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Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Process Civilian Complaint
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
173
Complaints
163
Allegations
185
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hansson | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Ralph Cilento | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2003 |
| James Gale | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Szczecinski | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| David Belkin | Police Officer | White male | Asian female, 54 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Joseph Coon | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
| Todd Jacoby | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Thomas Kelly | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2015 |
| Genti Bektashaj | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Jon Derise | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic female, 27 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
| Genti Bektashaj | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2019 |
| Vincent Calderone | Police Officer | White male | Asian female | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
| Stephan Carr | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 34 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Robert Delaney | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Robert Delaney | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| James Soares | Lieutenant | White male | White female, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Nasser Alsubai | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Anthony Baty | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Krysta Cosenza | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Louis Barbarelli | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic not described, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Mohamed Mobarak | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
| Ryan White | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2013 |
| Christophe Dede | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
| John Debenedetto | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
| Michael Jacobi | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 44 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Daniel Cross | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 58 years old | Exonerated | 2008 |
| Carlo Santoro | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2012 |
| Olivia Windisch | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic female, 24 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Robert Morris | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Derek Wilkins | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Jonkris Rzonca | Sergeant | White male | White male, 69 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2012 |
| Dmitry Brush | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2013 |
| Brett Granowetter | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
| Andre Teterycz | Sergeant | White male | Other Race female, 25 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Vincent Grego | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2011 |
| Michael Thompson | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2008 |
| Michael Hartman | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 42 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2007 |
| Christopher McCormack | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic female, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
| Ignazio Conca | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 44 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
| Janine Micheli | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 67 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Joseph Cruzado | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2005 |
| Raymond Jansen | Lieutenant | White male | White male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2002 |
| Raymond Jansen | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2003 |
| Anthony Kotarski | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2007 |
| Bryan Wilson | Police Officer | White male | White male, 74 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Brian Mccaughey | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2014 |
| Erin Dipiano | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2013 |
| Mark Finelli | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Courtney Nilan | Lieutenant | White female | White female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Terence Odonohoe | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
| Catherine Kunst | Sergeant | White female | Hispanic male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2015 |
| Patrick Donnelly | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2006 |
| Steven Glassman | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
| Vincent Fontana | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 57 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2009 |
| Adam Sager | Detective | White male | White male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2014 |
| Paul Mcmahon | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2004 |
| Brian Fragliossi | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 52 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Gregory Long | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Joseph Mineo | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 22 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
| Stephen Polesovsky | Police Officer | White male | White male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Stephen Solcany | Sergeant | White male | White male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Genti Bektashaj | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
| Richard Bevers | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2011 |
| Neil Conde | Police Officer | White male | White female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2015 |
| Michael Riso | Police Officer | White male | White female, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2005 |
| Brian Tiernan | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2004 |
| Frank Ventura | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2006 |
| Mario Belluomo | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 48 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2012 |
| Michael Szczecinski | Sergeant | White male | White male, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Ralph Cilento | Police Officer | White male | Other Race female, 23 years old | Substantiated (Instructions) | 2013 |
| Barbara Fischer | Sergeant | White female | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2008 |
| Nicholas Corrado | Lieutenant | White male | Unknown male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Paul Aparo | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Paul Aparo | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| Jonathan Mcdonald | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Daniel Zollo | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 46 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2010 |
| Larry Meyers | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Eric Almeida | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Dominick Abate | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 45 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2019 |
| David Leonardi | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2013 |
| Robert Hyland | Sergeant | White male | White male, 68 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Melissa Arvelo | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 36 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Laurene Bove | Police Officer | White female | White male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2006 |
| Jayson Evert | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 67 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Cory Benowitz | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2009 |
| Joseph Albert | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 63 years old | Exonerated | 2011 |
| Bekim Kalicovic | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
| Douglas Ayres | Sergeant | White male | Black female, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2015 |
| Jason Zeikel | Lieutenant | White male | Other Race female, 57 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Kelly Hughes | Police Officer | White female | White female, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
| John Debenedetto | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
| Benjamin Gottlieb | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Joseph Tompkins | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2011 |
| Kristy Abbasciano | Police Officer | White female | Hispanic male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Alena Aminova | Police Officer | White female | White male, 58 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2019 |
| Joseph Noto | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic female, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline) | 2008 |
| Julio Acuria | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 47 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2016 |
| Jessica Romance | Detective | Hispanic female | Black female, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| John Sosa | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White female, 35 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2019 |
| Angel Delgado | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Refused male, 42 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2012 |
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.