Abuse of Authority: REFUSAL TO PROCESS CIVILIAN COMPLAINT - The NYPD Files

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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
Mackenson Nelson	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 60 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Douglas Ayres	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 50 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Henry Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Brian Mccaughey	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Jon Derise	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Joanne Rodriguez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White female, 51 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
Angel Dejesus	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Emilio Ortega	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Victor Pal	Sergeant	Asian male	White male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Adam Sager	Detective	White male	White male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Andres Gomera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Christophe Dede	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Rodney Wallace	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 42 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2014
Terence Odonohoe	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Ryan White	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Ralph Cilento	Police Officer	White male	Other Race female, 23 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2013
Jose Deschamps	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White male, 49 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Erin Dipiano	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2013
Dmitry Brush	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Gesner Charles	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Angel Delgado	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Refused male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Donald Alexandre	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jonkris Rzonca	Sergeant	White male	White male, 69 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
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
Carlo Santoro	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Mario Belluomo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Bekim Kalicovic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kaz Daughtry	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Vincent Grego	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joseph Albert	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 63 years old	Exonerated	2011
Joseph Tompkins	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Ishmael Bailey	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
Joseph Coon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
Richard Bevers	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
Daniel Zollo	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Johanna Vega	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 68 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Naoki Yaguchi	Sergeant	Asian male	Black female, 28 years old	Substantiated (No Recommendations)	2010
Eva Abreu	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Other Race male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Fredy Cruz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jose Briceno	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Vincent Fontana	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Cory Benowitz	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Exonerated	2009
Carlos Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Orlando Ortega	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 57 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2009
Edgar Padilla	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Maricruz Crespo	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 50 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Michael Thompson	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Anthony Moon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Daniel Cross	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 58 years old	Exonerated	2008
Barbara Fischer	Sergeant	White female	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Mohamed Mobarak	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 56 years old	Exonerated	2008
Joseph Noto	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 38 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Hartman	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Jose Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Uriel Henry	Police Officer	Black male	White female, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Ignazio Conca	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Alvin Gomez	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Genti Bektashaj	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Titus Parham	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Patrick Donnelly	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2006
Laurene Bove	Police Officer	White female	White male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Martin Gimenez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Felix Espinal	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Frank Ventura	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Vincent Calderone	Police Officer	White male	Asian female	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Joseph Mineo	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Joseph Cruzado	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Brett Granowetter	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Stephen Espinoza	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female	Unsubstantiated	2005
Michael Riso	Police Officer	White male	White female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Christopher McCormack	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic female, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Steven Glassman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Brian Tiernan	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Paul Mcmahon	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
John Debenedetto	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Edwin Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2004
Ralph Cilento	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Raymond Jansen	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2003
Raymond Jansen	Lieutenant	White male	White male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Ruel Stephenson	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2001

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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.