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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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: Stop

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
1,473
Complaints
1,701
Allegations
2,300

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
Brian Mccaughey Lieutenant White male Black male, 13 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Paul Farella Sergeant White male Not available male, 25 years old Exonerated 2013
Jose Vasquezmiranda Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
David Russo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Kamil Pac Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Stephen Dimassa Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Tyrane Isaac Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2013
Alberto Pizarro Detective Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Keith Beddows Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 56 years old Exonerated 2013
Paul Farella Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2013
Vincenzo Trabolse Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Kyle Stanley Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Ryan Galvin Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2013
Wilding Aguasanta Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Kyle Stanley Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Tomasz Fil Police Officer White male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Albert Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 58 years old Exonerated 2013
Anthony Wright Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 19 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Blase Mucciariello Police Officer White male White female, 50 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Dane Stcyr Police Officer White male Black female, 40 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Edward Barry Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Donald Sehl Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Francesco Allevato Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2013
Barbara Fischer Lieutenant White female Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Eric Robinson Lieutenant White male Black male, 52 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Michael Mitchell Police Officer Black male Black male, 40 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Jay Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Trevor Baronette Sergeant Black male Black male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
David Leonardi Sergeant White male Black male, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jay Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jason Jones Detective Black male Unknown male, 35 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Jay Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 53 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Miguel Marte Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2013
Jeffrey Carroll Detective White male Hispanic male, 72 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Albert Aronov Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Kelvin Perez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Craig Edelman Lieutenant White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Ryan Puglisi Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
John Stoltenborg Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Erica Rivera Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Jose Martinez Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Carlos Cano Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
William Neville Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Kendrick Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Eliot Arias Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2013
Derek Webber Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Maria Bocachica Detective Hispanic female Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Kenneth Gallart Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Torrel Rowesingleton Police Officer Black male Black male, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jean Seder Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Radoslaw Terepka Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Gary Calhoun Sergeant White male Black female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Scally Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Adnan Radoncic Sergeant White male Black male, 15 years old Exonerated 2013
Abraham Badillo Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Abraham Badillo Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Gregory Kennedy Police Officer Black male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Patrick Norcott Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Kendrick Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Tonica Corlette Police Officer Black female Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Francisco Allende Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 47 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Mario Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Exonerated 2014
Alexis Ponce Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 14 years old Exonerated 2014
Derek Webber Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2014
Nicholas Ventimiglia Police Officer White male Black male, 60 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Joseph Swicicki Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Washington Zurita Lieutenant Hispanic male American Indian male, 53 years old Exonerated 2014
Ralph Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 13 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Daniel Watson Sergeant White male White male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Justin Beiger Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2014
Jose Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Ronald Luparello Detective White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Steve Crozier Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Ryan Larson Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Tyrane Isaac Police Officer Black male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2014
Francesco Allevato Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Jose Ortiz Lieutenant Hispanic male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Edwin Villanueva Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 56 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Lisa Bonsignore Police Officer White female Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2014
Ruben Serrano Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2014
Edwin Ching Sergeant Asian male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Edwin Estrada Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Freddy Dominguez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Daniel Ludemann Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Justin Ellis Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Jeffrey Scalf Detective White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Stephen Sheppard Police Officer White male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Rudy Dominguez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Carlos Silva Police Officer Hispanic male Asian female, 30 years old Exonerated 2014
Kieran Tracy Police Officer White male White male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Tristian Latimore Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 49 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Neil Odonnell Police Officer White male Black female, 50 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Michael Miller Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Joel Boyce Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Michael Sidorskiy Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2014
Michael Mitchell Police Officer Black male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2014
Henry Daverin Sergeant White male Black female, 11 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Diego Marin Police Officer Hispanic male Not available , 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Victor Torres Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Adam Dumelle Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
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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