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Abuse of Authority: Frisk
This page contains all allegations assigned to this category by the CCRB. Multiple similar allegations can appear for the same officer because a complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.
Officers With Complaints
1,327
Complaints
1,597
Allegations
1,926
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 | Officer Details | Complainant Details | CCRB Conclusion | Year Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Sergeant | White male | White male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Elvis Duran | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Brian Raghoenathsingh | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Vicente Vivar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Stephen Hillmann | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Dmitry Brush | Sergeant | White male | Unknown male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Matthew Levy | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Paul Kearon | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Brian Alexander | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| James Burpoe | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Elijah Austin | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| John Musante | Sergeant | White male | White male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Jesus Capo | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Donald Kipp | Sergeant | White male | American Indian male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Daniel Guida | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Thomas Kelly | Lieutenant | White male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Cory Smith | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Cory Smith | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Cory Smith | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Frank Amill | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Daniel Dallemand | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Thomas Reo | Detective | White male | Refused male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Andre Figueiredo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Daniel Mezynski | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Jose Ramos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Konrad Zakiewicz | Police Officer | White male | Not available male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Angel Gonzalez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Guy Gargano | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Daniel Marussich | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Angel Gonzalez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Glenda Wajer | Detective | Hispanic female | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Raymond Higgins | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Daniel Marussich | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Thomas Casey | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| John Mcloughlin | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Hector Justinico | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Angel Gonzalez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Mack Lipinski | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| William Beattie | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Hugh Mchugh | Detective | White male | Unknown male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| John King | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Sherrod Stuart | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Edouard Merant | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Christophe Greiner | Detective | White male | White male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Essence Jackson | Detective | Black male | Not available male | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Daniel Kern | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Essence Jackson | Detective | Black male | White male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Paul Oconnor | Detective | White male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Frank Kish | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Brandon Gembecki | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Ian Gallagher | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Jolan Lewis | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Matthew Palmieri | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Kenneth Sepulveda | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 20 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Dalsh Veve | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Frank Calafiore | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Thomas Cozart | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| John Galbo | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Mark Brinadze | Police Officer | White male | White male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| James Dick | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Robert Musolino | Police Officer | White male | White female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| John Galbo | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Joshua Marte | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Carlos Nieves | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| James Donovan | Detective | Asian male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Anthony Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| David Small | Detective | Black male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Dwight Powell | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Jason Cira | Detective | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| David Sammarco | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Nolan Lauterborn | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Bennett Shelley | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Philip Tsang | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Roman Israilov | Lieutenant | White male | Unknown male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| John Zanca | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Ricardo Cuenca | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Jack Dagnese | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Delcar Savage | Detective | Hispanic female | Black female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Jeremy Grossman | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Derek Sambolin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Denisha Pierre | Police Officer | Black female | Black female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Michael Raso | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Bennett Shelley | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| George Katris | Detective | White male | Black male, 43 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Richard Vargas | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Julio Lasalle | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Gary Calhoun | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
| Lauren Au | Police Officer | Asian female | White male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Dominic Cappiello | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Juan Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Ronald Robinson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Robert Marshall | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 65 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| James Cleary | Detective | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Pamela Benites | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Jean Seder | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Gregory Smith | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 13 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Darion Francis | Police Officer | Black male | Other Race male, 38 years old | Exonerated | 2015 |
| Michael Mcdonnell | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 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.
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.