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Abuse of Authority: Question

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

459

Complaints

448

Allegations

527

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
Shibu Madhu	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Je Chai	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2012
Stephen Lalchan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Eumir Ferrer	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Samuel Hui	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2019
Robert Chan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2018
Brian Raghoenathsingh	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Sajit Tomy	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2008
Mathew Cangro	Police Officer	Asian male	Asian male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2009
Deodat Urprasad	Deputy Inspector	Asian male	Asian male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2017
Ahsan Zafar	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Herawattie Jeeuth	Police Officer	Asian female	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2008
Ahsan Zafar	Police Officer	Asian male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2011
Stephen Lalchan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Brian Chow	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Eumir Ferrer	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 64 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Kenneth Singletary	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2009
Bruno Pierre	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Joel Crooms	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Darryl Chen	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008
Anthony Lee	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 14 years old	Exonerated	2016
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2010
Charles Awani	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Clifford Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2007
Dalsh Veve	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
George Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Essence Jackson	Detective	Black male	White male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Dwight Powell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Ronald Robinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2015
Joe Green	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2011
Willie Johnson	Detective	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Lamont Gibson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 54 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Joyce Williams	Lieutenant	Black female	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Robert Taylor	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Sekou Bourne	Detective	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2013
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Saquoi Harris	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race female, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Antwon Trent	Police Officer	Black male	Asian male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Aaron Edwards	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Mikal Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Mitchell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Daniel Shaw	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2017
Barbie Lewis	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
Angela Morris	Sergeant	Black female	Black female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Bruce Solomon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2008
Lyndon Providence	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2012
John Moise	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Ronald Hobson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2014
Michael Parks	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Bletcher	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2018
Billy Dill	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2019
Darren Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Richard Debraux	Detective	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Devin Long	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Yves Dorisme	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
Steven Owens	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 14 years old	Exonerated	2016
Christophe Clark	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2007
Dedrick Hall	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Tyrone Seely	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2016
Melvin Moultrie	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
David Barker	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2008
Michael Laborde	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2016
Michael Laborde	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2011
Charles Senat	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2010
Shawn Wilkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 58 years old	Exonerated	2010
Travis Brinson	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race female, 67 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Francis Bryant	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Orlando Phillip	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
James Lindquist	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Kirk Boone	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Exonerated	2009
Neilrodric Dey	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 54 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Black male	Not available female	Exonerated	2013
Charles Awani	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Daniel Dallemand	Sergeant	Black male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
Duane Atkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2008
Geemaayi Simmons	Police Officer	Black female	Other Race male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Jean Prinston	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2015
Marlon Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2008
Renaldo Weekes	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Saquoi Harris	Police Officer	Black male	Black male	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Karl Thomas	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Dikensy Moussignac	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Deangelo Jones	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 58 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kishon Hickman	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Christian Cayenne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Christian Cayenne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Darrin Smalls	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2009
Laurent Mede	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2015
Johnny Lawrence	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Richard Tarver	Police Officer	Black male	Asian male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2016
Yahkeem White	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2018
Angela Morris	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 47 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Lennoxann Samerson	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Bruce Solomon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2010
Jerry Sukhnandan	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Jerry Sukhnandan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 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.