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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.
Officers with Complaints
97
Complaints
125
Allegations
304
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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Scott Henderson | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest | Black male | Black male, 16 years old | Exonerated | 2007 |
Christian Rojas | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Michael Demonda | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
Piero Lasaponara | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Christian Rojas | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Demonda | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Mark Brinadze | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Mark Brinadze | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Paul Mallilo | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
David Lamarre | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Christian Rojas | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Timothy Rogers | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Rafael Figueroa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Timothy Rogers | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Rafael Figueroa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Ramon Portillo | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Kwang Choi | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Asian male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2011 |
Joseph Gulotta | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Gesture | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Patrick Gannon | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat To Damage/Seize Property | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
David Lamarre | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Yevgeniy Zaytsev | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Anthony Gulotta | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Black female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Christophe Sanchez | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Timothy Rogers | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Barbara Fischer | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White female | White male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Rafael Figueroa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Michael Edmonds | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Ramon Portillo | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Kwang Choi | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Asian male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Yevgeniy Zaytsev | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Joseph Gulotta | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 14 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Joseph Gulotta | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Yevgeniy Zaytsev | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Jared Fox | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 53 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Dalsh Veve | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Black male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Francesco Allevato | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Hispanic female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Yevgeniy Zaytsev | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Force: Pepper Spray | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Force: Pepper Spray | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Roman Goris | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
John Diaz | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Vitaliy Zelikov | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Anthony Gulotta | Sergeant | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Nathan Mole | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | Black male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Force: Chokehold | White male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Action | White male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | Force: Pepper Spray | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2011 |
Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Dikensy Moussignac | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Dikensy Moussignac | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Dikensy Moussignac | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Joseph Swicicki | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Gary Leite | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Christian Rojas | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Brian Mahon | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Adnan Radoncic | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Unknown male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Ramon Portillo | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Michael Edmonds | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Hispanic male, 14 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
Max Rolffot | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Gender | Hispanic male | Black female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Christophe Sanchez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Gary Leite | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Joseph Gulotta | Captain | Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Joseph Matthew | Sergeant | Force: Gun Fired | Black male | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Mark Brinadze | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 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.
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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.