Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

71st 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
72
Complaints
157
Allegations
424

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
Gregory Long Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal To Hospital White male Other Race transwoman (mtf), 27 years old Exonerated 2019
Luis Lopez Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2019
Luis Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises Hispanic male Not available Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Daniel Guida Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Unknown male, 37 years old Exonerated 2019
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2019
Joseph Nicoletti Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Joseph Nicoletti Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2019
Joseph Nicoletti Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card White male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2019
Gregory Long Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Search Of Premises White male Other Race transwoman (mtf), 27 years old Exonerated 2019
Yiyong Ren Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises Asian male Not available Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Failure To Provide Rtka Card White male Black male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2019
Anson Lancaster Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises Black male Not available Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2019
Joseph Nicoletti Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Gregory Long Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises White male Other Race transwoman (mtf), 27 years old Exonerated 2019
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Joseph Nicoletti Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Daniel Guida Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Unknown male, 37 years old Exonerated 2019
Mario Bueno Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2019
Mario Bueno Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2019
Thomas Trachta Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Unknown male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mario Bueno Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Interference With Recording White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual/Romantic Proposition) Black male Black female, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Unknown male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Charles Arnone Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property White male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2018
Charles Arnone Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search Of Premises White male Not available Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2018
Michael Gonzalez Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Unknown not described Exonerated 2018
Thomas Trachta Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Unknown not described Exonerated 2018
Thomas Trachta Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Unknown male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Mario Bueno Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Shield Number Hispanic male Other Race female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Offensive Language: Race White male Black female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Shield Number Hispanic male Black female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mario Bueno Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Handcuffs Too Tight Black male White male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 42 years old Exonerated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male White male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mario Bueno Police Officer Discourtesy: Action Hispanic male Other Race female, 33 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Mario Bueno Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Other Race female, 33 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Elijah Boyle Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Search Of Premises Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male Black female, 20 years old Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Electronic Device Information Deletion White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Discourtesy: Word Black male Black female, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Sex Miscon (Sexual Harassment, Verbal) Black male Black female, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2018
Gesner Charles Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons Black male Unknown male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment Hispanic male Black female, 50 years old Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Offensive Language: Race White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male White male, 42 years old Exonerated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint Black male Other Race male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2018
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged White male Other Race male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Charles Arnone Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises White male Not available Exonerated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment Hispanic male Black female, 50 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name Hispanic male Black female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Cody Pregent Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Not available male Exonerated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Exonerated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2018
Luis Lopez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Re: Removal To Hospital Hispanic male Unknown not described Exonerated 2018
Anson Lancaster Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises Black male Not available Exonerated 2018
Daniel Oh Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Asian male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Adrian Duran Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Not available male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Larry Meyers Sergeant Force: Physical Force White male Black female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mario Bueno Police Officer Discourtesy: Action Hispanic male Other Race female, 33 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Cody Pregent Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Not available male Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Elijah Boyle Detective Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Not available male, 20 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Ryan Hayes Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2017
Keith Cheng Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint Asian male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2017
William Diab Lieutenant Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
William Diab Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Carnacchio Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2017
Frank Bulzoni Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Not available , 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2017
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Other White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Gonzalez Detective Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2017
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2017
William Diab Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Other White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Discourtesy: Action White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Chokehold Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Daniel Oh Police Officer Force: Physical Force Asian male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2017
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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.

The data used in this database is downloadable from ProPublica’s Data Store.

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.
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