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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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

Narcotics Borough Bronx

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
94
Complaints
208
Allegations
554

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
John Lindsey Detective Abuse of Authority: Other Black male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2010
Brian Donoghue Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Brian Donoghue Sergeant Offensive Language: Race White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Henry Adames Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2011
Henry Adames Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male White male, 19 years old Exonerated 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Rosa Gonzaleznoa Detective Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic female White female, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Joseph Marquez Detective Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Eric Beckel Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) White male Hispanic male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Eric Beckel Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Hispanic male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
John Livingston Detective Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
John Livingston Detective Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
John Livingston Detective Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2011
Jeremy Veit Police Officer Discourtesy: Word White male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Jeremy Veit Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Joseph Scialabba Detective Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2011
Peter Valentin Detective Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Hispanic female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Force: Chokehold Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Ivelisse Rodriguez Detective Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic female Black female, 12 years old Exonerated 2011
Noelle Cunningham Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White female Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
David Demelia Detective Discourtesy: Action White male Black female, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Alberto Pizarro Detective Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2011
Alberto Pizarro Detective Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2011
Alberto Pizarro Detective Force: Handcuffs Too Tight Hispanic male Hispanic female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Alberto Pizarro Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Alberto Pizarro Detective Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Hispanic female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Brian Donoghue Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest White male Black female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Brian Donoghue Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word White male Black female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Richard Vetrano Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Abuse of Authority: Other Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Richard Vetrano Lieutenant Force: Gun Fired White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2011
Richard Vetrano Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2011
Richard Vetrano Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2011
Richard Vetrano Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched White male Black male, 61 years old Exonerated 2011
Aaron Edwards Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Question Black male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Rolando Carbonell Detective Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property Hispanic male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Seth Lynch Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number White male Hispanic female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Seth Lynch Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search White male Hispanic female, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Byran Pitts Detective Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black male, 61 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Byran Pitts Detective Force: Physical Force Black male Black male, 61 years old Exonerated 2011
Byran Pitts Detective Abuse of Authority: Frisk Black male Black male, 61 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Byran Pitts Detective Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Black male Black male, 61 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Byran Pitts Detective Abuse of Authority: Stop Black male Black male, 61 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Osvaldo Nunez Lieutenant Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Brian Donoghue Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2011
Osvaldo Nunez Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Patricio Ovando Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Osvaldo Nunez Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Osvaldo Nunez Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Exonerated 2011
Thomas Woods Detective Force: Physical Force White male Hispanic male, 46 years old Exonerated 2011
Carlos Lozada Detective Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property Hispanic male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Carlos Lozada Detective Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Carlos Lozada Detective Force: Gun Pointed Hispanic male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2011
Rosa Gonzaleznoa Detective Abuse of Authority: Frisk Hispanic female White female, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2011
Brian Gill Captain Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black female, 22 years old Exonerated 2011
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black female, 22 years old Exonerated 2011
Gustavo Medina Police Officer Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2011
Henry Adames Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop Hispanic male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2011
Paul Ortiz Police Officer Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic male Hispanic female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Rafael Iturralde Detective Abuse of Authority: Question Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Rafael Iturralde Detective Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Rafael Iturralde Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Joseph Marquez Detective Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Carlos Lozada Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Hispanic female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Carlos Lozada Detective Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) Hispanic male Hispanic female, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Richard Vetrano Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Stop White male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Daniel Mahoney Police Officer Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2012
Joseph Sans Detective Abuse of Authority: Question White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Carlos Marchena Detective Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Show Search Warrant Hispanic male Black male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Odalis Perez Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic female Hispanic male, 20 years old Exonerated 2012
Jose Peinan Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Jose Peinan Detective Abuse of Authority: Stop Hispanic male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Jose Peinan Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Brian Gill Captain Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2012
Brian Gill Captain Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched White male Not available Exonerated 2012
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
John Livingston Detective Force: Pepper Spray White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
John Livingston Detective Force: Physical Force White male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2012
John Livingston Detective Discourtesy: Word White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
John Livingston Detective Abuse of Authority: Question White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2012
Maria Bocachica Detective Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic female Not available Exonerated 2012
Maria Bocachica Detective Discourtesy: Word Hispanic female Hispanic female Unsubstantiated 2012
Henry Adames Detective Force: Physical Force Hispanic male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Robert Simms Detective Abuse of Authority: Stop Black male Black female, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Robert Simms Detective Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Black male Black female, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Robert Simms Detective Discourtesy: Word Black male Black female, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Robert Simms Detective Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Black male Black female, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Seth Lynch Sergeant Force: Physical Force White male Black female, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Persio Polanco Lieutenant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2012
Ivelisse Rodriguez Detective Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number Hispanic female Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Patricio Ovando Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Patricio Ovando Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched Hispanic male Not available Exonerated 2012
Ricardo Bocachica Detective Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Daniel Baca Detective Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Francisco Perez Sergeant Discourtesy: Word Hispanic male Black male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Francisco Perez Sergeant Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched Hispanic male Black male, 55 years old Exonerated 2012
Francisco Perez Sergeant Force: Chokehold Hispanic male Black male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
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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