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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

77th 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
85
Complaints
242
Allegations
671

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
Joseph Brunetti Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2002
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2002
David Cheesewright Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Asian male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2002
Darnay Harris Police Officer Discourtesy: Demeanor/Tone Black male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Herbert Martin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Raymond Festino Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Herbert Martin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Waliur Rahman Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Asian male Black male Exonerated 2002
David Cheesewright Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search Asian male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Alexander Grandstaff Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Alexander Grandstaff Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2002
David Cheesewright Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Asian male Black male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Black male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Darnay Harris Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black male Black male Unsubstantiated 2002
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2002
Robert Henderson Police Officer Discourtesy: Action White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Robert Henderson Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Herbert Martin Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Anthony Henry Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Black female, 39 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2002
Herbert Martin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2002
Darnay Harris Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search Black male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2002
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black female Unsubstantiated 2003
Kenneth Douglas Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Joseph Matthew Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Black male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Kenneth Douglas Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Emilio Melendez Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Exonerated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2003
Kenneth Douglas Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Black male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2003
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2003
Dominick Nasso Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Emilio Melendez Lieutenant Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2003
Herbert Martin Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2003
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2003
Joseph Matthew Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Black male Black male, 40 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Daniel Perez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2003
David Cheesewright Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Asian male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2003
Daniel Perez Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2003
David Cheesewright Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search Asian male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Joseph Matthew Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Robert Simms Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons Black male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Herbert Martin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
David Cheesewright Sergeant Force: Physical Force Asian male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2003
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2003
John Acconi Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black female, 15 years old Exonerated 2003
John Acconi Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Robert Simms Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop Black male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
David Terrell Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
David Terrell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
David Terrell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black female, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Raymond Festino Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2003
David Terrell Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2003
Patrick Brown Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2003
Matthew Granahan Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Matthew Granahan Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
Matthew Granahan Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
David Terrell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
David Terrell Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Joseph Matthew Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Black male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2004
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2004
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 41 years old Exonerated 2004
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2004
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2004
Douglas Carr Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search Black male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2004
Douglas Carr Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray Black male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2004
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic female, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Joseph Matthew Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2004
David Terrell Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk And/Or Search Black male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2004
Dominick Nasso Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2004
Joseph Hickey Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2004
Emilio Melendez Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Exonerated 2005
Emilio Melendez Lieutenant Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Kevin Matthews Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2005
Denisha Pierre Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black female Not available Unsubstantiated 2005
Douglas Carr Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black male Not available Unsubstantiated 2005
Douglas Carr Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male White male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
Michael Windsor Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black female, 40 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Emilio Melendez Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property Hispanic male Black female, 18 years old Exonerated 2005
Michael Windsor Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Black female, 40 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Matthew Granahan Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2005
Jacqueline Oloughlin Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons Hispanic female Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
David Terrell Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Unknown male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
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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