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19th 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
21
Complaints
43
Allegations
95
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 |
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Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Re: Removal To Hospital | Black male | Black male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Offensive Language: Other | Black male | Black male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Improper Dissemination Of Medical Info | White male | White male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Improper Dissemination Of Medical Info | White male | White male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Offensive Language: Race | Black male | Black male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Jayson Evert | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint | White male | Hispanic male, 67 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
Janine Micheli | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises | White female | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Janine Micheli | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint | White female | Hispanic male, 67 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
Cecilia Medina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises | Hispanic female | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2017 |
Sean Murphy | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Sean Murphy | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Sean Murphy | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | White male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Nicholas Monello | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Nicholas Monello | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Black female, 75 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 75 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 75 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 75 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Richard Romance | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Maribel Collado | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic female | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Richard Romance | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Maribel Collado | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic female | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Richard Romance | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Richard Romance | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 56 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | Hispanic male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Sean Murphy | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Timothy Gaven | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Timothy Gaven | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Timothy Gaven | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Other | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object | White male | White male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Daniel Hill | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Other | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Daniel Hill | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Timothy Gaven | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Michael Haigh | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
David Nisthaus | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
David Nisthaus | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Timothy Gaven | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Nicholas Monello | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Nicholas Monello | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | Black male, 57 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Charles Zwilling | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | White male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Charles Zwilling | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Ethnicity | White male | Black male, 57 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 57 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
James Walsh | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White female, 80 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Nicholas Monello | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
Nicholas Monello | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | White male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 11 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | White male | Black male, 12 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 11 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Charles Zwilling | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Refused male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
John Becerra | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | White male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 11 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christophe Paul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Black male, 12 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Religion | White male | White male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | White male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Ethnicity | Hispanic male | Unknown not described | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | White male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | Hispanic male | White male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Michael Lazarou | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | White female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | White female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Cecilia Medina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic female | Black female, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property | White male | White male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Patrick Mullens | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Patrick Mullens | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | White female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Gesture | Hispanic male | White male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | Hispanic male | White male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | White male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Daniel Hill | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 12 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Patrick Mullens | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
John Becerra | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Bruce Sutherland | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Bruce Sutherland | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2003 |
Christophe Mcnerney | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic female, 58 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Kirth Buckley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2003 |
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.
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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.