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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

83rd 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
75
Complaints
142
Allegations
456

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
Brenton Cole Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male White male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Nelson Ayala Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male White male, 27 years old Exonerated 2015
Kevin Mccaffrey Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other White male White male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Kevin Mccaffrey Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male White male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Nelson Ayala Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Show Search Warrant Hispanic male Black male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Pedro Bobe Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Offensive Language: Race White male Other Race male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) White male Other Race male, 46 years old Exonerated 2015
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Other Race male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Pedro Bobe Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Black male Not available Exonerated 2015
Shaun Tanner Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Unknown male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Other Race male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Black male White male, 37 years old Exonerated 2015
John Musante Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2015
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Black male White male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Ramon Portillo Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
John Musante Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male White male, 27 years old Exonerated 2015
John Musante Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male White male, 27 years old Exonerated 2015
Pedro Bobe Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Melissa Joss Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White female Unknown female Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Melissa Joss Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White female Black female, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Hispanic male Unsubstantiated 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male Unsubstantiated 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Hispanic male Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Exonerated 2014
Abiola Errico Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black female Hispanic female, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Anna Serrano Sergeant Discourtesy: Word Hispanic female Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Marcel Francis Police Officer Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object Black male Unknown male, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Derek Almeida Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Derek Almeida Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Marcel Francis Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Unknown male, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Derek Almeida Police Officer Force: Gun Pointed Hispanic male Black female, 55 years old Exonerated 2014
Marcel Francis Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Unknown male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Steven Malone Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 53 years old Exonerated 2013
Steven Malone Police Officer Force: Pepper Spray White male Black male, 53 years old Exonerated 2013
Melissa Joss Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White female Hispanic female, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Erick Erdaide Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Hispanic male Black male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Erick Erdaide Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Nelson Ayala Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Exonerated 2013
Erick Erdaide Police Officer Force: Chokehold Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Erick Erdaide Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Unknown male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Erick Erdaide Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Exonerated 2013
Brenton Cole Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Brenton Cole Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Force: Handcuffs Too Tight White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 69 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2012
Johanna Eskerete Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Hispanic female Black female, 54 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic male Black male, 69 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black male, 69 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Gun Drawn Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 69 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Hispanic male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Hispanic male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Force: Other Blunt Instrument As A Club Hispanic male Hispanic male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 69 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2012
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Other Race male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant Discourtesy: Action White male Black male, 69 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Other Race male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Hispanic male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Other Race male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Force: Other Blunt Instrument As A Club White male Hispanic male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 62 years old Exonerated 2012
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 69 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2012
Nicholas Vandyke Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Other Race male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Force: Physical Force Black male Hispanic male, 31 years old Exonerated 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Benjamin Perez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Benjamin Perez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Kelvin Perez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Other Race male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Derek Almeida Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Other Race male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Exonerated 2011
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Daniel Castronova Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Michele Herbst Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White female Not available female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Michele Herbst Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White female Not available female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Michele Herbst Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White female Not available female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Michele Herbst Police Officer Force: Physical Force White female Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2011
Steven Malone Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Kelvin Perez Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Hispanic male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Melissa Joss Police Officer Force: Physical Force White female Hispanic female, 56 years old Exonerated 2011
Albert Aronov Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Exonerated 2011
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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