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
Stephen Berardi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Tarulli	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2012
Sean Claxton	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Charlie Little	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2012
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
Patrick Craig	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jose Camacho	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 40 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jonathan Glazer	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2012
James Burpoe	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2012
Sandy Polanco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jimmy Clerge	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Imperatrice	Sergeant	White male	White male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
John Mcloughlin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Nicholas Corrado	Police Officer	White male	White female, 17 years old	Exonerated	2012
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Daniel Castronova	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 62 years old	Exonerated	2012
Daniel Castronova	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2012
Marlon Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Joseph Gartner	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Gerard Delprete	Detective	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
Gerard Delprete	Detective	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Alexander Bobo	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 64 years old	Exonerated	2012
Odalis Perez	Detective	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jose Peinan	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Charles Senat	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Exonerated	2012
Robert Hawreluk	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jude Sciarillo	Sergeant	White male	White male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jolene Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Trevor Barton	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Cruzado	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Roman Goris	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Cintron	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Roman Goris	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
John Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Louis Dambrosio	Detective	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Louis Dambrosio	Detective	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2011
Diery Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2011
Canisius Xavier	Police Officer	Asian male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2011
Michael Parks	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Kelvin Puello	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2011
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Angel Vasquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Christophe Denny	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Brian Lauler	Police Officer	White male	White male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2011
Anna Serrano	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 56 years old	Exonerated	2011
Joseph Stynes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
John Zamot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2011
Jose Caban	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2011
Daniel Meade	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2011
Bruce Solomon	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Franklyn Sepulveda	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michele Herbst	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2011
Julio Lasalle	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2011
Steven Malone	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Adam Dumelle	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Adam Dumelle	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2011
Robert Orlando	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Kaz Daughtry	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Stacey Robinson	Police Officer	Black female	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Eric Samuels	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jeffrey Griffin	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2011
Francisco Pina	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joshua Faranda	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2011
Jose Santory	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2011
John Livingston	Detective	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2011
John Livingston	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Michael Kelly	Detective	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2011
Thomas Martilla	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
James Delumen	Detective	White male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Timothy Jaycox	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Max Rolffot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Max Rolffot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Max Rolffot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Essence Jackson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
William Glynn	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
William Glynn	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Christophe Greiner	Detective	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joseph Durante	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Edward Guzik	Police Officer	White male	White male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2011
Paul Brauer	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2011
Robert Zontini	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
James Armstrong	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Robert Zontini	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Eric Downes	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 11 years old	Exonerated	2011
Andrew Buck	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michael Weber	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Qamar Zaman	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2011
Antonio Santana	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2011
Byran Pitts	Detective	Black male	Black male, 61 years old	Exonerated	2011
Wilding Aguasanta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Gustavo Medina	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2011
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2011
David Caro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011

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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.