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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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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.

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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
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn White male Not available Exonerated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2010
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Force: Pepper Spray White male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2013
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2013
Steven Weiss Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
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: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2004
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property White male Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2004
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
Richard Warner Police Officer Offensive Language: Religion White male White male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Richard Warner Police Officer Offensive Language: Religion White male Unknown female, 43 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest White male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Richard Warner Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Richard Warner Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2001
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: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Richard Warner Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Gabrielle Walls Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Black female Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Gabrielle Walls Sergeant Discourtesy: Word Black female Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Force: Gun Pointed Black male Hispanic male, 20 years old Exonerated 2007
Lowez Walker Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Black male, 65 years old Exonerated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged Black male Black male, 65 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Lowez Walker Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 20 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
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2016
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Handcuffs Too Tight Black male White male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search 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: Threat Of Arrest Black male White male, 42 years old Exonerated 2018
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Discourtesy: Action Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object Black male White male, 77 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Fitzroy Vigilance Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint Black male Other Race male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray 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
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2004
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Black male Black male, 52 years old Exonerated 2006
Berkley Vantull Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Kenny Valladares Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black female, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Kenny Valladares Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Hispanic male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2012
Kenny Valladares Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Kenny Valladares Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Black male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Triston Trunk Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Not available , 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic male Not available , 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Not available , 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Thomas Trachta Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Unknown male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Thomas Trachta Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Unknown male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Thomas Trachta Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Discourtesy: Action White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2019
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2017
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 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
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2019
David Savella Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
David Savella Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2016
David Savella Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
David Savella Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
David Savella Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Chokehold Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Exonerated 2001
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2015
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2017
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Other Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2008
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2008
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2005
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2009
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
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: Gesture Hispanic male Black female, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2008
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Exonerated 2008
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2007
Eric Ruiz Police Officer Force: Other Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
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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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