Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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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
Claymont Defreitas Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 25 years old Exonerated 2015
Gabriel Baaith Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 37 years old Exonerated 2015
Daniel Dallemand Sergeant Black male Unknown male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Robert Smith Police Officer White male Black male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
William Morris Police Officer White male Unknown female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Patrick Cherry Detective White male Asian male, 47 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Jason Tejada Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 24 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Adriano Deleon Police Officer Hispanic male Other Race male, 34 years old Exonerated 2015
Sean Higgins Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Exonerated 2015
Sean Higgins Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Exonerated 2015
Alena Aminova Police Officer White female Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Sean Phillips Police Officer White male Black female, 68 years old Exonerated 2015
Nathan Mole Sergeant Black male Black female, 68 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Justin Delmonico Police Officer White male Black female, 15 years old Exonerated 2015
Donald Kipp Sergeant White male American Indian male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
James Holder Police Officer Black male Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2015
Keith Knight Detective Black male Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Paul Mcmahon Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 71 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Numael Amador Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Yaris Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 39 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2015
Anatoli Eltsov Police Officer White male White male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Jose Santory Sergeant Hispanic male White male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Walter Warkenthien Police Officer White male Black female, 52 years old Exonerated 2015
Vladimir Radionov Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Christophe Daly Sergeant White male Unknown female, 49 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Edwin Lau Police Officer Asian male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2015
Jordan Lomba Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 37 years old Exonerated 2015
Michael Whelan Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Pawel Dabrowski Police Officer White male Unknown male, 37 years old Exonerated 2015
Justin Delmonico Police Officer White male Black female, 15 years old Exonerated 2015
Guy Gargano Detective White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Peter Borukhov Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2015
Michael Mccaffrey Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2015
Cecilia Luckie Sergeant Black female Black female, 28 years old Exonerated 2015
Robert Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
James Hall Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
Nicholas Corrado Sergeant White male Other Race female, 44 years old Exonerated 2015
Sean Claxton Sergeant Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Beatrice Shafidiya Sergeant Black female Black female, 31 years old Exonerated 2015
Alexis Ponce Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 42 years old Exonerated 2015
Philip Vaccarino Detective White male White male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Jonathan Kalman Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
James Slavin Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Erek Powers Sergeant Black male Black female, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Mathew Reich Detective White male White male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Artur Espenberg Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 39 years old Exonerated 2015
Jack Dagnese Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Jasen Perez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male Unsubstantiated 2015
James Seder Police Officer White male Asian female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Shibu Madhu Sergeant Asian male Refused female, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
John Slavinsky Detective White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Katrina Forrester Detective Black female Black female, -1 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Farid Aliyev Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2015
Julio Gonzalez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 72 years old Exonerated 2015
Paul White Police Officer White male Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2015
John Mejia Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2015
Jonathan Glazer Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Michael Butler Police Officer White male Black male, 54 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Daniel Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Orlando Phillip Sergeant Black male Black male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Dervent Williams Sergeant Black male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Jose Caban Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Michael Raso Lieutenant White male Other Race female, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Melanie Paganmerritt Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Diery Louis Police Officer Black male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Brian Fragliossi Police Officer White male White male, 43 years old Exonerated 2014
James Titus Police Officer White male Asian male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Juan Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Joseph Fernandez Detective Hispanic male Black female, 49 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2014
Christophe Dukes Detective White male Black female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Nanhao Chen Sergeant Asian male Black female, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Sean Keegan Police Officer White male Black female, 11 years old Exonerated 2014
Kelvin White Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Michael Kaczor Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Derrick Kreckmann Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Adrian Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Matthew Bourbeau Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Osvaldo Nunez Captain Hispanic male Unknown female Unsubstantiated 2014
Pete Massa Sergeant White male Not available female Unsubstantiated 2014
Anthony Lee Police Officer Black male Black female, 31 years old Exonerated 2014
Saverio Zanchelli Police Officer White male White male, 43 years old Exonerated 2014
Omar Elsayed Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Christian Rojas Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 29 years old Exonerated 2014
Angel Delgado Sergeant Hispanic male Unknown male, 58 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Christian Rojas Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 65 years old Exonerated 2014
Deshawn Edmonds Police Officer Black male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Ismail Abdullah Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2014
Luke Denesopolis Sergeant White male White male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Enver Lopez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Paul Palminteri Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Herman Lai Police Officer Asian male Black female, 29 years old Exonerated 2014
Brian Mccarthy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Emilio Ortega Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 31 years old Exonerated 2014
William Cusack Lieutenant White male Black female, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Derek Webber Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Jason Deonarinesingh Sergeant Black male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Nelson Nin Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Jovanna Woloski Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Justin Ellis Police Officer White male Black female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2014
Steve Crozier Sergeant White male Black female, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 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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