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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
Jose Lizardo	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Luis Gutierrez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2017
Jose Rendon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Frederic Ortiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2016
Anthony Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Jose Rodriguez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2004
Jocelyn Peralta	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Other Race female, 53 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2017
Thomas Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Alexander Wancel	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Christophe Bastos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Ricardo Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jesus Capo	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Carlos Viera	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Gary Capellan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2015
Nicholas Soto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2005
Nicholas Soto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Angel Andujar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 49 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Richard Oneill	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 66 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2017
Martin Palazzo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Ariel Urena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 49 years old	Exonerated	2015
Harvin Hart	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Sicelin Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2017
Sicelin Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2017
Andrew Bershad	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2002
Steven Moran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2018
Richard Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Melissa Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Phillip Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Roberto Suarez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Robert Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
Harish Mansharamani	Detective	Hispanic male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Johnny Chalen	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Alexis Fernandez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Angel Gonzalez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Jasen Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jasen Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Flavio Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Jorge Rodriguez	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	White female, 50 years old	Exonerated	2017
Derek Almeida	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Ariel Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2019
Amado Vargas	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
Jonathan Lovera	Detective	Hispanic male	White male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Elvin Gomez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Daniel Baca	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 17 years old	Exonerated	2006
Milly Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Maria Bocachica	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 73 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Ernest Morales	Deputy Inspector	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2017
Alexander Javierhernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Joel Riveragonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Erika Moore	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White female, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jose Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Cynthia Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Angel Leon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Isabelo Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Nelson Figueroa	Detective	Hispanic male	Refused female, 28 years old	Exonerated	2016
Arsenio Camilo	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Delinda Giraldo	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Norberto Tirado	Detective	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2002
Ching Nieh	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2016
Robert Uribe	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Ramiro Ruiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2013
Ramiro Ruiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Ramiro Ruiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Eric Ruiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Augustine Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 17 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Douglas Schack	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2004
Yaris Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Felix Concepcion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Christophe Siani	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2006
Felix Concepcion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2010
Calvin Searcy	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Bruce Solomon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2018
Nadia Morant	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 61 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2017
Steve Lafortune	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Damion Brown	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Alwyn Phillips	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Ronald Robinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Willie Johnson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2003
Steve Lafortune	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Latisha Wilder	Police Officer	Black female	White male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2004
Niles Prince	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Charles Stewart	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Jeffrey Brown	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Gabriel Baaith	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race female, 67 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Jeffrey Brown	Police Officer	Black male	White female	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Angela Morris	Lieutenant	Black female	Black male, 66 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Jena Leocadio	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2016
David Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Steve Lafortune	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Natasha Purrier	Police Officer	Black female	Other Race male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Richard Gadson	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 38 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Lamont Gibson	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jacy Reese	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Jeffrey Maddrey	Deputy Inspector	Black male	Black female, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008

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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.