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
Miguele Amoresano	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Zoilo Encarnacion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Berkley Vantull	Sergeant	Black male	Black female, 54 years old	Exonerated	2013
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Michael Catusco	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Martin Cunningham	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Daniel Zollo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Eric Francis	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Donald Kipp	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2015
Kevon Sample	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Philip Picciano	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Novaidul Neon	Sergeant	Asian male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2016
Dmitry Durets	Sergeant	White male	White male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 57 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Robin Taveras	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Francis Clough	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Chavatte	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
Christophe Schlanger	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Pete Massa	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Diaz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2018
Timothy Jaycox	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2010
Annmarie Guerra	Sergeant	Hispanic female	White female, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Peter Guido	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Robert Bracero	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2010
John Chavatte	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Farid Aliyev	Sergeant	White male	White male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Vincent Calderone	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kevin Breen	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Raymond Festino	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Rodney Harrison	Sergeant	Black male	Not available male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Francisco Perez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mario Morales	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Marianela Tejada	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Seminara	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Martin Gimenez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 56 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Wilson Quiles	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Bryan Ortiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2018
Robert Kelly	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Erik Depasquale	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Nikolaos Stefopoulos	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
David Shimshi	Sergeant	White male	White female, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Adan Munoz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Adan Munoz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2015
Henry Daverin	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Hopkins	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
Martin Gimenez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2011
Richard Cohen	Sergeant	White male	White male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Timothy Burke	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 43 years old	Exonerated	2018
Jose Santory	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2018
Miguel Figueroa	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Timothy Burke	Sergeant	White male	Black male	Exonerated	2018
Alexi Serpani	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2017
John Keane	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
David Shimshi	Sergeant	White male	White male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
John Keane	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Keane	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Vincent Fontana	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Carl Scogmanillo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2018
Craig Basler	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Robert Falcone	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2019
Jason Sanders	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kevin Kavanagh	Sergeant	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jude Reimbeau	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2008
Gene Etoria	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2005
Bekim Kalicovic	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Darren King	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Neils Veras	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Raymond Tomins	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Thomas Kid	Sergeant	White male	White male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Angel Vasquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Lesly Charles	Sergeant	Black male	Other Race male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Marco Gonzalez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2007
Claudio Ramirez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Michael Weber	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Kreshnik Bakraqi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2014
Albert Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Adriano Deleon	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Jonathan Hom	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
John Ferrara	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 62 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jose Santory	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2019
Brian Bartley	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Cesar Gomez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Angel Delgado	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 61 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Zoilo Encarnacion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 63 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Kreshnik Bakraqi	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Thomas Casey	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Thomas Casey	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
David Grieco	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2019
Daniel Sbarra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006

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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.