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
Jaime Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2009
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jason Sharp	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Terrell Anderson	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2009
Elvis Alcivar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Felix Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2009
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2009
Jesus Carrillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Zollo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2009
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2009
Ramiro Ruiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Edwin Simon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2009
Titus Parham	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Quran Mcphatter	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Quran Mcphatter	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Douglas Schack	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 63 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Thornton Booker	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Frank Sarrica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Darren Caranella	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 15 years old	Exonerated	2009
Troy Peacock	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Kenneth Anderson	Detective	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Waziri Rumala	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Burt Antoine	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kyle Stanley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kyle Stanley	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
William Tergesen	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Robert Roda	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Tsz Kwan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2009
Brian Shevitz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Christophe Eastmond	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 63 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Railyng Frias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2009
Sasha Rosen	Sergeant	White male	Not available male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2009
Richard Gadson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2009
Leonardo Deoliveira	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2009
David Small	Detective	Black male	Black female, 53 years old	Exonerated	2009
Daniel Barreto	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Fahmy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Franky Joseph	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2009
Sharif Portee	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Shartisia Steward	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Brenton Cole	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Victor Cardona	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2009
Matthew Delaney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2009
David Afanador	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Anthony Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 27 years old	Exonerated	2009
Thomas Gagliardi	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jose Vasquezmiranda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown female, 43 years old	Exonerated	2009
Anthony Gulotta	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2009
Maryann Lodico	Police Officer	White female	Asian male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2009
Amit Dua	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Julio Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
Donald Lee	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Christophe Esposito	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Bryan Cullen	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Exonerated	2009
Mark Gaiardelli	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 37 years old	Exonerated	2009
Robert Morris	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2009
Frank Galati	Detective	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Pyzikiewicz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2009
Francisco Ponce	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Philip Picciano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Not available	Exonerated	2009
Eric Duval	Police Officer	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
David Creely	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2009
Andrew Lipari	Police Officer	White male	Refused female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Frank Lupo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael White	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Demonda	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2009
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2009
Thomas Napolitano	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2009
Migdalia Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2009
John Roberts	Detective	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Felix Graciani	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2009
Dustin Edwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Wilson Verdesoto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Wilson Verdesoto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
Wilson Verdesoto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Ramon Santos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Matthew Mccoy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Juan Pichardo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 45 years old	Exonerated	2009
Paul Gaglio	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Lennihan	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Thomas Moroney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Thomas Moroney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Juan Pichardo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2009
Ignazio Conca	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Fernando Espindola	Detective	Hispanic male	Refused male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Kelly	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2009
James Mccullough	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2009
Marco Gonzalez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Derrick Boyd	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Derrick Boyd	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2009
Christophe Denny	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009

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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.