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
Erik Rubinstein	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2009
Kevon Sample	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown female	Exonerated	2009
Erik Rubinstein	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Stephen Schoefer	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2009
Neil Zuber	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2009
Daryl Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Daryl Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Randy Rose	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Randy Rose	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Asad Anwar	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Eric Konoski	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Shibu Madhu	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2009
Shibu Madhu	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Erik Depasquale	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2009
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Daniel Campbell	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2009
Mourad Arslanbeck	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Thomas Diggs	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jens Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Joseph Durante	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Matthew Granahan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Trent Narra	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Michael Cusumano	Police Officer	White male	White male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2009
Joseph Lessard	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2009
William Reddin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Steven Malone	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2009
Stanley Przedwiecki	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Eric Collazo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Miguel Iglesias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2009
James Miles	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2009
Daniel Beddows	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Maria Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Ramu Hiller	Detective	Asian male	Hispanic female, 26 years old	Exonerated	2009
Luis Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2009
Luis Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Daniel Mufaddi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	White male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2009
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Scott Rizzo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2009
Sean Mccarren	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2009
Sean Mccarren	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female	Unsubstantiated	2009
Frederick Drone	Police Officer	White male	White male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Thomas Fabrizi	Police Officer	White male	White male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nathaniel Anthony	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2009
Nathaniel Anthony	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2009
Andy Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Andy Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Andy Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Andy Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 61 years old	Exonerated	2009
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	White male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Derek Epstein	Police Officer	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Brian Holshek	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male	Exonerated	2009
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2009
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2009
Shane Killilea	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2009
Frank Laquidara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Darren Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2009
Luis Robles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Adrian Uruci	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
John Uske	Police Officer	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Joseph Lafata	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Dennis Westbrook	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Dion Edwards	Detective	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gerald Heanue	Detective	White male	Black female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jordan Castro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2009
Anthony Proscia	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2009
Anthony Proscia	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	White male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2009
Alfred Gallicchio	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2009
Randolph Price	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gabriel Baaith	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Scott Longmaid	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 56 years old	Exonerated	2009
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Levon Holley	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Joey Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Joseph Bonner	Police Officer	White male	White male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2009
Erick Flores	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Katrina Forrester	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Rolando Carbonell	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Elvis Cole	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
Victor Defense	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Rafael Iturralde	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Paul Mcmahon	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mark Oconnell	Detective	White male	Other Race male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Victor Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Richard Vetrano	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
Anis Nikocevic	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2009
Ricardo Moreno	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2009
Antwon Trent	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Moise	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2009
John Moise	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2009
Victor Velez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2009
Victor Velez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Philip Vaccarino	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 13 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jimmy Castillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 13 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	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.