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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

1st Precinct

This page contains allegations that were filed against officers who were serving at this precinct or in this unit at the time an incident is alleged to have occured. A complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.

Officers with Complaints
26
Complaints
36
Allegations
102

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 Allegation Officer Details Complainant Details CCRB Conclusion Year Received
John Curtis Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment White male Black male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Michael Straniere Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Michael Straniere Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2004
Michael Straniere Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Michael Straniere Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2004
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Offensive Language: Race Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Daniel Guerra Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other White male Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic male Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic male Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Hispanic male Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2005
William Haut Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Unknown female, 76 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2006
Wendy Morel Police Officer Discourtesy: Action Hispanic female White female, 41 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
William Haut Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Unknown female, 76 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Wendy Morel Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Hispanic female White female, 41 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Patrick Venetek Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Asian male, 87 years old Exonerated 2007
Yael Magori Police Officer Force: Physical Force White female Asian male, 31 years old Exonerated 2007
Luke Denesopolis Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Luke Denesopolis Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2007
Yael Magori Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White female Asian male, 31 years old Exonerated 2007
Theodore Plevritis Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male White female, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Yael Magori Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White female Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2008
Idris Guven Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Asian male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male White male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male White male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Discourtesy: Action White male White male, 50 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male White male, 50 years old Exonerated 2010
David Caro Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Hispanic male Asian male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
James Hart Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Exonerated 2011
David Caro Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Asian male, 41 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
David Caro Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) Hispanic male Asian male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male White male, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Joseph Barbella Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White male, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
James Hart Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Kenneth Rosello Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Kenneth Rosello Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
James Hart Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Hart Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Kenneth Rosello Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Kenneth Rosello Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2012
Theodore Plevritis Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male White female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Theodore Plevritis Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Other Race male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Douglas Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 57 years old Exonerated 2013
Douglas Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Douglas Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 57 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Douglas Lopez Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 57 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Theodore Plevritis Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2013
Theodore Plevritis Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Other Race male, 41 years old Exonerated 2013
Theodore Plevritis Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Other Race male, 41 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Alexander Gonzalez Police Officer Force: Chokehold Hispanic male White male, 19 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Gennaro Russo Sergeant Offensive Language: Race White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Alexander Gonzalez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male White male, 19 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
James Hart Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Nicole Monaco Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other White female White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Robert Pepe Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Not available male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Michael Dambrogio Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Other White male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Michael Dambrogio Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male White male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Nicole Monaco Police Officer Force: Physical Force White female White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Patrick Venetek Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other White male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Dambrogio Sergeant Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2016
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2016
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Black female, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Unknown not described Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Not available male Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Not available male Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Evan Mele Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Unknown Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Wenming Wu Police Officer Force: Physical Force Asian male Asian female, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black female, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Gun Pointed White male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Force: Nonlethal Restraining Device Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Force: Nonlethal Restraining Device Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Wenming Wu Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Sexual Misconduct (Sexual Humiliation) Asian male Asian female, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Wenming Wu Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital Asian male Asian female, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Dennis Burgos Police Officer Force: Nonlethal Restraining Device Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name White male Black female, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Hugh Herbert Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Miles Holman Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card Black male Unknown female, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
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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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