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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 |
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Keith Chatterton | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 55 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Matthew Cahill | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Thomas Cropley | Police Officer | White male | White female, 60 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Joseph Castaldo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
William Otoole | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Robert Numssen | Police Officer | White male | White female, 57 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Joseph Cruzado | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Mark Sinatra | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 42 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Thomas Martilla | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
John Mcdonnell | Detective | White male | White female, 70 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Timothy Gaven | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
Christophe Alikhan | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 60 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
Edward Scali | Police Officer | White male | White male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Michael Dicecco | Sergeant | White male | White male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Jonathan Kalman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
Joseph Gulotta | Captain | White male | Black male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2012 |
David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Patrick Venetek | Police Officer | White male | White male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic female, 20 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Robert Backiel | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Louis Guglielmo | Sergeant | White male | White male | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Michael Espenberg | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Ralph Cilento | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2006 |
Thomas Nicoletti | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Thomas Geberth | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Brendan Grace | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
John Ferrara | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Joseph Stynes | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2004 |
James Hynes | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
John Trotta | Lieutenant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2000 |
Alena Aminova | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Alena Aminova | Police Officer | White female | White male, 58 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Frank Cannone | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Joseph Hayward | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2005 |
Christophe Cunha | Sergeant | White male | White male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2003 |
Anthony Longobardi | Captain | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
Eduard Nogol | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
Steven Rubin | Captain | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Gary Leite | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
George Taylor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
Carlos Fabara | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Yaris Gonzalez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Rafael Aquino | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Winston Willabus | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Rafael Aquino | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Ramon Maldonado | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 49 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Angel Badillo | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 65 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Jonathan Correa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
Hector Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2002 |
Hector Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 25 years old | Exonerated | 2004 |
John Zorrilla | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Tulio Camejo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
Dean Garcia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2014 |
Carlos Silva | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Elizabeth Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 16 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Lydia Figueroa | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black female, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Richard Gomez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
Francisco Pina | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
Carlos Pimentel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 28 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Carlos Pacheco | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
Fizgeralda Herndonsoto | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2013 |
Dennis Ferrer | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Jonathan Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
Edgar Veras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
Emilio Estevez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Numael Amador | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Juan Candelario | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Cesar Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Cesar Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 45 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Robin Taveras | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Dennis Burgos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Francisco Rosado | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Franklyn Aizaga | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2006 |
Angel Colon | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2009 |
Christian Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
Daniel Mendez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
Jessica Romance | Detective | Hispanic female | Black female, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Justin Jamison | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
Osvaldo Nunez | Captain | Hispanic male | Unknown female | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Karla Arvayo | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 46 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Philip Picciano | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Victor Reynoso | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown female | Exonerated | 2015 |
Orlando Sanchez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Louis Martinez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
Wilmar Mejia | Detective | Hispanic male | White female, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Melanie Paganmerritt | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
Neils Veras | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 59 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
Lawrice Crawford | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
Joseph Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Angel Vazquez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 39 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
Efrain Rojas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
Robert Lotufo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 46 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2001 |
Rolando Carbonell | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Milton Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Miguel Frias | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Rafael Iturralde | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
Cesar Garcia | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
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.