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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

121st 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
34
Complaints
62
Allegations
252

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
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Mark Dibenedetto Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest White male Refused male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male White male, 63 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Refused male, 38 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2013
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant Force: Physical Force White male Black female, 46 years old Exonerated 2013
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment White male Refused male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male White male, 63 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Mark Dibenedetto Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Refused male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Dicecco Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
John Todaro Sergeant Offensive Language: Other White male Hispanic female, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black female, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Nicholas Scalzo Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black female, 46 years old Exonerated 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Not available female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Vincent Agostino Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Dicecco Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Black female, 70 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Refused male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Mark Dibenedetto Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment White male Refused male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Mark Dibenedetto Sergeant Force: Gun Pointed White male Refused male, 38 years old Exonerated 2013
Dmitry Brush Sergeant Offensive Language: Race White male Black female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Dicecco Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 70 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
John Todaro Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Force: Gun Pointed White male Refused male, 38 years old Exonerated 2013
Mark Dibenedetto Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Refused male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Patrick Thompson Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Refused male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 27 years old Exonerated 2014
Jonathan Kalman Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 56 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black female, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Vincent Agostino Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male White male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Jonathan Kalman Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Stephen Furno Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Black male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Black male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Hispanic male Hispanic female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Stephen Furno Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Gary Leite Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2014
Denis Samuylin Sergeant Discourtesy: Action White male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Antonio Cannata Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male White male, 43 years old Exonerated 2014
Gary Leite Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2014
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Black male Black female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Thomas Smith Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black female, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Vincent Agostino Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male White male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Mark Dibenedetto Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 56 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) White male Black male, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Question Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2014
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black male Hispanic male, 32 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Black female, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Gary Leite Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2014
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2014
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black male Hispanic male, 24 years old Exonerated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black female, 23 years old Exonerated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged Hispanic male Black female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Daniel Golat Police Officer Force: Gun Pointed White male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Gary Leite Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Other White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Erica Macauda Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic female Hispanic female, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Frisk White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Threat To Notify Acs Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2014
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Black male, 56 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Discourtesy: Action White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Anthony Cimmino Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop White male Black male, 34 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Todaro Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Gary Leite Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
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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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