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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Chin | Police Officer | Black male | Not available male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Frank Ventura | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 50 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Franklin Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Malik Mccloud | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Robert Alimena | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Leo Bonacasa | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 58 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2018 |
| Gregory Piro | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Marcy Velez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Frank Ryan | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Kelly Hughes | Police Officer | White female | Black male, 59 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| David Poggioli | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 48 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Duane Percy | Detective | Black male | Black female, 30 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| David Poggioli | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jonathan Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Ernesto Bautista | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 53 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Wilfredo Benitez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| David Poggioli | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jeffrey Liu | Sergeant | Asian male | Not available female | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Louis Villegas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Gergis | Police Officer | White male | White male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Joseph Reyes | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| David Poggioli | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Hassan Gheith | Police Officer | White male | White male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Frank Ryan | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nelson Ayala | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| David Grieco | Sergeant | White male | Other Race male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jeffrey Liu | Sergeant | Asian male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Brian Doherty | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jose Tejada | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jose Collazo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Massari | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Hassan Gheith | Police Officer | White male | White male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Alexander Caruso | Police Officer | White male | White male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Daniel Gasperetti | Detective | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| George Isabel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jose Cordero | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Juan Cabrera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Lamont Gibson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Jermaine Scott | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 12 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Natalie Roman | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Hispanic male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Hassan Gheith | Police Officer | White male | White female, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Patrick Jean | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Darren Sukennikoff | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Lamont Gibson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 13 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Nicholas Rios | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| George Isabel | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Christophe Mcdonald | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male, 19 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| James Lukeson | Police Officer | White male | White male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Steven Ramunno | Detective | White male | Black male, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Mordecai Austrie | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 35 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Malachi Mckenith | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 13 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Gerard Walker | Sergeant | Black male | Hispanic female, 18 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Jose Villafane | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Elmer Pastran | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 49 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Stephen Santoro | Police Officer | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Alex Cruz | Detective | Hispanic male | White male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Sajit Tomy | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Hassan Gheith | Police Officer | White male | White male, 23 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Sajit Tomy | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Lamont Gibson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nicholas Kane | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| James Ludvick | Police Officer | Black male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Daniel Boylan | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Sicelin Ortiz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Carlos Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Daniel Mckeefrey | Sergeant | White male | Asian male, 23 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Joseph Campbell | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Joseph Campbell | Police Officer | White male | White male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Mayko Matos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Oliver Castillo | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black female, 36 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Chad Hofsiss | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 39 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Carlos Santiago | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 38 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Satinderpa Singh | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 20 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Steven Perez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Sean Keegan | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 22 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Christine Oakley | Police Officer | Black female | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Ashleigh Sofia | Sergeant | White female | Unknown male, 16 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Edwin Lau | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 19 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Edwin Lau | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 17 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Edwin Lau | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Saquoi Harris | Police Officer | Black male | Asian male, 44 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Edwin Lau | Police Officer | Asian male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Byran Pitts | Detective | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Daniel Shaw | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 45 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Alexander Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 48 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Jose Caban | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Michael Demonda | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 29 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Alexander Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Yaritza Casul | Police Officer | Hispanic female | Black male | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Tyler Ryan | Police Officer | White male | Refused male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Andrew Logatto | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Alexander Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Aleksandr Pasynkov | Sergeant | White male | White male, 34 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Rashied Mcintyre | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Alexander Lopez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Ronald Remo | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
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.