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48th 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
76
Complaints
146
Allegations
476
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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Sandy Polanco | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Sandy Polanco | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | White female, 61 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2011 |
Sandy Polanco | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2012 |
Brian Brannigan | Police Officer | Force: Pepper Spray | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
Brian Brannigan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Brian Brannigan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Brian Brannigan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Hispanic male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Brian Brannigan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Hispanic male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Starlin Dominguez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2008 |
Starlin Dominguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | White male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Starlin Dominguez | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Black female, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Starlin Dominguez | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | Hispanic male | Black female, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
Darrell Lowe | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged | White male | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Darrell Lowe | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Gesture | White male | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Darrell Lowe | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Gender | White male | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Darrell Lowe | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic female, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
John Mccrossen | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
John Mccrossen | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic female, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
John Mccrossen | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Oliva Carvajalhernandez | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 32 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Jamal Cumberbatch | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Summons | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Yaowen Liu | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Asian male | Black female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Sandra Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic female | Black male, 56 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Christine Oakley | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Black female | Black male, 64 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
David Ramirez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
David Ramirez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
David Ramirez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
David Ramirez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Rafael Santos | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Heriberto Sifonte | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
Daeshawne Wells | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Re: Removal To Hospital | Black male | Asian female, 65 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Zachery Zinaman | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | White male | Hispanic male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Zachery Zinaman | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Bryn Stayfer | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White female | Hispanic male, 56 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Christophe Lagrasta | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Christophe Lagrasta | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Christophe Lagrasta | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2001 |
Christophe Lagrasta | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2001 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
Jose Ramos | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Jordan Castro | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Anthony Burgos | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Miguel Frias | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Miguel Frias | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 45 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Matthew Lombardo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Other Race male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Alexander Javierhernandez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Carlos Martinez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Zachery Zinaman | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Zachery Zinaman | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Zachery Zinaman | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | White male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2014 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | White female, 62 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White female, 62 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White female, 62 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Evelyn Sosa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 61 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic female | Exonerated | 2008 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged | White male | Black female, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Black female, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black female, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Marcello Massafra | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Bryn Stayfer | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White female | Hispanic male, 56 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Bryn Stayfer | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White female | Hispanic male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Bryn Stayfer | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White female | Hispanic male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Jose Rivera | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Jose Rivera | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | White male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Force: Pepper Spray | White male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged | White male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Refused male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Refused male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Other | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Brian Kovarik | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Hispanic male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Flavio Rodriguez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Flavio Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Flavio Rodriguez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Eleodoro Mata | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Joseph Agosta | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Joseph Agosta | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Joseph Agosta | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop | White male | Hispanic male | Exonerated | 2006 |
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.