The NYPD Files
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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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.
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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 |
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Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Delcar Savage | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
John Slavinsky | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Anthony Adamo | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 13 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Brian Tiernan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Robert Roda | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 62 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Thomas Wright | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Anthony Romero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
Michael Parks | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Qamar Zaman | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Brian Manning | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
James Walsh | Police Officer | White male | White female, 80 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Daniel Sarrubbo | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Filastin Srour | Police Officer | White female | Black female, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Edgar Padilla | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Jacob Suarez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Matthew Wright | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Matthew Wright | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Christophe Mcgee | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Eric Miller | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Francisco Perez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Alexis Aguirre | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Jason Reynolds | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
John Quigley | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Ronald Hobson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 38 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Robert Obrien | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Kevin Whelan | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Leonard Clarke | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Michael Fahmy | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Michael Fahmy | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Corey Gresko | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Charles Zwilling | Police Officer | White male | White male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Guy Gargano | Police Officer | White male | White male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Miguel Pierre | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Starlin Dominguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2008 |
David Nisthaus | Sergeant | Hispanic male | American Indian male, 47 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Anthony Proscia | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Blas Colon | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Kevin Mazza | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Miguel Pierre | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Benjamin Perez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
John Restaino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Brian Brannigan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Keith Gallagher | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 56 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Nicholas Neve | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Donald Alexandre | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Angel Delgado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Gregg Minardi | Police Officer | White male | White male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Stephen Sheppard | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Andre Figueiredo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Jerry Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Chad Mack | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male | Exonerated | 2008 |
Ray Dutton | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Matthew Wesolowski | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male | Exonerated | 2008 |
Albert Aronov | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Alex Cruz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Miguel Leon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White female, 80 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Brian Holshek | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Juan Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Michael Cousinhayes | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Theresa Callahan | Police Officer | White female | Black female, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Brian Holshek | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Jens Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Jens Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
John Mejia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female | Exonerated | 2008 |
Ray Dutton | Police Officer | White male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Salahudin Clark | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Byran Pitts | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Joseph Schwaner | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Timothy Brown | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Tsz Kwan | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Richard Charles | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Shawn Phillips | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Bryan Zuccaro | Detective | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Robert Roda | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Karanlall Brijbukhan | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Frank Laquidara | Police Officer | White male | White male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Matthew Buonaspina | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Daniel Cross | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 15 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Michael Tarulli | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Thomas Marksberry | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Hariton Marachilian | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 61 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Frankie Hernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Hairo Franco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
Kevin Martin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Joseph Muller | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
William Falcone | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Jose Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Christophe Esposito | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Alexandros Kalogiros | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Adam Helschein | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Ryan Dowling | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
William Diab | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Curt Thomas | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Osvaldo Nunez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
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.