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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
Elvis Duran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Carl Scogmanillo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Lamont Gibson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2011
Justin Farren	Sergeant	White male	White male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Merani Rotte	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
Martin Costello	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Kevin Levenstein	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2011
Frank Muirhead	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Not available	Exonerated	2011
Stephen Espinoza	Captain	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2011
Scott Berger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Martin Toczek	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Greg Vallerugo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	Refused male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Michael Cronin	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2011
Albert Aronov	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 48 years old	Exonerated	2011
Byran Pitts	Detective	Black male	Black male, 61 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
James Armstrong	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Jared Tepperman	Detective	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Ching Nieh	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Yevgeniy Deyko	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2011
Carlos Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2011
Christophe Hebert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2011
Martin Gimenez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Martin Gimenez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Kevin Mockel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Cynthia Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Cynthia Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Brandon Gembecki	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2011
Leon Pedigo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2011
William Schmidt	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Craig Basler	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 11 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Steven Souffrin	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Matthew Buonaspina	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2010
Gerald Cucchiara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 12 years old	Exonerated	2010
William Buchanan	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Shaun Odonnell	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Jose Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jose Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 62 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Thomas Alps	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joseph Metsopulos	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Edward Reardon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Mimoza Kokaras	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
David Cuce	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Henry Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2010
Gustavo Medina	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Milly Matos	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2010
Ryan Larson	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ryan Foy	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Andre Blake	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Joseph Fernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2010
William Buchanan	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Waliur Rahman	Detective	Asian male	Black female, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Trent Narra	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Gregory Burns	Police Officer	White male	White male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2010
Matthew Fried	Detective	White male	Refused male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ryan Larson	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Redmond	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Hemadeh Fattah	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2010
Sergio Delamota	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Shante Terrell	Detective	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Edgar Clases	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Elvis Cole	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2010
Elvis Cole	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2010
Michael Greaney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
Victor Defense	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
David Demelia	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thomas Dunsing	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Shawn Wilkinson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 58 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Daniel Campbell	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Erik Depasquale	Police Officer	White male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
John Lindsey	Detective	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (No Recommendations)	2010
Ferdi Memedoski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Paul Oconnor	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Pena	Police Officer	Asian male	Refused male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Pena	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jared Tepperman	Detective	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jared Tepperman	Detective	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2010
Oscar Fernandez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 60 years old	Exonerated	2010
John Mejia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2010
Edward Caceres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Washington Zurita	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Victor Dejesus	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Martin Guilfoyle	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Brian Donoghue	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2010
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Anthony Leitao	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Philip Vaccarino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2010
Stephen Ward	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
James Delumen	Detective	White male	Black male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2010
Ignazio Conca	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Edward Barry	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2010
Emile Provencher	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 13 years old	Exonerated	2010
Anthony Leitao	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Leonel Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2010
Patrick Hennessy	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Forrest Hirsch	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Adam Katrincic	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010

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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.