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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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46th 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
118
Complaints
286
Allegations
825
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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Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic female, 37 years old | Exonerated | 1999 |
John Moynihan | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 1999 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Gun Pointed/Gun Drawn | White male | Not available male | Exonerated | 1999 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic female, 37 years old | Exonerated | 1999 |
Richard Gibson | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Black female, 33 years old | Exonerated | 1999 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 1999 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2000 |
Brendan Owens | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2000 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2000 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2000 |
Brendan Owens | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Hispanic male | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2000 |
Brendan Owens | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2000 |
Brendan Owens | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Hispanic male, 10 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2000 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Offensive Language: Sexual Orientation | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Franklin Bohr | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2002 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2002 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Other | Hispanic male | Black female, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Michael Sikos | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2002 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2002 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
John Moynihan | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2002 |
Angel Leon | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Angel Leon | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2003 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2003 |
Matthew Reid | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
John Gogarty | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2003 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Benjamin Gottlieb | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Demeanor/Tone | White male | Hispanic female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Felix Espinal | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Jacob Newman | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Force: Pepper Spray | White male | Hispanic female, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property | White male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic female | Exonerated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Other | White male | Hispanic female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
John Gogarty | Lieutenant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic female, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Show Search Warrant | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
John Gogarty | Lieutenant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
John Gogarty | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
John Gogarty | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
John Gogarty | Lieutenant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic female, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
Ramu Hiller | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Asian male | Hispanic male | Exonerated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Ramu Hiller | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Asian male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Bernice Pacheco | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Ronald Bolte | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Jaime Pedraza | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Jaime Pedraza | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Rafael Guzman | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Jaime Pedraza | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
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.