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
Patrick Smith	Police Officer	American Indian male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Patrick Smith	Detective	American Indian male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Patrick Smith	Detective	American Indian male	Unknown male	Unsubstantiated	2017
Ronit Vyas	Police Officer	Asian male	Asian male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Jonathan Ku	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Tsz Kwan	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Herman Lai	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 53 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Taejoong Kim	Police Officer	Asian male	Asian male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Hadi Saifi	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Jeffrey Arceo	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Novaidul Neon	Sergeant	Asian male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2016
Kaisser Surriga	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Soney Varghese	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Mobeen Yasin	Sergeant	Asian male	White male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2017
James Lee	Lieutenant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Jonathan Hom	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Glenn Ziminski	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Raymond Abear	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 16 years old	Exonerated	2019
Mandeep Singh	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Karanlall Brijbukhan	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Andrew Nguyen	Police Officer	Asian male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2019
Ramu Hiller	Detective	Asian male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
David Cheesewright	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2002
Shane Mathai	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2015
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Andrew Ho	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Miles Holman	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2013
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Frederick Lewis	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 59 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Dion Edwards	Detective	Black male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2018
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Mourad Mourad	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Jeremiah Williams	Detective	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Mourad Mourad	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kaz Daughtry	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Dennis Westbrook	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
David Terrell	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2005
Leon Batson	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Darren Melhado	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Derrick Milligan	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2006
Marlon Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 17 years old	Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)	2018
Emilio Aponte	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Mackenson Nelson	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Dion Edwards	Detective	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Charles Hillery	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Andrew Lindsay	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Tyrone Thompson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 57 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Kenneth Douglas	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 16 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Erek Powers	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Charles Hillery	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 49 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2018
Garey Gordon	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Bobby Glover	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Eric Miller	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Vernon Kendrick	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2001
Mike Civil	Detective	Black male	White male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Vaughan Ettienne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Craig Wright	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Vaughan Ettienne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
James Miles	Detective	Black male	Black male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Damon Martin	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Christophe Mcdonald	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2010
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
James Whitlock	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Anthony Jones	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2016
Christophe Mcdonald	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Kevin Cox	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Troy Peacock	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Shaquan Harvin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Dalsh Veve	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Burt Antoine	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Rodney Harrison	Sergeant	Black male	Not available male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2003
Eric Downes	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2005
Phillip Atkins	Detective	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Ahmad Brannon	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2019
Maurice Harrington	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Andre Morris	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Kevon Sample	Lieutenant	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2017
George Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jensen Dayle	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Herve Francois	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Joel Crooms	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
Sean Christian	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2014
Jean Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2004
Stacey Ellis	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Thomas Cozart	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Gerald Williams	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2010

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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.