Abuse of Authority: THREAT OF FORCE (VERBAL OR PHYSICAL) - The NYPD Files

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Abuse of Authority: Threat Of Force (Verbal Or Physical)

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

710

Complaints

832

Allegations

912

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
Steven Rupnick	Police Officer	White male	Unknown not described	Unsubstantiated	2017
Yefet Sharabi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2019
Shapiro Lecorps	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Elijah Austin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Richard Danese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Ted Holway	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ted Holway	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jena Leocadio	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2016
Christophe Cantelmi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Joseph Barbella	Police Officer	White male	White male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2010
Brenton Cole	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Gargano	Police Officer	White male	White male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Andre Figueiredo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
Timothy Schultz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Adriano Deleon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Shawn Gallagher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Blake Ficken	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Julio Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Hassan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Christophe Cruzado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Esposito	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Vincent Dima	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Francisco Ponce	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Scott Hampton	Police Officer	White male	Not available , 59 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Scott Hampton	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Willy Yankovich	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2007
Andrew Lipari	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Ricky Smalls	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
James Slavin	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jesus Capo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
James Mccullough	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sergio Merino	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Wilfredo Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Ohmeed Davodian	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Michael Greaney	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Mourad Arslanbeck	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Hemadeh Fattah	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
William Pugliese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Joseph King	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Ruben Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Edward Carrasco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Edward Carrasco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Christophe Lagrasta	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Nicholas Monello	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Christophe Moroni	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Jared Rothschild	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
David Russo	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Russo	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jonathan Kalman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jonathan Kalman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jonathan Kalman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jose Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Michael Kaczor	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Kevin Matthews	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Eric Stclair	Police Officer	White male	White male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Ian Abramowitz	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Evans Mazile	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Edward Young	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2002
Andy Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Humberto Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Marino Lorenzo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Lee Wittek	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mahmoud Attia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Lawrence Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Momen Attia	Police Officer	White male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Dennis Harrigan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Jamaal Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Edgar Clases	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Elvis Cole	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
David Demelia	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2001
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nelson Nin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
George Katris	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Exonerated	2008
Mathew Reich	Police Officer	White male	White male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jorge Perdomo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mary Cunningham	Police Officer	White female	Asian male, 38 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2017
Jorge Flores	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2018
Shane Mathai	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Peter Borisenko	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
Tiffany Brucewatson	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Patrick Kennedy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Christophe Lembo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jimmy Perez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Daniel Staple	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Steven Ramunno	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2009
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Kaczor	Police Officer	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Nicholas Albergo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Kevin Matthews	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Kevin Matthews	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Kevin Matthews	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Mario Moreno	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2005
Wilfredo Cruz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Garey Gordon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Maurice Harrington	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Christophe Price	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Scott Rizzo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011

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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.