Abuse of Authority: SEARCH (OF PERSON) - The NYPD Files

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Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)

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

1,332

Complaints

1,708

Allegations

2,047

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
Julio Lasalle	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Frank Calafiore	Police Officer	White male	Refused male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
George Katris	Detective	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Keith Knight	Detective	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Glenda Wajer	Detective	Hispanic female	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Jeremy Grossman	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Daniel Dallemand	Sergeant	Black male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Mejia	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Jorge Monge	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Domenick Lagomarsine	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Robert Hawreluk	Detective	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2015
Donald Kipp	Sergeant	White male	American Indian male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
William Beattie	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Pablo Taveras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Pablo Taveras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Charles Buglione	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kendo Kinsey	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Deangelo Jones	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 58 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Frank Kish	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Lauren Au	Police Officer	Asian female	White male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Dominic Cappiello	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Galbo	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2015
Bennett Shelley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Okera Morrison	Sergeant	Black male	Unknown female, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christophe Zaleski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 63 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Bryan Hagmaier	Police Officer	White male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Ricardo Cuenca	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Ricardo Nunez	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
John Mcloughlin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Frank Amill	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Denisha Pierre	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Christophe Zaleski	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Derek Sambolin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jolan Lewis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Alena Aminova	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Edwin Villanueva	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Jonathan Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2015
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2015
Robert Musolino	Police Officer	White male	White female, 34 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Denisha Pierre	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Angel Gonzalez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Roman Israilov	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Robert Schierenbeck	Detective	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Jose Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Essence Jackson	Detective	Black male	White male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Willus Murray	Detective	Black male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2015
Daniel Ludemann	Detective	White male	Black male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Juan Moreno	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Vento	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Andre Figueiredo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Delcar Savage	Detective	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Richard Vargas	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Delcar Savage	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 53 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Michael Raso	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Wilmar Mejia	Detective	Hispanic male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Hugh Herbert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Daniel Song	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Michael Dicecco	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Alejandro Valderrama	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Richard Browne	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 34 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Christophe Greiner	Detective	White male	White male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Hector Justinico	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Konrad Zakiewicz	Police Officer	White male	Not available male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Fidel Santiago	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Antonio Fernandes	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Angel Gonzalez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
James Donovan	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2015
Robert Cox	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Michael Sogluizzo	Detective	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Small	Detective	Black male	Black male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Melissa Veliz	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Gerardo Urbaez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Sherrod Stuart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2015
Frankie Soler	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Michael Dambrogio	Sergeant	White male	White male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Palmieri	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2015
Carlos Velez	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Doreyda Munoz	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Kellyann Carreiro	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Okera Morrison	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Zanca	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Hariton Marachilian	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 60 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Gary Calhoun	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Julio Meyreles	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Henry Daverin	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Edgar Veras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Edgar Veras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Matthew Lambert	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2016
Jonathan Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
James Seder	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Teddy Duroc	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016

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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.