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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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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 |
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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 |
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.