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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Raymond Jansen Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Exonerated 2001
Richard Warner Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Raymond Jansen Sergeant Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Raymond Jansen Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint White male White male, 41 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest White male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2003
Herve Francois Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property Black male Black female, 59 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property White male Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2004
Eric Perez Police Officer Force: Gun Pointed Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2004
Eric Perez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2004
Herve Francois Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Black male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Gregory Abrahams Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2004
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Black male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2004
Gregory Abrahams Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Herve Francois Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Black female, 59 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2004
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2004
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2004
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black female, 45 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Eric Perez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2004
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Stephen Espinoza Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint Hispanic male Black female Unsubstantiated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Diana Pichardo Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic female Black female, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn White male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Matthew Cahill Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Gregory Abrahams Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Not available , 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Black male Black male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Eric Delman Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
Matthew Moschetto Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Matthew Cahill Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) White male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Black male, 65 years old Exonerated 2005
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2005
Brendan Egan Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged Black male Black male, 65 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Eric Delman Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2005
Eric Delman Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Frank Bulzoni Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black female, 22 years old Exonerated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Not available male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Not available male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Not available male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Rudolph Hall Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Black male Black male, 47 years old Exonerated 2006
Paul Insauto Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Rudolph Hall Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk Black male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Stephen Espinoza Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2006
Eric Perez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Exonerated 2006
Eliot Arias Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black female Exonerated 2006
Frank Bulzoni Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black female, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Gregory Abrahams Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Black male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2006
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Black male Black male, 52 years old Exonerated 2006
Herve Francois Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male White male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Frank Bulzoni Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2006
Matthew Moschetto Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 17 years old Exonerated 2006
Stephen Espinoza Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Hispanic male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2006
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Herve Francois Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property Black male White male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Gregory Abrahams Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Black male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2006
Tracey Duncan Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2007
Paul Mccarthy Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male White male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Tracey Duncan Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Paul Mccarthy Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male White male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Paul Mccarthy Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2007
Paul Mccarthy Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 44 years old Exonerated 2007
Paul Mccarthy Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Mark Kistoo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Hispanic male Black female, 20 years old Exonerated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2007
Mark Kistoo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Paul Mccarthy Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male White male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2007
Brendan Egan Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Brendan Egan Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black , 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Brendan Egan Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black , 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Brendan Egan Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mark Dipaolo Captain Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2007
Kevin Cox Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mark Kistoo Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mark Dipaolo Captain Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2007
William Gavigan Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black female, 20 years old Exonerated 2007
Michael Gonzalez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black female, 20 years old Exonerated 2007
Mark Kistoo Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black female, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Mark Dipaolo Captain Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property White male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2007
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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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