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
Robert Dominicci	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2019
Heriberto Hernandez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2019
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Nathaniel Beck	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2019
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Giuseppe Oliveri	Police Officer	White male	White female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2019
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Joseph Dipaolo	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2019
Diana Nerguti	Police Officer	White female	Asian male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2019
Jonathan Warfield	Police Officer	White male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2019
Matthew Bottcher	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2019
Renan Darbouze	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Exonerated	2019
Troy Peacock	Sergeant	Black male	Asian male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2019
Edward Mcclain	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Juan Burgos	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 69 years old	Exonerated	2019
Zachery Zinaman	Police Officer	White male	White female, 55 years old	Exonerated	2019
Louis Depergola	Sergeant	White male	Other Race female, 29 years old	Exonerated	2019
Richard Charles	Detective	Black male	White male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2019
Jason Valentino	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Phillip Johnson	Detective	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2019
Robin Taveras	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2019
Ahmad Brannon	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 45 years old	Exonerated	2019
Justin Senese	Police Officer	White male	White male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2019
Railyng Frias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2019
Dennis Friendly	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2019
Dennis Friendly	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Andrew Nguyen	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Matthew Disilvestre	Police Officer	White male	Other Race female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2018
Michael Bowman	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Eric Droz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Kyron Delarosa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Dmitry Durets	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2018
Stacey Ellis	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Aubrey Henry	Detective	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2018
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2018
John Becerra	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Anthony Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2018
Steve Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2018
John Becerra	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2018
Patrick Volgende	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 76 years old	Exonerated	2018
Robert Humann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2018
Melissa Napoli	Detective	White female	White male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Robert Alimena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
John Becerra	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Simon Rashid	Detective	Asian male	White male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	White male, 58 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Steve Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2018
John Sosa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 37 years old	Exonerated	2018
Matthew Shaw	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
John Becerra	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Darion Francis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2018
Manuel Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Marika Williams	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 32 years old	Exonerated	2018
Manuel Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2018
Jesse Trap	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Lawrence Perrotta	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2018
Andrew Alvarado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Lawrence Perrotta	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2018
Avidan Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Elmer Pastran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2018
Renan Darbouze	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2018
Ananda Mirandamessner	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White female, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Gregg Minardi	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2018
Hector Justinico	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Ananda Mirandamessner	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White female, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Jesse Trap	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Scott Hampton	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 75 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Jose Tabora	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2018
Darion Francis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2018
Marco Libongco	Police Officer	Asian male	Asian male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Nicole Fox	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White female, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Luis Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Daniel Guida	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2018
Kenny Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Christophe Sanchez	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	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
Ted Saintgerard	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2018
Michael Gonzalez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
Daniel Gerardi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Jermaine Scott	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2018
Marlon Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2018
Luis Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Edgar Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2018
Luis Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown not described	Exonerated	2018
Luis Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown not described	Exonerated	2018
Vincent Gambino	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2018
Ted Saintgerard	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Christophe Sanchez	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2018
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Louis Villegas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Louis Vannucci	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2018
Noel Alphonso	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2018
Marc Fontana	Police Officer	White male	White male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2018
Pedro Lezcano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018

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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.