Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

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
Michael Furrs Police Officer Asian male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Ramon Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Brian Holshek Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Tomasz Pulawski Police Officer White male Asian male, 21 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Joseph Signorile Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Darrell Lowe Police Officer White male Not available male Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Matthew Cahill Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Matthew Cahill Sergeant White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2016
Jena Leocadio Police Officer Black female Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2016
Matthew Kuhl Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Matthew Demaio Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2016
Vincent Fontana Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Matthew Demaio Police Officer White male White male, 55 years old Exonerated 2016
Rafael Morales Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 56 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Vicente Vivar Police Officer Hispanic male Asian male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Keenen Adamsedwards Police Officer Black male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Darrien King Sergeant Black male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Farid Aliyev Sergeant White male White male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
John Parente Sergeant White male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2016
John Parente Sergeant White male Black male Unsubstantiated 2016
Yilson Melendez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Margaret Stanton Police Officer White female Black male, 14 years old Exonerated 2016
Robert Lenihan Police Officer White male White female, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
John Parente Sergeant White male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2016
Daniel Callinan Police Officer White male Black male, 54 years old Exonerated 2016
Nikolaos Stefopoulos Sergeant White male White male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Christophe Wintermute Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 50 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Daniel Callinan Police Officer White male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2016
Scott Hamburger Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2016
Elijah Austin Police Officer Black male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2016
George Allen Police Officer Black male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Friedman Detective White male Black male, 14 years old Exonerated 2016
Eric Stovall Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 50 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Shibu Madhu Sergeant Asian male Black female, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Jose Genao Police Officer Hispanic male Refused male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Kevin Morgan Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Thomas Smith Captain White male Hispanic male, 42 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Jerry Wolvers Detective White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Tanya Bucknor Police Officer Black female Black male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Tanya Bucknor Police Officer Black female Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Gerson Cabrera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 61 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Tanya Bucknor Police Officer Black female Black male Unsubstantiated 2016
Steve Lafortune Detective Black male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Momen Attia Police Officer White male Asian male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Ahsan Zafar Police Officer Asian male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Juan Candelario Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Bryan Scheblein Police Officer White male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2016
Mark Sinatra Sergeant White male White female, 32 years old Exonerated 2016
Randy Sanchez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 65 years old Exonerated 2016
William Dugan Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Brian Alexander Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Justin Simms Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
William Taylor Deputy Inspector White male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
William Taylor Deputy Inspector White male White male, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Matthew Hart Police Officer White male White male, 79 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2016
Jonathan Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Bryan Scheblein Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Cory Levy Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2016
Christophe Ogarro Police Officer Black male Other Race female, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Sajit Tomy Police Officer Asian male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Wilson Verdesoto Detective Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Juan Carrero Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Joseph Franco Detective Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Robert Lenihan Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Michael Smith Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Brian Raghoenathsingh Police Officer Asian male Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Carlos Pimentel Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2016
Carlos Pimentel Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2016
Juan Candelario Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Michael Smith Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 61 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Elvis Duran Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2016
Vito Poliseno Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Brian Raghoenathsingh Police Officer Asian male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Gabor Kolman Police Officer White male White male, 31 years old Exonerated 2016
Kevin Maloney Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Nikolaos Stefopoulos Sergeant White male White male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Yahkeem White Police Officer Black male Black female, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Terrance Lloyd Police Officer Black male Black male, 58 years old Exonerated 2016
Jesus Capo Detective Hispanic male White male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Robert Hawreluk Detective White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Edward Mcbride Detective White male Asian male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Derrick Kreckmann Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 14 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Nelson Figueroa Detective Hispanic male Refused female, 28 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
George Taylor Sergeant White male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Michael Carrieri Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Christophe Schlitt Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Daniel Mahoney Detective White male Hispanic male, 44 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Daniel Mahoney Detective White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Daniel Mahoney Detective White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Henry Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
John Moise Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Edward Salthouse Police Officer White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Tony Cuoco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Andres Libreros Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Coty Green Police Officer Black male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Edmundo Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Exonerated 2016
Timothy Finn Police Officer Asian male Asian male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Millicent Sempermartinez Police Officer Hispanic female Other Race male, 30 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Domenick Lagomarsine Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Miguel Frias Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
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.
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