Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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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
Erek Powers Sergeant Black male Black male, 57 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Willie Johnson Detective Black male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Willie Johnson Detective Black male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Jena Leocadio Police Officer Black female Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2016
Tyler Ehrlein Sergeant White male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2016
Andre Parker Detective Black male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Andres Libreros Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Kevon Sample Sergeant Black male White male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Henry Daverin Sergeant White male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Brian Nyhus Captain White male Black female, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Dean Campbell Detective Black male Black male, 22 years old Exonerated 2016
Dean Campbell Detective Black male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
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
Andres Libreros Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male Unsubstantiated 2016
Andres Libreros Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Anthony Jones Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2016
Eric Bernard Police Officer White male Other Race female, 46 years old Exonerated 2016
James Longo Police Officer White male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Eric Stclair Police Officer White male White male, 23 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Joel Crooms Police Officer Black male Black female, 24 years old Exonerated 2016
Eric Bernard Police Officer White male Other Race female, 46 years old Exonerated 2016
Taejoong Kim Police Officer Asian male Asian male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Nicholas Norris Detective Black male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Charles Ingrassia Detective White male Black male, 56 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Aleksandr Kovalenko Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Jonathan Colon Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Neils Veras Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic female, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Jason Sanders Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Jose Moreno Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 11 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Lewellyn Alvarez Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 28 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Bradley Field Police Officer White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Vincent Fontana Sergeant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
John Keane Sergeant White male Asian male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
William Taylor Deputy Inspector White male Black female, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Nicolas Mahuad Police Officer Hispanic male Black male Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Eric Delman Lieutenant White male Black female, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Matthew Medina Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 54 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2017
Matthew Medina Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 54 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2017
Kaz Daughtry Detective Black male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2017
Martin Cunningham Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Malachi Mckenith Police Officer Black male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
John Facchini Detective White male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
John Mejia Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steven Rupnick Police Officer White male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2017
Raphael Sylvestre Police Officer Black male Black male, 17 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Steven Rupnick Police Officer White male Unknown not described Unsubstantiated 2017
James Miles Detective Black male Black male, 55 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Leonardo Nimo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Byran Pitts Detective Black male Black male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Peter Morales Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 22 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Loeffel Police Officer White male White female, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Nicolas Mahuad Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 52 years old Exonerated 2017
Gary Aaronson Police Officer White male Other Race male, 68 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Ronit Vyas Police Officer Asian male Asian male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Daniel Castaldo Police Officer White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2017
Thomas Nicoletti Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Erek Powers Sergeant Black male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Soney Varghese Police Officer Asian male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Becker Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Alexander Morales Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Patrick Smith Detective American Indian male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Alexi Serpani Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2017
David Shimshi Sergeant White male White female, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Kevon Sample Lieutenant Black male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Louis Villegas Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Kevon Sample Lieutenant Black male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2017
John Chavatte Sergeant White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Sean Murphy Police Officer White male White male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Patrick Smith Detective American Indian male Unknown male Unsubstantiated 2017
Christophe Ward Lieutenant White male White male, 59 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Malachi Mckenith Police Officer Black male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Peter Guido Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 14 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Bruce Ceparano Captain White male Not available Unsubstantiated 2017
Nicolas Mahuad Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 52 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Jesus Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 29 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Edward Pellerano Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Malachi Mckenith Police Officer Black male Black male, 13 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Malachi Mckenith Police Officer Black male Black male, 13 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
John Keane Sergeant White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Dany Fana Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Exonerated 2017
Mohammed Rios Detective Hispanic male Black female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Mohammed Rios Detective Hispanic male Not available Unsubstantiated 2017
Andre Teterycz Sergeant White male White female, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Peter Borisenko Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Robert Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
John Gergis Police Officer White male White male, 21 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Nicholas Kane Police Officer White male Unknown male, 16 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Derrick Mcintosh Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Christophe Moroni Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Mobeen Yasin Sergeant Asian male White male, 22 years old Exonerated 2017
Cesar Gomez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Edgar Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 32 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Daniel Boylan Police Officer White male Not available Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Bobby Glover Police Officer Black male White male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Eric Delman Lieutenant White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Mary Cunningham Police Officer White female Asian male, 38 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 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.
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