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Patrol Borough Brooklyn North

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

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
Anthony Gulotta	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Other	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2013
Otto Pereira	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Kristo Cevi	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kristo Cevi	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Joseph Degen	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kevon Sample	Sergeant	Offensive Language: Gender	Black male	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mark Finelli	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Question	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2013
Julio Ramos	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2013
Paul Kogan	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Paul Kogan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Paul Kogan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Question	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Paul Kogan	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2013
Carlos Herrera	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Nelson Reyes	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Nelson Reyes	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sean Downes	Sergeant	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Asian male	Unknown male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Force: Chokehold	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Force: Other Blunt Instrument As A Club	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Force: Other	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Umar Khitab	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sean Oconnor	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sean Oconnor	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Miles Holman	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	Black male	Black female, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Kevon Sample	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	Black male	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2013
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Summons	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2013
Frank Recca	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2012
Frank Recca	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2012
Timothy Rogers	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Timothy Rogers	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Timothy Rogers	Sergeant	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Stanley Mateo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2012
John Diaz	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stanley Mateo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kevin Mccarthy	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	White male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Force: Physical Force	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Force: Gun Pointed	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
William Schumacher	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Other	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Offensive Language: Race	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Force: Gun Pointed	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2012
Angel Vasquez	Sergeant	Force: Gun Pointed	Hispanic male	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
William Schumacher	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Hassan Raza	Police Officer	Force: Gun Pointed	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton)	White male	White male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Rafael Figueroa	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Rafael Figueroa	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Beihl	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Dimambro	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2012
Felix Cortez	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Offensive Language: Race	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Lafemina	Police Officer	Force: Gun Pointed	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2012
Todd Hansen	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	Force: Pepper Spray	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2012
Erica Rivera	Police Officer	Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton)	Hispanic female	Black female, 15 years old	Exonerated	2012
Kevin Morgan	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	Black male	Not available	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Vitaliy Zelikov	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Sean Downes	Sergeant	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Sean Downes	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Sean Downes	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2012
Sean Downes	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
William Schumacher	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Degen	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Question	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Felix Cortez	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Brinadze	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Brinadze	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Brinadze	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Hansson	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2012
Arsenio Berrios	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Joseph Hayward	Lieutenant	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Juan Moreno	Sergeant	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 47 years old	Exonerated	2012
Michael Hansson	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Kevin Mccarthy	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	White male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Ryan Olsen	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Juan Moreno	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kevin Beslity	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Frank Recca	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2012
Angel Vasquez	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2012
Ryan Olsen	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012

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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.