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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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139
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168
Allegations
500
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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Nadine Burgos | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic female | Black female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2014 |
Gelono Joshua | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Black male, 56 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Gelono Joshua | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Hispanic female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Gelono Joshua | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Hispanic female, 71 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Davon Alston | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Black male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Kaiser | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Asian female, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Robert Uhl | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Sean Liscoe | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Tyrone Seely | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Black male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Tyrone Seely | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Black male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Miguel Donovan | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Jonathan Ku | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Asian male | Black male, 57 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Daniel Mcguinness | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | White male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Ernest Hernandez | Police Officer | Force: Handcuffs Too Tight | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Ernest Hernandez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Force: Gun Pointed | White male | Hispanic female, 10 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
James Conn | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Miriam Lasso | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic female | Black female, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Miriam Lasso | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic female | Black female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Fredery Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Fredery Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Question | Hispanic male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Fredery Alvarez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic male | Black female, 27 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Jairo Jimenez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | White male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Louis Barbarelli | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Hispanic female, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Declan Ludington | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | White male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | White male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Matthew Manchester | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Matthew Manchester | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Robert Uhl | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Robert Uhl | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Melanie Culpepper | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic female | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Melanie Culpepper | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Action | Hispanic female | Black female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Robert King | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Hispanic female, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Mendez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Mendez | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Michael Mendez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
Angel Delgado | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Force: Pepper Spray | Asian male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | Asian male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Asian male | Hispanic male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Jude Sciarillo | Sergeant | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Joel Ramirez | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Joel Ramirez | Police Officer | Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton) | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joel Ramirez | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Robert Silva | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Robert Silva | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Robert Silva | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Force: Chokehold | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Donald Sehl | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Donald Sehl | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Donald Sehl | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Stop | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Yves Brathwaite | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Strip Searched | Black female | Black female, 20 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Robert Miceli | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Robert Miceli | Police Officer | Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Robert Miceli | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Davon Alston | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | Black male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Davon Alston | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Arrest | Black male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Edwin Peguero | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Joseph Spina | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jonathan Ku | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Gender | Asian male | Black female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jonathan Ku | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Asian male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Jonathan Ku | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | Asian male | Black female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
Meribeth Alix | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | Hispanic female | Black female, 27 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Meribeth Alix | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person) | Hispanic female | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Declan Ludington | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Declan Ludington | Police Officer | Force: Physical Force | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Declan Ludington | Police Officer | Discourtesy: Word | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Declan Ludington | Police Officer | Force: Chokehold | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Declan Ludington | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Race | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Ernest Hernandez | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Gustavo Ochoa | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
David Harris | Police Officer | Abuse of Authority: Frisk | White male | White male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Melanie Culpepper | Police Officer | Offensive Language: Gender | Hispanic female | Black female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
Robert King | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number | White male | Hispanic female, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
Berkley Vantull | Sergeant | Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical) | Black male | Black female, 54 years old | Exonerated | 2013 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
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.