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
Gennaro Russo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Dwight Powell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Thomas Reo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Julio Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Tarangelo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Timothy Rizzo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Andrew Fago	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Pete Massa	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Robert Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Darren Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Ronald Hobson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Joseph Mineo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Tarulli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Livingston	Detective	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Vincenzo Dimartino	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Liam Ohara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Spina	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Declan Ludington	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Jesus Capo	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Abraham Badillo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Nicholas Horun	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Torrel Rowesingleton	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Torrel Rowesingleton	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Patrick Ryan	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Viggiano	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Titus	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michelle Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Forrest Hirsch	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Forrest Hirsch	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Andrew Kamna	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christopher McCormack	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Timothy Cecchini	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
John Baumeister	Detective	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Willie Johnson	Detective	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jasmin Nikocevic	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Haigh	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Terrence Howard	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Fizgeralda Herndonsoto	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Dmitry Brush	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Lipetri	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jason Brown	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
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
Felix Arana	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joey Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Dennis Friendly	Detective	Black male	Black female, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
John Sears	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Paul Brauer	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jason Jansky	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Sasha Brugal	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Patrick Dooley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Shawn Phillips	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 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
Michael White	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Keith Chatterton	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Felix Gross	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thomas Moroney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Robert Barnett	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Paul Scocca	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Willie Johnson	Detective	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Barry Stokes	Police Officer	American Indian male	Black female, 51 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
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
Brian Donoghue	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010

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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.