Offensive Language: RACE - The NYPD Files

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Offensive Language: Race

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
William Diab	Lieutenant	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2018
Brian Mchenry	Police Officer	White male	Not available male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Reginald Minott	Police Officer	Black male	Not available male	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Ted Saintgerard	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2018
Herminio Baez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jesus Capo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2005
Kenneth Vencak	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2006
James Haviland	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2012
Fernando Caches	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Cascone	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Derek Epstein	Sergeant	White male	Asian female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Joseph Signorile	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Haigh	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mohammed Rios	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2017
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Brian Depalo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Kevon Sample	Lieutenant	Black male	Black male, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
German Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2017
Christopher McCormack	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Richard Pignatelli	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Sasha Brugal	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Patrick Cherry	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Michael Lennihan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Catherine Thomas	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Livingston	Detective	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Peter Rhatigan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Torrel Rowesingleton	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
John Baumeister	Detective	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Megan Fortunato	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Bruce Ceparano	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Daniel Young	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
James Slavin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Daniel Guida	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Danny Aguilar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
William Seligson	Detective	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Richard Warner	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Anthony Salato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
James Eisert	Detective	White male	Black female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Stynes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Atara Ashford	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Roodly Demorcy	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Adnan Radoncic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Ferrara	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Rochael Vasquez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Dmitry Durets	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2000
Johnny Orellana	Captain	Hispanic male	Black female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Charles Hillery	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Robert Bracero	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Paul Brauer	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Dustin Genco	Detective	White male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Paul Farella	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Ralph Pacheco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Patrick Smith	Police Officer	American Indian male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Joseph Tallarine	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2000
Torrel Rowesingleton	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jasmin Nikocevic	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
John Gergis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Shawn Gallagher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Leon Batson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
David Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Jonathan Hom	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Jonathan Hom	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Shawn Gallagher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Shawn Phillips	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Shawn Phillips	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
David Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Robert Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Gibbs	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Scott Nuzzi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Kevin Martin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Jason Barish	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Timothy Rizzo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Alexander Bobo	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Frank Galati	Detective	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Pete Massa	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Willy Yankovich	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2004
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Felix Gross	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Charles Buglione	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Charles Buglione	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Charles Buglione	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Charles Hillery	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Danny Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Butler	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Fogelman	Detective	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
John Zorrilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
William Ditomaso	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Steven Weiss	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
William Ditomaso	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Terrence Howard	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013

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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.