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Abuse of Authority: Property Damaged
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
349
Complaints
358
Allegations
386
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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Mack Lipinski | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Nelson Nin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Francis Conejo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
John Katehis | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 12 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Erick Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 1998 |
Lawrence Fiorello | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2000 |
Alberto Pizarro | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Erik Nelson | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 60 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Derek Sambolin | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Jalin Bulding | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (No Recommendations) | 1994 |
Javier Fernandez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Kenneth Vencak | Police Officer | White male | White female, 47 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Thomas Gagliardi | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2014 |
John Dorst | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 1996 |
Sean Claxton | Sergeant | Black male | Unknown male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Matthew Delaney | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Michael Dicecco | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 51 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Derrick Milligan | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Dicecco | Sergeant | White male | White male, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Michael Dicecco | Sergeant | White male | Unknown male | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Angel Vasquez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Robert Henderson | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Jocelyn Peralta | Sergeant | Hispanic female | Other Race female, 53 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Robert Henderson | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
Angel Delgado | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Tyler Ehrlein | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Jemal Gungor | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
Michael Oconnor | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Paul Pizzuta | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2001 |
Angel Badillo | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 65 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
Juan Ortiz | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Kevin Breen | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2010 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 43 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Barbara Fischer | Sergeant | White female | Black female, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Pedro Bobe | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Terrell Anderson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Zoilo Encarnacion | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
John Moynihan | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 1999 |
Sean Mcgrory | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 1995 |
Michael Dicecco | Sergeant | White male | Unknown female | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
David Cheesewright | Sergeant | Asian male | Black female, 41 years old | Exonerated | 2002 |
Joseph Signorile | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2019 |
Thomas Manning | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Joseph Grogan | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Charges) | 1998 |
Harjit Singh | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Claudio Ramirez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 50 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
Gregory Pekera | Sergeant | White male | White male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
Luke Denesopolis | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
John Hopkins | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
Brian Clements | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
Aleksandr Kovalenko | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
Timothy Brown | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Greg Vallerugo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 17 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
Mark Sinatra | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2015 |
Edwin Ching | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Rajan | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
Michael Bowman | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Donald Abrams | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 70 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Amit Dua | Sergeant | Asian male | White male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
Mark Lanigan | Sergeant | White male | White female | Exonerated | 2001 |
Frank Burns | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Thomas Ailman | Sergeant | White male | Other Race male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
Ali Cheikhali | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Ali Cheikhali | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
Luke Denesopolis | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Christophe Muller | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
John Essig | Sergeant | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 1992 |
Daniel Campbell | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Michael Whelan | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
Trevor Baronette | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2014 |
Michael Edmonds | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
John Albertelli | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
Norman Grandstaff | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
Jason Guzman | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Unknown female, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
Jeanne Williams | Sergeant | White female | Black female, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
Neil Zuber | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
John Chavatte | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
Michael Edmonds | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
Daniel Sbarra | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2006 |
Damion Brown | Sergeant | Black male | Black female, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
William Sommer | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 68 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
Robert Castro | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 54 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
Jude Reimbeau | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
Carlos Fabara | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2005 |
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.