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

Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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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
Charles Cavallaro	Sergeant	White male	Refused male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Matthew Librizzi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2018
Benjamin Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Carmine Demieri	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Robert Alimena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Robert Delaney	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Elmer Pastran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
William Diab	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
Steven Rupnick	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Brian Alexander	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Gabriel Cuevas	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Thomas Geberth	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Pedro Lezcano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Richard Danese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2018
James Argila	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2018
Gabriel Cuadros	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2018
Gregory Vasquez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2018
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Gabriel Cuadros	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2018
Franklin Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Nicholas Corrado	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2018
Richard Danese	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2018
Mayko Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Wilbert Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Steven Abrams	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2018
Bryan Scheblein	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2018
Juan Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Bennett Shelley	Detective	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Nicholas Reulbach	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Kevin Nicoll	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Artur Espenberg	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Cory Levy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Keyana Kendall	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 40 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Thomas Mccue	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2018
Wilbert Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Erick Larios	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Richard Danese	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2018
John Diaz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
James Holder	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Jason Guzman	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 56 years old	Exonerated	2018
Dwight Powell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Adam Katrincic	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2018
Christian Cayenne	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Frank Recca	Police Officer	White male	White male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Elmer Pastran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available male	Exonerated	2018
Thomas Leonardo	Police Officer	White male	White male, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Sean Gardner	Police Officer	White male	White male, 52 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Andrew Fago	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2018
Daniel Callinan	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Elmer Pastran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2018
Daniel Fitzpatrick	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2018
James Zozzaro	Detective	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2018
Brian Mahon	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Michael Mccarthy	Police Officer	White male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Lawrice Crawford	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Andre Morris	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male	Exonerated	2018
Thomas Trachta	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2018
Nicolas Mahuad	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2018
Christophe Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Lance Walter	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2018
Brian Mahon	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Gary Leite	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
Paul Mallilo	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2018
Aleksandr Kovalenko	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2018
Antonio Andrade	Police Officer	White male	White male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Louis Villegas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2018
Anthony Wright	Detective	Black male	White male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Saquoi Harris	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race female, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Robert Dominicci	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
Adam Katrincic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Daniel Fitzpatrick	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2018
Daniel Gerardi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Tyler Howe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2018
Louis Dambrosio	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Aleksandr Pasynkov	Sergeant	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2018
Michael Calle	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Merita Hoxha	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Michael Sidorskiy	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Richard Danese	Police Officer	White male	Black male	Exonerated	2018
Bryan Scheblein	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Triston Trunk	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available , 37 years old	Exonerated	2017
Duane Percy	Detective	Black male	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Jean Prinston	Police Officer	Black male	Not available male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
David Poggioli	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Cesar Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2017
Matthew Palmerini	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Kevin Maloney	Lieutenant	White male	Refused male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2017
Matthew Palmerini	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2017
Stephen Lalchan	Detective	Asian male	Asian male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Matthew Palmerini	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female, 39 years old	Exonerated	2017
Michael Gonzalez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2017
David Poggioli	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Kevin Morgan	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Stephanie Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 38 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2017
Beatriz Ceballos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
Ariel Eusebio	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2017
Ariel Eusebio	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2017
Ariel Eusebio	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2017
Francine Delvalle	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017

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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.