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45th 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
30
Complaints
51
Allegations
129
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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Johnny Orellana | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
James Olson | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital | White male | White male, 67 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Johnny Orellana | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic female | Black female, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic female | Black female, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Marcy Velez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
Eleodoro Perez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 65 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 65 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic female | Black female, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Notify Acs | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Not available male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic female, 65 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Not available male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Shield Number | White male | Hispanic female, 65 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | Hispanic female | Black female, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Gender | Hispanic female | Black female, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital | White male | White female, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
James Biondo | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object | White male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
James Olson | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White female, 71 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
James Olson | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital | White male | White female, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
James Olson | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | White female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
James Olson | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | White female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Other | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Summons | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Stephen Santoro | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Asian male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Stephen Santoro | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Asian male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Stephen Santoro | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Asian male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Stephen Santoro | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Stephen Santoro | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Asian male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic female | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Francine Delvalle | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic female | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Albert Garcia | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Albert Garcia | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Yilson Melendez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Yilson Melendez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Yilson Melendez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Albert Garcia | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
John Quis | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Luis Martinez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Jeffrey Gaston | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Jeffrey Gaston | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic female, 44 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Michael Loosen | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic female, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Yilson Melendez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property | Hispanic male | Refused male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Jeffrey Gaston | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Black male | White female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jose Barbosa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2013 |
Jose Barbosa | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jose Barbosa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jose Barbosa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2013 |
Jose Barbosa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2013 |
Jose Ortiz | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Adam Mellusi | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2012 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Black female, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Jose Ortiz | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Asian male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Asian male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Asian male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Gun As Club | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Jeffrey Gaston | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Cesar Polanco | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Other Blunt Instrument As A Club | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | White male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
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.