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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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
Edgar Clases Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Daniel Young Police Officer White male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Howard Zweben Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 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
Brian Donoghue Sergeant White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Felix Gross Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Paul Scocca Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Paul Deentremont Deputy Inspector White male Hispanic female, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Barry Stokes Police Officer American Indian male Black female, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Robert Barnett Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Devin Long Police Officer Black male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Thomas Moroney Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Dennis Friendly Detective Black male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Richard Ortiz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Willie Johnson Detective Black male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Fernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Fernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Sasha Brugal Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Devin Long Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Chad Mack Police Officer Black male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
John Sears Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Jason Jansky Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Shawn Phillips Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Keith Chatterton Police Officer White male Black female, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Michael White Sergeant Black male Black female, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Joey Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Paul Brauer Police Officer White male Black female, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Carlos Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Dennis Friendly Detective Black male Black female, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Patrick Dooley Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Felix Arana Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Claudio Ramirez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Bruce Ceparano Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Danny Aguilar Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Johnny Orellana Captain Hispanic male Black female, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
David Sammarco Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Joseph Signorile Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Alberto Angilletta Detective White male Hispanic male, 46 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Alexander Bobo Police Officer Black male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Eisert Detective White male Black female, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Todd Hansen Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Robert Bracero Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Haviland Police Officer White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Miller Sergeant White male Unknown male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Philip Picciano Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Megan Fortunato Police Officer White female Black female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Zozzaro Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Jonathan Kalman Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Catherine Perez Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Anthony Lafemina Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Whiteman Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Joel Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Johnny Lawrence Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Matthew Dias Police Officer White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Gerard Delprete Detective White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Bennett Shelley Police Officer White male Black male, 72 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Genti Bektashaj Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Hart Police Officer White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Scott Berger Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 31 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
James Zozzaro Police Officer White male Black female, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Louis Guglielmo Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Joseph Viggiano Detective White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant White male Black female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Forrest Hirsch Sergeant White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Patrick Ryan Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Declan Ludington Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Forrest Hirsch Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Michael Haigh Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Andrew Kamna Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Abraham Badillo Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Timothy Cecchini Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jason Brown Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Terrence Howard Police Officer Black male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Vincenzo Dimartino Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
David Leonardi Sergeant White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
James Titus Police Officer White male Black female, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Liam Ohara Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jasmin Nikocevic Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Joseph Spina Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
John Baumeister Detective White male Black female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Fizgeralda Herndonsoto Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
David Sammarco Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Christopher McCormack Deputy Inspector White male Black female, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Willie Johnson Detective Black male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Torrel Rowesingleton Police Officer Black male Black female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Brian Alexander Police Officer White male Black female, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michelle Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Torrel Rowesingleton Police Officer Black male Black male, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jesus Capo Detective Hispanic male Black male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Lipetri Deputy Inspector White male Black female, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Nicholas Horun Police Officer White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Julio Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Livingston Detective White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
William Ditomaso Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Michael Butler Police Officer White male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Jonathan Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Darren Melhado Police Officer Black male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Thomas Reo Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Pete Massa Sergeant White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
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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