Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

Abuse of Authority: Question And/Or Stop

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
487
Complaints
601
Allegations
696

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
Bernice Pacheco Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 39 years old Exonerated 2005
Lars Frantzen Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2005
Neils Veras Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 59 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Dennis Harrigan Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Ezequiel Gutierrez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 26 years old Exonerated 2005
Thomas Wright Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2005
Jason Reynolds Police Officer Black male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Edgar Clases Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2005
Paul Mcmahon Lieutenant White male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Query Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Richard Vetrano Sergeant White male Not available male Unsubstantiated 2005
Richard Vetrano Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Jose Delrosario Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2005
Jose Delrosario Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
David Guevara Detective Hispanic male White male, 29 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Fragliossi Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Fragliossi Police Officer White male Other Race male, 49 years old Exonerated 2005
Jelson Goyco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Felix Delcarpio Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2005
Mathew Reich Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 60 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Gregory Bell Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Mikal Wright Police Officer Black male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Carlos Viera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 13 years old Exonerated 2005
Trevor Baronette Police Officer Black male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Norman Grandstaff Sergeant White male Black female, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Nicholas Soto Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2005
Curtis Crystal Sergeant White male White male, 36 years old Exonerated 2005
Shuzhen Wong Police Officer Asian female Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Terrence Cane Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2005
Charesse Davis Police Officer Black female Hispanic female, 43 years old Exonerated 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Carlos Fabara Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Giovanni Giovanniello Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Francisco Castillo Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Benjamin Gottlieb Police Officer White male Black female, 36 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Martin Gimenez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2005
Natalie Roman Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 26 years old Exonerated 2005
Richard Cohen Sergeant White male Black female, 43 years old Exonerated 2005
Eric Konoski Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Alejandro Arias Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Giovanna Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 61 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Woody Williams Police Officer Black male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2005
William Bravo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 57 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Jill Puma Police Officer White female Not available male, 27 years old Exonerated 2005
Jill Puma Police Officer White female Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2005
Joey Quigley Police Officer White male Not available Exonerated 2005
Marcelo Razzo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Anthony Salato Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2005
Anthony Salato Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2005
Clement Krug Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Andrew Valenzano Sergeant White male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2005
Andrew Valenzano Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Pablo Penaherrera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Jerome Teahan Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2005
Brian Mchenry Police Officer White male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2005
Douglas Carr Police Officer Black male Not available Exonerated 2005
Joseph Hickey Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2005
Joseph Hickey Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Peter Borukhov Police Officer White male Black female, 36 years old Exonerated 2005
Jose Camacho Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 36 years old Exonerated 2005
Colbert Martin Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2005
John Musante Police Officer White male Other Race male, 23 years old Exonerated 2005
Julio Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 24 years old Exonerated 2005
Peter Russo Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Patrick Smith Police Officer American Indian male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2005
Shaun Tanner Police Officer White male Black male, 16 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Diego Dotres Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Ricardo Bocachica Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Michael Licitra Lieutenant White male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2005
Ronald Bolte Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
John Miata Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Robert Simms Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 25 years old Exonerated 2005
Kieran Fox Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
Michael Casey Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Edward Scali Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2005
David Powers Sergeant White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2005
Nelson Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2005
Mario Morales Detective Hispanic male Hispanic female, 19 years old Exonerated 2005
Vaughan Ettienne Police Officer Black male Black male Exonerated 2006
Frank Baldo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Glenn Ziminski Police Officer Asian male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2006
Brian Query Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2006
Jason Vasquez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Reinaldo Alvarez Police Officer Hispanic male Asian male, 43 years old Exonerated 2006
David Terrell Police Officer Black male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Edward Scali Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Exonerated 2006
Adrian Ashby Sergeant Black male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Kevin Matthews Sergeant White male Black male, 14 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2006
Michael Servino Police Officer White male Black male, 61 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Luis Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 53 years old Exonerated 2006
Milton Sanchez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Exonerated 2006
Adrian Ashby Sergeant Black male White male, 43 years old Exonerated 2006
Titus Parham Sergeant Black male Hispanic female, 12 years old Exonerated 2006
Jonathan Leon Police Officer Hispanic male Not available male Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2006
Adam Samet Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2006
Jay Wolsky Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2006
Ezequiel Gutierrez Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male Exonerated 2006
Edgard Calderon Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 41 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.
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