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Abuse of Authority: Other
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
400
Complaints
373
Allegations
461
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hom | Sergeant | Asian male | Black male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Ariel Torres | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Jeffry Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
| Leon Batson | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Thomas Martilla | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Alexander Wancel | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 18 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Christophe Haws | Detective | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2019 |
| Alena Aminova | Police Officer | White female | White male, 58 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Shahel Miah | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Thomas Gagliardi | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2019 |
| Michael Algerio | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Michael Falcon | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 56 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Amado Vargas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Robert Uribe | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| David Johnson | Police Officer | Black male | White female | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Nicholas Corrado | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Jeffrey Brown | Police Officer | Black male | White female | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Robin Taveras | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Carl Scogmanillo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| David Johnson | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Lauren Orourke | Detective | White female | Hispanic male, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| James Zozzaro | Detective | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Lawrice Crawford | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Isaac Souchak | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Erek Powers | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Maria Bocachica | Detective | Hispanic female | Black female, 73 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Philip Picciano | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Alan Chau | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Abiola Errico | Police Officer | Black female | White male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Steven Moran | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 38 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Carl Scogmanillo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| David Johnson | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Jonathan Lovera | Detective | Hispanic male | White male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Collin Gordon | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Jeffrey Brown | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Louis Guglielmo | Sergeant | White male | White male | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Jeffrey Brown | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Erek Powers | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Darren Caranella | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Justin Caballero | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 51 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Angel Andujar | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 49 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Brian Mahon | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Edward Mcbride | Detective | White male | White female, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Luis Gutierrez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Christian Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Thomas Cropley | Police Officer | White male | White female, 60 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Jocelyn Peralta | Sergeant | Hispanic female | Other Race female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Matthew Caulfield | Police Officer | White male | White male, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Leon Batson | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joby Thomas | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic female, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Keith Chatterton | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| John Uske | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Jonathan Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Karla Arvayo | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Michael Weber | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Erik Lubrano | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Daniel Shaw | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Jose Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Charles Zwilling | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Robert Pepe | Police Officer | White male | White female, 43 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joel Riveragonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Thomas Martilla | Police Officer | White male | White male, 57 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Matthew Lambert | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Thomas Nicoletti | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Nadia Morant | Sergeant | Black female | Black male, 61 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Ernest Morales | Deputy Inspector | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Peter Ahn | Sergeant | Asian male | Asian female, 63 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Hemadeh Fattah | Detective | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Richard Oneill | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 66 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Lance Walter | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| William Diab | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Brendan Grace | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jorge Rodriguez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | White female, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Kristo Cevi | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 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.