Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

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
Russell Lewis Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 44 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Dmitry Durets Sergeant White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2018
Jared Dietzel Police Officer White male Black male, 8 years old Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Mirjan Lolja Police Officer White male Black female, 31 years old Exonerated 2018
Liam Ohara Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Emilio Estevez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Exonerated 2018
Fresia Maciasburgos Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ananda Mirandamessner Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 65 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Fresia Maciasburgos Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 40 years old Exonerated 2018
Kelly Hughes Police Officer White female Black male, 59 years old Exonerated 2018
Ananda Mirandamessner Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 65 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ananda Mirandamessner Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 65 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
John Manzo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2018
John Manzo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Nicole Fox Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 65 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Thomas Enders Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2018
German Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Byran Pitts Detective Black male Black female, 16 years old Exonerated 2018
Bernard Corso Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
German Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Marlon Wright Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 17 years old Exonerated 2018
Ted Saintgerard Police Officer Black male Black female, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ted Saintgerard Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2018
Patrick Dooley Detective White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Exonerated 2018
John Chavatte Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ted Saintgerard Police Officer Black male Unknown not described Exonerated 2018
Ted Saintgerard Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2018
John Chavatte Sergeant White male Black female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jermaine Scott Police Officer Black male White male, 50 years old Exonerated 2018
Edgar Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Pedro Lezcano Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ronnie Caraccioli Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 50 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Omar Carrascotatis Police Officer Hispanic male Other Race male, 27 years old Exonerated 2018
Christophe Sanchez Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Christophe Sanchez Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Marco Libongco Police Officer Asian male Asian male, 48 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Garrett Taverna Police Officer White male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mike Suarez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2018
Edwin Lau Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Edwin Lau Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ryan Olsen Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Edwin Lau Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 36 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Maurice Harrington Police Officer Black male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Edgar Figueroa Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 50 years old Exonerated 2018
Fidel Santiago Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Pomerantz Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Pomerantz Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Joshua Elsasser Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Miguel Donovan Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jay Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Scott Hampton Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Steve Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 18 years old Exonerated 2018
Scott Hampton Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Scott Hampton Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 75 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Sandra Martinez Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Sandra Martinez Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Colin Kogan Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Nicholas Albergo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Miguel Donovan Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Miguel Donovan Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Miguel Donovan Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Miguel Donovan Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Darryl Chen Police Officer Black male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Darryl Chen Police Officer Black male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Maxwell Bindman Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Idris Guven Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Avidan Santiago Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Maxwell Bindman Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Gabriel Cuevas Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Maxwell Bindman Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Noemi Sierra Police Officer Hispanic female Not available , 16 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Flavio Rodriguez Lieutenant Hispanic male Other Race male, 17 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Janert Gil Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Flavio Rodriguez Lieutenant Hispanic male Other Race male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Flavio Rodriguez Lieutenant Hispanic male Other Race male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Larry Meyers Sergeant White male Black female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Paul Brauer Detective White male Hispanic female, 23 years old Exonerated 2018
Adriano Deleon Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 58 years old Exonerated 2018
Timothy Gaven Detective White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2018
Thomas Enders Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2018
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2018
Carlos Velez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Omar Habib Police Officer White male Black male, 55 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2018
Matthew Disilvestre Police Officer White male Black female, 21 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Matthew Disilvestre Police Officer White male Other Race female, 47 years old Exonerated 2018
Elmer Pastran Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Kyron Delarosa Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Richard Delahanty Police Officer White male Not available , 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jose Tabora Police Officer Hispanic male Asian male, 41 years old Exonerated 2018
Harris Haskovic Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Matthew Shaw Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Anthony Donato Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jeffrey Brown Police Officer Black male White male, 31 years old Exonerated 2018
Joel Edwards Sergeant Black male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Joel Edwards Sergeant Black male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
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.
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