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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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
Frank Desiderato Police Officer White male White male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jeremy Demarco Detective White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jason Cira Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Burt Antoine Police Officer Black male Black male, 47 years old Exonerated 2009
Kevin Deleon Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Jorge Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Peter Borukhov Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Richard Urena Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Mark Kistoo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Waziri Rumala Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Clifford Louis Sergeant Black male Unknown male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Waziri Rumala Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Ezequiel Burgos Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 40 years old Substantiated (No Recommendations) 2009
Eric Delman Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2009
James White Detective White male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2009
David Cussen Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Rikkie Dookie Police Officer Black male Black male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Todd Keyes Police Officer White male White male, 43 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Donald Lee Police Officer Asian male Black male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Theohari Koumniotes Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Vincent Fontana Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Maria Bocachica Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic female, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Joseph Parchen Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 59 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
James Mccullough Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Exonerated 2009
Daniel Ludemann Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Sean Mchugh Sergeant White male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Julio Hernandez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2009
Charles Awani Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Angel Colon Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Alexander Bobo Police Officer Black male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Anthony Ronda Lieutenant Hispanic male Black female, 29 years old Exonerated 2009
Charles Awani Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2009
Craig Bier Sergeant White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2009
Steven Gansrow Detective White male Black female, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Barbara Fischer Sergeant White female Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Stephen Berardi Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Exonerated 2009
Hemadeh Fattah Police Officer White male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Joshua Faranda Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Steve Tirado Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Keith Weber Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Clifford Louis Sergeant Black male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Kevin Whelan Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2009
Matthew Buonaspina Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2010
Eric Pena Police Officer Asian male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
James Delumen Detective White male Black male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Devin Long Police Officer Black male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Paul Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Erick Erdaide Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Joshua Valdez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Gustavo Medina Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Washington Zurita Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Edward Carrasco Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2010
John Mejia Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Samantha Cabrera Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Kevin Maloney Lieutenant White male White male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Sergio Delamota Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
David Afanador Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
David Alvarez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Mark Vazquez Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 53 years old Exonerated 2010
Wesley Fradera Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Johnny Mitchell Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Ronald Perez Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 42 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Steve Lafortune Detective Black male Hispanic male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Sasha Rosen Sergeant White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Bennett Shelley Police Officer White male Refused male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Christophe Derco Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Edward Barry Lieutenant White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Klaebergh Carvajal Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Bennett Shelley Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Kelvin Peralta Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Michael Greaney Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2010
Angel Gonzalez Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Michael Greaney Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Ferdi Memedoski Police Officer White male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Jorge Tavarez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Jose Bonilla Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
William Butler Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Brian Clements Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Edward Reardon Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Matthew Zito Detective White male Hispanic male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Thomas Decker Detective White male White male, 32 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Milly Matos Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Erik Lubrano Sergeant White male Asian , 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Thomas Decker Detective White male White male Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Adam Dumelle Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2010
Brenton Cole Police Officer Black male Refused male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Joseph Seminara Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Samantha Cabrera Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Michael Miller Sergeant White male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2010
Victor Charles Police Officer Black male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Michael Greaney Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Carl Scogmanillo Police Officer White male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2010
Gerard Delprete Detective White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Frank Altieri Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Elvis Cole Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2010
Joseph Cordones Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Luis Santiago Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
David Paray Police Officer Asian male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Lamont Gibson Police Officer Black male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
Ruben Cuesta Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2010
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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