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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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
Ricardo Bocachica Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Emilio Melendez Lieutenant Hispanic male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Kevin Roughneen Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Exonerated 2005
Giovanni Giovanniello Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Ricardo Bocachica Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2005
Teng Luo Police Officer Asian male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Angel Delgado Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
Peter Guido Police Officer White male Black female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Robert Reed Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Paul Scocca Police Officer White male Unknown male Exonerated 2005
Patrick Mullens Police Officer White male White female, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
John Hart Lieutenant White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
Daniel Sarrubbo Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2005
Jason Forgione Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2005
Frank Tarantola Lieutenant White male White male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Michael Korabel Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 33 years old Exonerated 2005
John Gogarty Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 43 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Redmond Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Larry Dunn Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Fabio Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 26 years old Exonerated 2005
Kristian Flood Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2005
Niles Prince Police Officer Black male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2005
Christophe Friscia Police Officer White male White male, 21 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Redmond Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2005
Jaime Pedraza Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Exonerated 2005
David Nisthaus Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Farrelly Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 15 years old Exonerated 2005
Harvin Hart Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 26 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Scialabba Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2005
Fabio Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 28 years old Exonerated 2005
Eleodoro Mata Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Charles Stewart Police Officer Black male Black male, 17 years old Exonerated 2005
Bobby Glover Police Officer Black male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2005
Anand Bhoj Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Justin Farren Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Exonerated 2005
Miguel Marte Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Patrick Smith Police Officer American Indian male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Steve Tirado Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
John Andryuk Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2005
Jeffrey Brienza Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Nicole Gondry Police Officer White female Black female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Miguel Marte Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
Jeffrey Brienza Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2005
Trifon Anagnostos Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Exonerated 2005
Ralph Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Emile Provencher Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
John Facchini Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Timothy Brown Police Officer White male Not available male Unsubstantiated 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Hispanic male Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Jeffrey Brienza Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Michael Licitra Lieutenant White male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2005
Michael Alleva Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Francisco Alcantara Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2005
John Gleason Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Patrick Cherry Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2005
Dennis Russo Police Officer White male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2005
John Hoffman Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2005
Daniel Young Police Officer White male Not available male, 41 years old Exonerated 2005
Fredy Cruz Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 28 years old Exonerated 2005
Victor Paribello Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2005
Carlos Viera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Carlos Viera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 13 years old Exonerated 2005
Eric Bolger Police Officer White male Unknown male, 62 years old Exonerated 2005
Thomas Varghese Police Officer Asian male Unknown male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Jerome Teahan Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Jerome Teahan Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Lashonda Dyce Police Officer Black female Black female, 32 years old Exonerated 2005
Patrick Cortright Lieutenant White male Black female, 28 years old Exonerated 2005
Jalin Bulding Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Mathew Reich Police Officer White male Unknown male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
William Taylor Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 38 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Fleming Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2005
Alexander Wancel Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 41 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Fleming Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Gene Etoria Sergeant White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2005
Alexander Wancel Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Michael Friedman Police Officer White male Unknown male, 58 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Fragliossi Police Officer White male Other Race male, 49 years old Exonerated 2005
Marco Balboni Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
James Mazzola Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2005
Norman Grandstaff Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Matthew Moschetto Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Mark Landi Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Diego Dotres Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Silvio Schettini Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Todd Craven Police Officer White male Black female, 17 years old Exonerated 2005
Ray Dutton Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
John Hourican Detective White male Hispanic male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Daniel Ticali Police Officer American Indian male Other Race male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Flavio Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Nicholas Garafola Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Jose Delrosario Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Richard Vetrano Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Melvin Moultrie Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Jose Acevedo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Abraham Arteaga Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
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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