Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

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
Basil Omisanya Police Officer Black male Black female, 48 years old Exonerated 2009
Roy Secharan Police Officer Asian male White female, 28 years old Exonerated 2009
Trevor Baronette Detective Black male Black female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Trevor Baronette Detective Black male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jason Cira Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Exonerated 2009
Andrew Kamna Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Exonerated 2009
Anthony Leitao Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2009
Forrest Hirsch Police Officer White male Black female, 17 years old Exonerated 2009
Robert Oswald Police Officer White male Black male Exonerated 2009
Fabio Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 30 years old Exonerated 2009
Angela Polancobrito Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic female, 19 years old Exonerated 2009
Gerasimos Pyramides Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2009
Brian Stanley Police Officer White male Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Rafael Perdomo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Alfredo Brewster Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Nestor Velez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Renninton Belen Police Officer Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2009
Carlos Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Spencer Garrett Police Officer Black male White male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jose Santory Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Exonerated 2009
Daniel Staple Police Officer White male Black female, 31 years old Exonerated 2009
Woody Williams Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Frank Monge Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Exonerated 2009
Sandy Polanco Police Officer Hispanic male Not available Exonerated 2009
Joseph Weldon Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2009
Joseph Weldon Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Juan Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 39 years old Exonerated 2009
Juan Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Orvin Feliciano Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Wilson Alba Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2009
Sean Downes Sergeant White male Unknown male, 20 years old Exonerated 2009
Steven Gabaris Police Officer White male Asian male, 27 years old Exonerated 2009
Jason Tejada Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 18 years old Exonerated 2009
Adrian Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2009
Adrian Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Chad Mack Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Keith Weber Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Tyler Ruthizer Police Officer White male Asian male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jeffrey Arceo Police Officer Asian male Hispanic female, 17 years old Exonerated 2009
Jeffrey Arceo Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Edward Colucci Detective White male White male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Vincenzo Dimartino Police Officer White male Black male, 62 years old Exonerated 2009
Eric Healy Police Officer Black male Unknown male Exonerated 2009
Christophe Mcgee Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2009
Christophe Mcgee Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Joseph Parchen Police Officer White male White male, 47 years old Exonerated 2009
Michael Riso Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2009
Jason Brunson Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jason Brunson Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2009
Jason Brunson Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2009
Darryl Chen Police Officer Black male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Sean Claxton Police Officer Black male Hispanic female, 28 years old Exonerated 2009
Eric Delman Sergeant White male Unknown male, 19 years old Exonerated 2009
Willie Johnson Detective Black male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Daniel Sbarra Sergeant White male Black male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Eric Miller Police Officer Black male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Michael Cusumano Police Officer White male White male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Neil Casey Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Dean Campbell Police Officer Black male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Christophe Clark Police Officer Black male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2009
Ruben Alvarez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Miguel Iglesias Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2009
Nicholas Monello Police Officer White male Asian male, 44 years old Exonerated 2009
Timothy Gaven Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 46 years old Exonerated 2009
Roberson Tunis Police Officer Black male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Lawrence Sanchez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female Exonerated 2009
Roberson Tunis Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Roberson Tunis Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Javier Velez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Anthony Lamberti Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Kenneth Vencak Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
David Velez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 59 years old Exonerated 2009
Angel Andujar Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 59 years old Exonerated 2009
Danny Aguilar Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2009
Todd Jacoby Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
James Lagaris Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Exonerated 2008
Duane Percy Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 24 years old Exonerated 2008
Daniel Staple Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2008
Jennifer Lavelle Police Officer White female Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Manuel Matos Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jimmy Perez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Wilson Verdesoto Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2008
Joseph Abdelmessih Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Exonerated 2008
Anthony Andino Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2008
Douglas Ayres Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Exonerated 2008
James Whitlock Police Officer Black male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2008
James Mahoney Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Daniel Sbarra Sergeant White male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2008
James Mahoney Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Patrick Kennedy Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Patrick Cherry Detective White male White male, 18 years old Exonerated 2008
Carlos Viera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 18 years old Exonerated 2008
Tiffany Brucewatson Police Officer Black female Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Michael Rivera Detective Hispanic male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2008
Carlos Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Carlos Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Hairo Franco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Alfred Gallicchio Sergeant White male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2008
James Mahoney Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 34 years old Exonerated 2008
Frank Bulzoni Police Officer White male Black female, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
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.
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