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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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Steven Mattioli | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Kevin Maloney | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Colin Austin | Lieutenant | Force: Nonlethal Restraining Device | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
Kevin Maloney | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Colin Austin | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2016 |
Steven Mattioli | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Kevin Maloney | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Colin Austin | Lieutenant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 52 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2009 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Force: Gun Fired | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Black female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Notify Acs | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
Janert Gil | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Oliva Carvajalhernandez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic female | Black female, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2011 |
Yaritza Casul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic female | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Force: Pepper Spray | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Miguel Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Yaritza Casul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic female | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
Yaritza Casul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital | Hispanic female | Black male, 64 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Yaritza Casul | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic female | Black male, 64 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
Jamal Cumberbatch | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2017 |
Jamal Cumberbatch | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search Of Premises | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Andrew Cummings | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Andrew Cummings | Police Officer | Force: Gun Fired | White male | Black male, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Andrew Cummings | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Andrew Cummings | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
Andrew Cummings | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Refused male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Gender | Hispanic male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | Hispanic male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Jay Castillo | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search Of Premises | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Joseph Bermudez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Not available female | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Shield Number | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Sexual Orientation | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Summons | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Black male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Black male | Other Race female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black male | Hispanic female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Black male | Other Race female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black male | Other Race female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Black male | Black male | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Sexual Orientation | Black male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Namel Holguin | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
Chad Kirk | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
Yaowen Liu | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Asian male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2017 |
Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic male | Black male | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Black female, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
Oliva Carvajalhernandez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Shield Number | Hispanic female | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 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.
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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.