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
Gary Aaronson	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 68 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Raymond Abear	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2019
Ian Abramowitz	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2018
Jose Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Wilfredo Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Francisco Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Taiwo Adeleke	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Danny Aguilar	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2015
Danny Aguilar	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Other Race female, 41 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2008
Nicholas Albano	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Nicholas Albergo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Michael Algerio	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Farid Aliyev	Sergeant	White male	White male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Farid Aliyev	Police Officer	White male	White male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
George Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Resembric Altamar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available , 24 years old	Exonerated	2019
Resembric Altamar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2019
Lewellyn Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 28 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
David Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Ruben Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Frank Amill	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Miguele Amoresano	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Mark Anderson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Alberto Angilletta	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Nathaniel Anthony	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Rudy Anzalone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Emilio Aponte	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Felix Arana	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jeffrey Arceo	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
James Argila	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Armstrong	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2003
Mourad Arslanbeck	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Mourad Arslanbeck	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Karla Arvayo	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Emrah Ates	Detective	White male	Black female, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Bilal Ates	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Mahmoud Attia	Police Officer	White male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Mahmoud Attia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Mahmoud Attia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2004
Momen Attia	Police Officer	White male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Elijah Austin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Yvonne Baez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 12 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Kreshnik Bakraqi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2014
Kreshnik Bakraqi	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Marco Balboni	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Frank Baldo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Louis Barbarelli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Joseph Barbella	Police Officer	White male	White male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2010
Joseph Barbella	Police Officer	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Charles Barberi	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	1999
Trevor Baronette	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2013
Edward Barry	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Brian Bartley	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Craig Basler	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Leon Batson	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
William Beattie	Police Officer	White male	Refused not described, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Becker	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Nicholas Bekas	Police Officer	White male	White male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Pamela Benites	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Scott Berger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Joseph Bermudez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available female	Unsubstantiated	2011
Merlyn Bermudez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Eric Bernard	Police Officer	White male	Other Race female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2016
Eric Bernard	Police Officer	White male	Other Race female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2016
Joseph Bieniewicz	Police Officer	White male	White male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Andre Blake	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Ricardo Bocachica	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Thomas Bodai	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 21 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Franklin Bohr	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2001
Ronald Bolte	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jose Bonilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Thornton Booker	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2006
Peter Borisenko	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
Sekou Bourne	Detective	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Sekou Bourne	Detective	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Daniel Boylan	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2017
Robert Bracero	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2010
Ahmad Brannon	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Kevin Breen	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jose Briceno	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jason Brown	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 29 years old	Exonerated	2018
Jason Brown	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Brown	Lieutenant	White male	Asian male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2014
Tiffany Brucewatson	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Tiffany Brucewatson	Police Officer	Black female	Black female, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Tiffany Brucewatson	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Sasha Brugal	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 34 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.