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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers
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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.
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Allegations
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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 |
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Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object | White male | White male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Unknown male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Unknown male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Fahmy | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Show Search Warrant | White male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Fahmy | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Fahmy | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Justin Farren | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White female, 48 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Refused male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic male | Refused male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Refused male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | White female, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Matthew Fried | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Asian male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Brendan Obrien | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | White female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White female, 48 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Question | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Steven Marshall | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Steven Marshall | Detective | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Unknown male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Steven Marshall | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Unknown male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | White male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Asian male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Ted Holway | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Asian male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Force: Gun As Club | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Rivera | Detective | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Notify Acs | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Unknown male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | White male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Unknown male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Unknown male, 56 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Unknown male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Offensive Language: Race | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Philip Vaccarino | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Michael Friedman | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Asian male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Michael Friedman | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | White male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Ted Holway | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | White male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Asian male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | White male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Mark Scarlatelli | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Michael Friedman | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Andrew Fago | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Force: Chokehold | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
John Ryan | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property | White male | White male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Philip Vaccarino | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Philip Vaccarino | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Philip Vaccarino | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Philip Vaccarino | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Unknown female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Philip Vaccarino | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | White male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | White female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
Ted Holway | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Gerard Delprete | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | White male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Ted Holway | Detective | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Offensive Language: Gender | White male | Unknown female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Mathew Reich | Detective | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Unknown female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
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.
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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.