Abuse of Authority: QUESTION AND/OR STOP - The NYPD Files

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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
Patrick Smith	Police Officer	American Indian male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2005
Glenn Ziminski	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Teng Luo	Police Officer	Asian male	Not available male	Exonerated	2005
John Donovan	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2006
Teng Luo	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2006
Teng Luo	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2006
Shuzhen Wong	Police Officer	Asian female	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2005
Roy Secharan	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
David Cheesewright	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2003
Herawattie Jeeuth	Police Officer	Asian female	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2000
Hadi Saifi	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2006
David Cheesewright	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Harjit Singh	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2004
Rudolph Hall	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Gregory Abrahams	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2006
Ischaler Grant	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2001
Sekou Bourne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2002
John Lindsey	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 52 years old	Exonerated	1999
Trevor Baronette	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2003
Ischaler Grant	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2002
Dion Edwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2003
Jeremiah Williams	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Thomas Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2005
Shante Terrell	Detective	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Larry Dunn	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Mikal Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Joseph Matthew	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Avis Washington	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2004
Colin Caesar	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2003
Ronald Humphrey	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2004
Dion Edwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Matthew	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2003
Dion Edwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2005
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2005
Cedric Green	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 66 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Lowez Walker	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Aubrey Henry	Detective	Black male	Unknown male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2004
Eric Downes	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2005
Okera Morrison	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 19 years old	Exonerated	2003
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2006
Richard Dixon	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2003
Jeremiah Williams	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Selwyn Fonrose	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
David Barker	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Markell Green	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2006
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Jason Reynolds	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Robert Winslow	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 14 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Eric Downes	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2004
Samantha Evans	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 62 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2005
Janene Johnson	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2006
Dana Harge	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Exonerated	2006
Trevor Baronette	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Kaz Daughtry	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2006
Eric Downes	Police Officer	Black male	Black male	Exonerated	2005
Charesse Davis	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 43 years old	Exonerated	2005
Phillip Atkins	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2005
Steven Hearns	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Phillip Atkins	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Woody Williams	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2005
Wayne Lowe	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2005
Michael Cousinhayes	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Sean Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Clifton Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Melvin Moultrie	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Adrian Ashby	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2001
Vaughan Ettienne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male	Exonerated	2006
Kwame Kipp	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2004
Orin Cox	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 12 years old	Exonerated	2006
Makiba Brathwaitezimmerma	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Bruno Pierre	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Eric Downes	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Cedric Green	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2007
Charles Stewart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Christophe Jones	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2004
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2005
Adrian Ashby	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2006
Niles Prince	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2005
Sean Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Niles Prince	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Leon Mcguire	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Aubrey Henry	Detective	Black male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2004
Damon Martin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2000
Titus Parham	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic female, 12 years old	Exonerated	2006
Kenneth Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2005
Kenneth Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2005
Tonica Corlette	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2005
Ricky Smalls	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2006
Mourad Mourad	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2006
Adrian Ashby	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Selwyn Fonrose	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Daphney Pamphile	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Kishon Hickman	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 14 years old	Exonerated	2006
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jason Reynolds	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2005
Melvin Moultrie	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005

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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.