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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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
Ronald Luparello Detective White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Victor Robalino Detective Hispanic male White male, 32 years old Exonerated 2014
David Leonardi Sergeant White male Black male, 62 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Sean Mcdonnell Police Officer White male Black female, 44 years old Exonerated 2014
Richard Ernyey Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2014
Michael Heinz Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 19 years old Exonerated 2014
Christophe Cruzado Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Adam Dumelle Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Aaron Edwards Sergeant Black male Hispanic male, 45 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Juan Hernandez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 32 years old Exonerated 2014
Washington Zurita Lieutenant Hispanic male American Indian male, 53 years old Exonerated 2014
Robert King Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 14 years old Exonerated 2014
Carlos Pimentel Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Concepcion Robles Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 37 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Daniel Roman Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2014
Hassan Raza Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Shoumendra Nandy Police Officer Asian male Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Bryan Bromley Police Officer Black male Asian male Exonerated 2014
Brian Coffey Police Officer White male Black female, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Salvatore Lopiccolo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Salvatore Lopiccolo Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Jose Vasquezmiranda Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Tonica Corlette Police Officer Black female Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Thomas Gagliardi Sergeant White male Black male Exonerated 2014
Michael Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Exonerated 2014
Edwin Ching Sergeant Asian male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Anton Bartoldus Police Officer White male White male, 26 years old Exonerated 2014
Dervent Williams Sergeant Black male Hispanic male, 21 years old Exonerated 2014
David Leonardi Sergeant White male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Patrick Craig Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Elijah Boyle Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2014
Julio Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Mario Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Exonerated 2014
Cesar Valerio Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
John Anastasakos Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Patrick Norcott Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2014
Cesar Valerio Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Derek Webber Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2014
David Castro Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Nicholas Ventimiglia Police Officer White male Black male, 60 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Luke Denesopolis Sergeant White male White female, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Juan Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Sean Claxton Sergeant Black male Unknown male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2014
Eddy Gutierrez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 18 years old Exonerated 2013
Dane Stcyr Police Officer White male Black female, 40 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Barbie Lewis Police Officer Black female Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Anthony Ronda Lieutenant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Ryan Puglisi Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Aaron Lohman Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Aaron Lohman Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Michael Granahan Sergeant White male Black male, 38 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Marc Fontana Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Elvis Alcivar Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2013
Emmanuel Kwo Police Officer Black male White male, 17 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Paul Dieugenia Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Tyrane Isaac Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2013
Thomas Mccue Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Mitchell Police Officer Black male Black male, 40 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2013
Jeffrey Carroll Detective White male Hispanic male, 72 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Diana Pichardo Sergeant Hispanic female Black male, 14 years old Exonerated 2013
Piero Lasaponara Police Officer White male Not available male Unsubstantiated 2013
Scott Lieneck Detective White male Unknown male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Torrel Rowesingleton Police Officer Black male Black male, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Lisaura Skladel Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 20 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Selwyn Fonrose Detective Black male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Jose Barbosa Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2013
Donald Sehl Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
John Stoltenborg Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Furrs Police Officer Asian male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Oghenevigh Okrokoto Detective Black male Black male, 29 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Brian Garay Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Ali Cheikhali Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Exonerated 2013
James Trapasso Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
Christophe Ward Sergeant White male Black male, 81 years old Exonerated 2013
Wilding Aguasanta Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Erika Schudde Sergeant White female Black female, 21 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Francesco Allevato Police Officer White male Black male, 41 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2013
Zul Chowdhury Police Officer Asian male Other Race male, 30 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Jovaniel Cordova Police Officer Hispanic male Not available male Unsubstantiated 2013
Jovaniel Cordova Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2013
Michael Smith Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Fredy Cruz Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2013
Mourad Mourad Sergeant Black male Black male, 16 years old Exonerated 2013
Maria Bocachica Detective Hispanic female Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Craig Victorino Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Suhail Sofizada Police Officer Asian male Black male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline) 2013
Brian Mccaughey Lieutenant White male Black male, 13 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Eliot Arias Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2013
Adrian Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 55 years old Substantiated (Instructions) 2013
William Neville Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Liam Ohara Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Rivera Detective Hispanic male Refused male, 39 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Albert Rodriguez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 58 years old Exonerated 2013
Thomas Woods Detective White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2013
Christophe White Police Officer White male American Indian male, 31 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Brian Schulman Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Anthony Panetta Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 23 years old Exonerated 2013
Tancredo Contreras Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Douglas Lopez Police Officer White male Black male, 57 years old Exonerated 2013
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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