Abuse of Authority: THREAT OF ARREST - The NYPD Files

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Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Arrest

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

1,043

Complaints

1,266

Allegations

1,409

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
Petr Janak	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 13 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2009
Vincent Testa	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Alfredo Brewster	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2009
Daniel Ludemann	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Radoslaw Terepka	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jason Fritz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael Tarulli	Police Officer	White male	White female, 50 years old	Exonerated	2008
Oliva Carvajalhernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 33 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jonathan Lovera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2008
Charles Awani	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2008
Salvatore Lopiccolo	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2008
Angel Rolon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2008
Frank Laquidara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Rob Lewis	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 65 years old	Exonerated	2008
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black female, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jesus Carrillo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 56 years old	Exonerated	2008
Leonardo Nimo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jimmy Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2008
Theresa Callahan	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Kimberly Washington	Police Officer	Black female	Refused male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Andrew Tolson	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2008
Kimberly Mccarthy	Police Officer	White female	White female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2008
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Dany Fana	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Andrew Lipari	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 51 years old	Exonerated	2008
Gina Denardo	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2008
Matthew Wright	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2008
Osvaldo Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Sergio Merino	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Andrew Beirne	Police Officer	White male	White male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2008
Christophe Alvarado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2008
Theodore Plevritis	Police Officer	White male	White female, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Tiffany Brucewatson	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Newton Hun	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Nikolaos Stefopoulos	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2008
Alan Chau	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 60 years old	Exonerated	2008
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2008
Osvaldo Nunez	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jens Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008
Frank Bulzoni	Police Officer	White male	Black male	Unsubstantiated	2008
Joseph Ross	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Edward Reardon	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 34 years old	Exonerated	2008
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Rebecca Guzman	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 53 years old	Exonerated	2008
William Taylor	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
David Cussen	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jose Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jason Forgione	Detective	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jose Barbosa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 16 years old	Exonerated	2008
Daniel Barreto	Police Officer	White male	Refused female	Exonerated	2008
Richard Gadson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2008
Blas Colon	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jennifer Laskykuehn	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Todd Szebenyi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Luis Machado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2008
Orlando Diaz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
John Restaino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2008
Andrew Hunt	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Nelson Garcia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Anthony Salato	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2008
Andrew Lipari	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Joseph Schwaner	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2008
Min Kim	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jeffrey Maddrey	Deputy Inspector	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2008
David Barker	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michaelang Hidalgo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Gary Messina	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2008
Michaelang Hidalgo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 39 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Lawrence Perrotta	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008
Daniel Ingber	Police Officer	White male	White male, 67 years old	Exonerated	2008
Fernando Guimaraes	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Asian male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jaime Arroyo	Detective	Hispanic male	White female, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Philip Fioranelli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Nerys Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Nerys Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Kevin Matthews	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jeannette Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Aaron Netterville	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Joseph Cruzado	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Christophe Paul	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 12 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
George Huang	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2007
Leonard Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2007
Nicholas Albano	Police Officer	White male	Unknown female	Exonerated	2007
Damian Vizcarrondo	Detective	Hispanic male	White female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Vito Nicoletta	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Vito Nicoletta	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Richard Debraux	Detective	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brendan Egan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
David Powers	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Adan Munoz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Andre Arias	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2007
Ray Dutton	Police Officer	White male	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Richard Pignatelli	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Daniel Miranda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian female, 59 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Lennihan	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2007
Dustin Genco	Detective	White male	White female, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Bilal Ates	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007

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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.