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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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.

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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
269
Complaints
283
Allegations
307

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
Timothy Mccormack Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 1999
Donald Abrams Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2000
Joseph Tallarine Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2000
Dmitry Durets Police Officer White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2000
Joseph Tallarine Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2000
Isaac Branch Police Officer Black male Hispanic female, 101 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Thomas Oconnor Sergeant White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Patrick Cherry Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Robert Lotufo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Christophe Schmidt Sergeant White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Dustin Genco Detective White male Black male, 14 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Richard Warner Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Martin Langbein Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Colin Austin Police Officer Black male Black female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Michael Gibbs Police Officer White male Black female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Richard Currao Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Peter Efthimiou Sergeant White male Black female, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Lorraine Bowden Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Kevin Matthews Police Officer White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2002
William Gattis Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Ernest Morales Lieutenant Hispanic male Black male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Peter Rhatigan Police Officer White male Black female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
William Ditomaso Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Andrew Hatki Lieutenant White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
John Fogelman Detective White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Jose Caban Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 68 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Patrick Cherry Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Robert Nugent Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Daniel Sbarra Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Willy Yankovich Police Officer White male Black female, 31 years old Exonerated 2004
Joseph Stynes Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Anthony Salato Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Michael Lennihan Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Matthew Granahan Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Ralph Pacheco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Alex Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Brian Depalo Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Dion Edwards Police Officer Black male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Brian Mchenry Police Officer White male Not available male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Anthony Salato Police Officer White male Black female, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Paul Farella Police Officer White male Black female, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
John Facchini Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Anis Nikocevic Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Emily Rivera Police Officer Hispanic female White female, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
John Todaro Sergeant White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Nicholas Garafola Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Jesus Capo Police Officer Hispanic male Not available male Unsubstantiated 2005
Jalin Bulding Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Nerys Ramirez Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Patrick Smith Police Officer American Indian male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Kenneth Vencak Police Officer White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2006
Jean Louis Police Officer Black male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Gary Messina Lieutenant White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Jason Reynolds Police Officer Black male White male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Craig Wright Police Officer Black male Hispanic female, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Nicholas Garafola Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Frank Galati Detective White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Jerry Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Daniel Sbarra Sergeant White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Wilfredo Acevedo Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Nerys Ramirez Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Delores Mitchell Police Officer Black female Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Robert Kelly Sergeant White male Refused female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Christophe Paul Police Officer White male Black male, 12 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
George Bonner Police Officer White male Black female, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Dominick Nasso Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Jeremy Demarco Detective White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Michael Ernst Police Officer White male Other Race male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Daniel Ticali Detective American Indian male Other Race male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Michael Cronin Sergeant White male Black female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Herminio Baez Sergeant Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2007
Mourad Mourad Police Officer Black male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Kristy Abbasciano Police Officer White female Black female, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Robert Dress Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Edwin Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Christophe Crain Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Edward Moore Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Richard Pignatelli Sergeant White male Black female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
James Slavin Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Shawn Gallagher Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Vito Nicoletta Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Konstantin Genin Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
David Terrell Police Officer Black male Black female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Nicholas Digaudio Detective White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Jennifer Laskykuehn Police Officer White female Black female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Brian Ellensohn Police Officer White male Other Race male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Scott Nuzzi Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Gustavo Medina Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Steven Weiss Sergeant White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Joseph Bermudez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Edgar Clases Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Daniel Mufaddi Sergeant White male Black male, 14 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Christophe Mcgee Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Howard Zweben Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Daniel Young Police Officer White male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Matthew Fried Detective White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Matthew Pena Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Danny Hernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Adnan Radoncic Sergeant White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 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.
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