Abuse of Authority: FRISK - The NYPD Files

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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
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2010
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2008
Roy Abounaoum	Police Officer	White male	White male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2013
Donald Abrams	Sergeant	White male	White male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2005
Donald Abrams	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2006
Wilfredo Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Andrew Acierno	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 59 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Adam Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Francisco Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2014
Isabelo Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Keenen Adamsedwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Robert Admirand	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
David Afanador	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2010
David Afanador	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Vincent Agostino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2016
Wilding Aguasanta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Danny Aguilar	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Other Race female, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Danny Aguilar	Sergeant	Hispanic male	American Indian male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Danny Aguilar	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Edward Ahearne	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2019
Yuriy Akopov	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
Alfredo Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2006
Nicholas Albano	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Nicholas Albano	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Francisco Alcantara	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2010
Elvis Alcivar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2013
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Brian Alexander	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Donald Alexandre	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Robert Alimena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Michael Aliseo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Meribeth Alix	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 27 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Farid Aliyev	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
George Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
George Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Black male	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Derek Almeida	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Derek Almeida	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Derek Almeida	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2011
Noel Alphonso	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2017
Thomas Alps	Sergeant	White male	Black male	Exonerated	2006
Davon Alston	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Frank Altieri	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Christophe Alvarado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Christophe Alvarado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2011
Fredery Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 27 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Miguel Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2006
Alexis Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
David Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2010
Frank Amill	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Frank Amill	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
Miguele Amoresano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Brian Andruszkiewicz	Sergeant	White male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Tyler Angelo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Alberto Angilletta	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Burt Antoine	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2009
Reuben Antwi	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Paul Aparo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2008
Louis Aponte	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2019
Emilio Aponte	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Emilio Aponte	Police Officer	Black male	Black male	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Louis Aponte	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2019
James Argila	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Eliot Arias	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Andre Arias	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2007
Domingo Arjona	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Albert Aronov	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 53 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Florencio Arquer	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Mourad Arslanbeck	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Mourad Arslanbeck	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Willie Artiles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Richard Aseng	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Richard Aseng	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Unknown not described	Unsubstantiated	2017
Adrian Ashby	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2006
Yurantz Assade	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Bilal Ates	Police Officer	White male	Black male	Unsubstantiated	2011
Bilal Ates	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Momen Attia	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Lauren Au	Police Officer	Asian female	White male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Joseph Augello	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Elijah Austin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Elijah Austin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Mordecai Austrie	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2017
Vearmell Avenger	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Charles Awani	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Charles Awani	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Joseph Azevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Gabriel Baaith	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gabriel Baaith	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Abraham Badillo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Abraham Badillo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Angel Badillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005

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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.