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
Scott Berger	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Pamela Benites	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kathryn Barry	Police Officer	Black female	White male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Gartner	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
David Pulice	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Peter Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Trevor Baronette	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2012
James Zozzaro	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jason Zeikel	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Carlos Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Erica Macauda	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Jude Sciarillo	Sergeant	White male	White male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Capone	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Bruce Ceparano	Sergeant	White male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2012
James White	Detective	White male	Unknown male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2012
Nicholas Canepa	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2012
Richard Aseng	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2012
Richard Aseng	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kevin Morgan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jose Camacho	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 40 years old	Exonerated	2012
Frank Muirhead	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2012
Ryan Olsen	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Vincent Ciardiello	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2012
Daniel Castronova	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Romaine Wilson	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Willy Yankovich	Police Officer	White male	White female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Philip Picciano	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
James Zozzaro	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2012
Tatiana Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Elvin Gashi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Richard Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
James Miles	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
James Eisert	Detective	White male	Black female, 18 years old	Exonerated	2012
Bobby Glover	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2012
Miguel Figueroa	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2012
Vincent Dima	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2012
Michael Odonnell	Police Officer	White male	White female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jemal Gungor	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Timothy Cecchini	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
Eric Dym	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2012
Theodore Plevritis	Police Officer	White male	White female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Bryan Pocalyko	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2012
Michael Whiteman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Patrick Cabrera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2012
Andrew Hayes	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 19 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jon Derise	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jon Derise	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Tatiana Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
James Picicci	Detective	White male	Black female, 16 years old	Exonerated	2012
Philip Vaccarino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Philip Vaccarino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
Theohari Koumniotes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Omar Elsayed	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Philip Vaccarino	Police Officer	White male	White male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
David Marconi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
David Marconi	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2012
William Pierce	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Catherine Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 20 years old	Exonerated	2012
Alexander Bobo	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2012
Alexander Bobo	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 48 years old	Exonerated	2012
Alex Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
James Berk	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jimmy Clerge	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Ward	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2012
Shilendra Sawh	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Yesenia Velazquez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Daniel Song	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
Robert Henderson	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Malachi Mckenith	Police Officer	Black male	White female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Ralph Remy	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Lauren Au	Police Officer	Asian female	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jacob Newman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2012
Stacey Ellis	Police Officer	Black female	White female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stacey Ellis	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jacob Newman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 13 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jelson Goyco	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Alberto Pizarro	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Vincenzo Dimartino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Ryan Hoffmann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2012
Derrick Mcintosh	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jacob Newman	Police Officer	White male	Other Race female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Louis Marinacci	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Brendan Heapes	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2012
Joseph Weldon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2012
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 13 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jovaniel Cordova	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Brian Lapp	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
John Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christian Cataldo	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2012
Antonio Santana	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012

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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.