant | Asian male | Unknown female, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Heinz | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Michael Heinz | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Johnny Lawrence | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Other Race male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Henry Daverin | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Hassan Gheith | Police Officer | White male | White male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Hassan Gheith | Police Officer | White male | White male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joel Riveragonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Pasquale Dethomas | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Ardit Ymeri | Police Officer | White male | White male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Peter Borisenko | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Michael Becker | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Mark Holder | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Kevin Ramirez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Leonardo Viera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Tonica Corlette | Sergeant | Black female | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Roy Abounaoum | Detective | White male | Other Race male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Leonardo Viera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black female | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Black male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Juan Castillo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Yevgeniy Zaytsev | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 12 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Laborde | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Colin Kogan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jean Alejandro | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Juan Castillo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Ray Dutton | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Hemadeh Fattah | Detective | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Swicicki | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Edmundo Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| David Belkin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Peter Guido | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Brandon Gembecki | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Kenny Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Dany Fana | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Sophia Rodriguez | Police Officer | Black female | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Martin Cunningham | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jacobo Garay | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jacobo Garay | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Giuseppe Oliveri | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Mark Holder | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Christophe Aylward | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Wilson Verdesoto | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Kenny Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jeffrey Adaszewski | Police Officer | White male | White male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Kenny Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Manuel Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| John Baumeister | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Derek Wilkins | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Michael Lunetta | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Victor Reynoso | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White female, 64 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Michael Laborde | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Christophe Aylward | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Raphael Sylvestre | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Steven Perez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Michael Raheb | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Christophe Aylward | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Michael Laborde | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Edward Boyle | Police Officer | White male | White female, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Christophe Crain | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Edwin Soto | Sergeant | Hispanic male | White male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Mohammed Rios | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Charles Gove | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joseph Napolitano | Police Officer | White male | White male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Nicholas Canepa | Police Officer | White male | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jose Caban | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jean Alejandro | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| David Sammarco | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Keyana Kendall | Police Officer | Black male | White female, 76 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Majeed Arif | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Idris Guven | Lieutenant | White male | Refused male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Robert Mciver | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jason Merchan | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Jason Brown | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Derek Almeida | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Malachi Mckenith | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 13 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Wilson Verdesoto | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| James Titus | Police Officer | White male | White male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Matthew Disilvestre | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jason Brown | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Eric Bernard | Police Officer | White male | Not available male | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Elmer Pastran | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Duane Percy | Detective | Black male | Black female, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Emilio Estevez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Thomas Martilla | Police Officer | White male | White male, 57 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
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.