Force: PHYSICAL FORCE - 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
Christophe Jones	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Thomas Lodico	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Francisco Pina	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Paul Mccarthy	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Kevin Mazza	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Mazza	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 37 years old	Exonerated	2007
James Mccullough	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Paul Mccarthy	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kevin Tierney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Casey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2007
Paul Mccarthy	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2007
Anthony Leitao	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Thomas Cozart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Francisco Pina	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2007
Rob Lewis	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Rob Lewis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2007
Elena Stojanovski	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Delduca	Lieutenant	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mark Kistoo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Joseph Delduca	Lieutenant	White male	White male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Brenton Cole	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Fernando Espindola	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ruben Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2007
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Charles Galletta	Police Officer	White male	White female, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Erick Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Richard Pignatelli	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Anthony Longobardi	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Gulotta	Lieutenant	White male	Other Race male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ronnie Caraccioli	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Gulotta	Lieutenant	White male	Other Race male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Christophe Schlanger	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Christophe Schlanger	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2007
Thomas Woods	Detective	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Lunetta	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Brian Depalo	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Frank Lupo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Curley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Daniel Castronova	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brian Brannigan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Terrence Cane	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Hispanic female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2007
Siu Lam	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
James Delumen	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Patrick Venetek	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 87 years old	Exonerated	2007
James Delumen	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Andre Arias	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Shuzhen Wong	Police Officer	Asian female	Black female, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
Gerald Stlouis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brian Stanley	Police Officer	White male	White male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mourad Mourad	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Philip Rivera	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mark Kistoo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Scott Cote	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Angel Delgado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Chavatte	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Frank Galati	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Ferrara	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 40 years old	Exonerated	2007
Alexander Wancel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Roberto Suarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2007
Alexander Wancel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mark Vazquez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Herminio Baez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2007
Patrick Donnelly	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
James Baez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Shaun Grossweiler	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Peragallo	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 61 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kieran Fox	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2007
Shaun Grossweiler	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Kenneth Dwyer	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2007
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jose Caban	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2007
Daphney Pamphile	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black , 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jose Caban	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jose Caban	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Todd Jacoby	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jorge Mergeche	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2007
Lorenzo Jones	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Jerry Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
William Higgins	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2007
Steven Degree	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jason Deonarinesingh	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2007
Sean Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2007
Richard Vetrano	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007

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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.