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
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	White male	White male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2004
Michael Alleva	Detective	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2004
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2004
Richard Gomez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2004
Richard Gomez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
James Dengate	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
James Dengate	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
Anthony Lustica	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Yasmin Hicks	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Kevin Devine	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 20 years old	Exonerated	2004
Michael Vento	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2004
James Dengate	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
Patrick Fitzgerald	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
John Baumeister	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
David Pulice	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Exonerated	2004
John Zamot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2004
Andres Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2004
Wilbert Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2004
Martin Dennehy	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Martin Dennehy	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2004
Alberto Pizarro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Refused male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Hector Fuentes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Aubrey Henry	Detective	Black male	Unknown male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2004
John Becerra	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2004
Kenneth Oconnor	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 14 years old	Exonerated	2004
Brian Farrelly	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2004
Michael Korabel	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2004
Joey Quigley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2004
Robert Brenzel	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2004
Niles Prince	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2004
Andre Teterycz	Sergeant	White male	White female, 64 years old	Exonerated	2004
Edward Deighan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2004
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 27 years old	Exonerated	2004
Scott Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2004
Oghenevigh Okrokoto	Police Officer	Black male	Black male	Exonerated	2004
Joseph Ross	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2004
Brian Clements	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
Kevin Maloney	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Erik Lubrano	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Hugh Mackenzie	Police Officer	White male	White male, 54 years old	Exonerated	2004
Willy Yankovich	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 14 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2004
Jorge Tavarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, -1 years old	Exonerated	2004
Jorge Tavarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2004
Ronald Bolte	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female	Exonerated	2004
Osvaldo Nunez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 55 years old	Exonerated	2004
Osvaldo Nunez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2004
Frank Galati	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Joseph Curley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2004
Joseph Curley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2004
Ignazio Selvaggio	Police Officer	White male	White male, 52 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Ohmeed Davodian	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2004
Gary Messina	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2004
Shane Killilea	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2004
Robert Dipaola	Detective	White male	White male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2004
Gary Messina	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2004
Gary Messina	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Michael Edmonds	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Anthony Salato	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2004
Anthony Salato	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2004
Anthony Salato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Thomas Cappolla	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2004
Thomas Cappolla	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2004
Joseph Matzinger	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2004
Kwame Kipp	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
Anton Bartoldus	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2004
Steven Weiss	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2004
Daniel Pietranico	Police Officer	White male	White female, 17 years old	Exonerated	2004
Brian Depalo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2004
Michael Straniere	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2004
Victor Appel	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2004
Victor Appel	Police Officer	White male	Not available male	Exonerated	2004
Jose Delrosario	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 58 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Jose Delrosario	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Jose Delrosario	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2004
Eric Robinson	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2004
Jacob Newman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Joseph Marquez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2004
Erica Lloyd	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2004
Kenneth Juart	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2004
Edward Colucci	Detective	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2004
Kelly Maldonado	Police Officer	Black female	White female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Daniel Miraglia	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Ralph Pacheco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Carlos Marchena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2004
Rafael Iturralde	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2004
Nicole Gondry	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2004
Alexis Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
John Facchini	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Peter Duke	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2004
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Not available male	Exonerated	2004
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 28 years old	Exonerated	2004
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Rolando Carbonell	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2004
Anthony Burgos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2004
Alexis Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2004
Hector Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Nicholas Molino	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Scott Mateyaschuk	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Scott Mateyaschuk	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female	Exonerated	2004

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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.