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Abuse of Authority: Refusal To Provide Name/Shield Number

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

1,145

Complaints

1,228

Allegations

1,483

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
Frank Baldo	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2007
Carlos Viera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Bruce Ceparano	Sergeant	White male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2012
Joseph Bieniewicz	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2003
John Fennell	Detective	White male	Not available female, 60 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2004
Federico Martinez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Not available	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2002
Gregory Abrahams	Sergeant	Black male	Not available , 16 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Randolff Pinard	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Edward Deighan	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Flavia Orellana	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Not available	Substantiated (Instructions)	2003
Vladimir Garcia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2009
James Mcgarry	Sergeant	White male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2008
Joseph Gulotta	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	1999
Thomas Mclaughlin	Sergeant	White male	Not available female, 60 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2004
Steven Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2016
Sicelin Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sean Downes	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	1999
Michael Catusco	Lieutenant	White male	Not available male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Andrew Mcevoy	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Charges)	2000
Domenick Lagomarsine	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Sharif Portee	Police Officer	Black male	American Indian female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Jeremiah Williams	Detective	Black male	Asian female, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Adam Robbins	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Derek Epstein	Sergeant	White male	Asian female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Marco Balboni	Detective	White male	Asian male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Thomas Leonardo	Police Officer	White male	Asian female, -1 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2017
Sicelin Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 69 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Paul Oconnor	Police Officer	White male	Asian female, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Dikensy Moussignac	Police Officer	Black male	Asian male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Edson Brutus	Police Officer	Black male	Asian female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
James Famiano	Police Officer	White male	Asian female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jacob Giannelli	Police Officer	White male	Asian female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Thomas Oggeri	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Janna Salisbury	Police Officer	White female	Asian female, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Lamont Kirkland	Police Officer	Black male	Asian male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Kenneth Vencak	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Fernando Guimaraes	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Asian male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jalal Ali	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Jennifer Cittadino	Police Officer	White female	Asian female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Risel Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Andrew Hayes	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 49 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2012
Joseph Mcevoy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Gergis	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Joseph Stynes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Justin Caballero	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Joseph Mcevoy	Detective	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Miguel Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Mercedes Conejo	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Kevin Mockel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mark Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Thomas Woods	Detective	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Walter Valentin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Kevin Mockel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Milly Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Edward Reardon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Wesley Fradera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joaquin Altamirano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Darnell Jones	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Frank Sarrica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Stephen Polesovsky	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2006
Dana Ladson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Brian Mchenry	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Justin Simms	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Charles Gove	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Gerard Walker	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Weldon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Max Rolffot	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Tanya Bucknor	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Joseph Mcevoy	Detective	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Hector Rodriguez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
James Lukeson	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 32 years old	Exonerated	2008
Zoilo Encarnacion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Anson Lancaster	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Kelvin Peralta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Eric Ruiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Frank Sarrica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Ralph Cilento	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 75 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Thomas Marksberry	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Jose Garcia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael Carnacchio	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Ralph Cilento	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Bryan Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Erika Moore	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
John Tancredi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
John Tancredi	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
John Tancredi	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Christophe Mcdonald	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Muller	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Adrian Duran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Christophe Muller	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Erik Lubrano	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 56 years old	Exonerated	2008
Fitzroy Vigilance	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Marco Balboni	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Black male	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Jorge Mergeche	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Charles Gove	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
James Lukeson	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007

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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.