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Abuse of Authority: Interference With Recording
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
100
Complaints
99
Allegations
111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarakur Chowdhury | Sergeant | Asian male | White male, 58 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Alan Chau | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available female, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Brian Raghoenathsingh | Police Officer | Asian male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Mandeep Singh | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2016 |
| Mohamed Shaw | Police Officer | Asian male | Black female, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Nanhao Chen | Lieutenant | Asian male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Timothy Finn | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Junaid Saeed | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Ahmed Abdalla | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Travis Fraser | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Christophe Harris | Police Officer | Black male | Asian male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Peter Lazare | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic female, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Lamont Gibson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Martin Rowley | Police Officer | Black male | Other Race female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Michael Laborde | Police Officer | Black male | Refused male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Rawn Browne | Police Officer | Black male | Black gender non-conforming, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Michael Laborde | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| James Holder | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Phillip Johnson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Tricia Grant | Police Officer | Black female | White male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Craig Wright | Police Officer | Black male | Other Race male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Raphael Sylvestre | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown female, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Hector Vargas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black gender non-conforming, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Yoryi Santana | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Yoryi Santana | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Yoryi Santana | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Rafael Santos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Omar Carrascotatis | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Pedro Lezcano | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Edgar Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Nelson Ayala | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Risel Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Anthony Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Railyng Frias | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Thomas Bodai | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Alexander Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Raul Torres | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Luis Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Angel Rolon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race female, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Justin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Johnnie Rosario | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Christian Flores | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Henry Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Bernice Pacheco | Police Officer | Hispanic female | White male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Jose Cintron | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available male, 47 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Miguel Frias | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Pablo Taveras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Amaury Tineo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Michelle Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 18 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Renninton Belen | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Angelo Pizzarro | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Artur Espenberg | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Carlos Pimentel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Wilbert Rodriguez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Herbert Medina | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Taina Pacheco | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Edwin Soto | Sergeant | Hispanic male | White male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Lydia Figueroa | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 53 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Daniel Nunez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Neysa Korycki | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Unknown male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Moses Lebron | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Ronnie Caraccioli | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Thomas Smith | Captain | White male | Hispanic female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Patrick Reilly | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 13 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Christophe Musa | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| John Cassidy | Police Officer | White male | White male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Shawn Moynihan | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| William Taylor | Deputy Inspector | White male | Hispanic male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Farid Aliyev | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Michael Scally | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| John Katehis | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 12 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Antonio Andrade | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Steven Rupnick | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Tomasz Pulawski | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Chad Hofsiss | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Leon Pedigo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Jalal Ali | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jalal Ali | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Sylvia Golaszewski | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Sylvia Golaszewski | Police Officer | White female | Not available male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Sylvia Golaszewski | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Cory Levy | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Vincent Gambino | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Leon Pedigo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Vincent Gambino | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Todd Jacoby | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Brian Bang | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Kristo Cevi | Police Officer | White male | Black female | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Idris Guven | Lieutenant | White male | White female, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Dmitry Brush | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Thomas Morton | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
| Frank Burns | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Dmitry Brush | Sergeant | White male | White female, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Christophe Sanchez | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Adam Conlin | Detective | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Stephen Polesovsky | Police Officer | White male | White male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Stephen Allocca | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Colin Kogan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Colin Kogan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
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.