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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

5th 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
20
Complaints
33
Allegations
81

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
Rommelle Chin Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black female White female, 44 years old Exonerated 2002
Rommelle Chin Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black female White female, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Andrew Buck Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Summons White male Asian male, 37 years old Exonerated 2002
Rommelle Chin Sergeant Discourtesy: Word Black female White female, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Janna Salisbury Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White female Unknown male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Christophe Owen Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2004
Derin Devuono Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Asian male, 51 years old Exonerated 2004
Derin Devuono Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male White female, 63 years old Exonerated 2004
Derin Devuono Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Asian male, 51 years old Exonerated 2004
Christophe Owen Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Derin Devuono Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Asian male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Derin Devuono Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Asian male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Janna Salisbury Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White female Asian female, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
James Famiano Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Thomas Ailman Sergeant Force: Physical Force White male Other Race male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
James Famiano Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
James Famiano Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Thomas Ailman Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Other Race male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Thomas Ailman Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged White male Other Race male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2006
James Famiano Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
James Famiano Police Officer Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
James Famiano Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Asian female, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
James Famiano Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Asian female, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Derin Devuono Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2007
James Famiano Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Asian male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Robert Zontini Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Unknown male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Robert Zontini Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Unknown male, 25 years old Exonerated 2011
James Famiano Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male White female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
James Famiano Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Andrew Buck Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Unknown male, 25 years old Exonerated 2011
Robert Zontini Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Unknown male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Robert Zontini Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Calvin Searcy Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Hispanic male, 42 years old Exonerated 2013
Dikensy Moussignac Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male White female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
James Franklin Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Calvin Searcy Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Hispanic male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Refused male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Refused male, 50 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Dikensy Moussignac Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Asian male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Calvin Searcy Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Allen Moore Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Ismail Abdullah Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Hispanic male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Ismail Abdullah Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Calvin Searcy Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Calvin Searcy Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Black male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Lamont Kirkland Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Asian male, 26 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Lamont Kirkland Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged Black male Asian male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Allen Moore Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2015
James Franklin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
James Franklin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
James Franklin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White female, 28 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Michael Algerio Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male White female, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Algerio Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male White female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment White male White male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male White female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment White male White female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steven Schwartz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male White female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Loeffel Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White male, 30 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Steven Schwartz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card White male Asian female, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Calvin Searcy Police Officer Discourtesy: Gesture Black male Not available Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Steven Schwartz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Asian female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Buck Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Asian female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Buck Police Officer Offensive Language: Ethnicity White male Asian female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Buck Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Asian female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Buck Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Asian female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Buck Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Asian female, 28 years old Exonerated 2018
Arland Belande Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2018
Arland Belande Police Officer Force: Chokehold Black male White male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2018
Andrew Buck Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card White male Asian female, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Steven Schwartz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Asian female, 28 years old Exonerated 2018
Steven Schwartz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Asian female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Algerio Police Officer Force: Handcuffs Too Tight White male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Lamont Kirkland Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2019
Louis Barbarelli Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint White male Hispanic not described, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Michael Algerio Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 46 years old Exonerated 2019
Michael Algerio Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other White male Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Michael Algerio Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Louis Barbarelli Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic not described, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2019
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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