Police Service Area 5 - The NYPD Files

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Police Service Area 5

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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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
Jose Santini	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Not available male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop	Asian male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Anthony Baresi	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Offensive Language: Gender Identity	White male	Hispanic female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Interference With Recording	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Joshua Faranda	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Not available male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Anthony Baresi	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2018
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	White male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Sheila Ramos	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises	Hispanic female	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Entry Of Premises	Hispanic male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2018
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Hispanic female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	Hispanic male	Not available male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Sheila Ramos	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic female	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Brian Ohanlon	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2017
Anthony Baresi	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Seizure Of Property	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Tyler Ryan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Refused male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Tyler Ryan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2017
Tyler Ryan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Question	White male	Refused male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop	Asian male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2017
Sheila Ramos	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Anthony Baresi	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Sheila Ramos	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat To Notify Acs	Hispanic female	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2017
Sheila Ramos	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 15 years old	Exonerated	2017
Tyler Ryan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Question	White male	Unknown male	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Tyler Ryan	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	White male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2017
Brian Ohanlon	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop	White male	Other Race male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Ohanlon	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Other Race male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Brian Ohanlon	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search	White male	Other Race male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Yaris Gonzalez	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Premises Entered And/Or Searched	Hispanic female	Not available	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Yaris Gonzalez	Police Officer	Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object	Hispanic female	Black female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2016
Yaris Gonzalez	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic female	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Yaris Gonzalez	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	Hispanic female	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Force: Handcuffs Too Tight	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Gesture	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Yaris Gonzalez	Police Officer	Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object	Hispanic female	Black female, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Popovic	Lieutenant	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	White male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Sean Mccarren	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Other	White male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Ernesto Crisostomo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2015
Anthony Baresi	Police Officer	Force: Nightstick As Club (Incl Asp & Baton)	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2015
Thomas Boller	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest	White male	Black female, 56 years old	Exonerated	2015
Thomas Boller	Sergeant	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black female, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Sean Mccarren	Sergeant	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	White male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Ernesto Crisostomo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Retaliatory Summons	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Ernesto Crisostomo	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jeanne Williams	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White female	Black female, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2014
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Other	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Action	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Anthony Baresi	Police Officer	Force: Chokehold	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jose Rivera	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Action	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jose Rivera	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jose Rivera	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Question	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2013
Jose Rivera	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Stephen Penaranda	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Obtain Medical Treatment	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Shawn Nandkisure	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Shawn Nandkisure	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Jeanne Williams	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White female	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stephen Espinoza	Captain	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stephen Espinoza	Captain	Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stephen Espinoza	Captain	Force: Physical Force	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stephen Penaranda	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Arnaldo Simo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Arnaldo Simo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Arnaldo Simo	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Popovic	Lieutenant	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Christophe Popovic	Lieutenant	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Popovic	Lieutenant	Abuse of Authority: Stop	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	Hispanic male	Black female, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joshua Faranda	Police Officer	Discourtesy: Word	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Force: Hit Against Inanimate Object	Hispanic male	Black female, 12 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joshua Faranda	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2011
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Stop	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2010
Anis Nikocevic	Police Officer	Force: Physical Force	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Francisco Alcantara	Police Officer	Abuse of Authority: Frisk	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2010

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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.