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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Mitchell | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Jason Garcia | Detective | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Adriano Deleon | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Flavio Rodriguez | Lieutenant | Hispanic male | Other Race male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2018 |
| Jose Santory | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Andrew Nash | Detective | White male | Not available | Exonerated | 2018 |
| Marlon Wright | Police Officer | Black male | Unknown male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Franklin Diaz | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Charles Hillery | Police Officer | Black male | Black female, 49 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Timothy Lerner | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 40 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2018 |
| Ian Abramowitz | Police Officer | White male | Black female, 25 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2018 |
| Thomas Bodai | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 21 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2018 |
| Cesar Gomez | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Kevon Sample | Lieutenant | Black male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Mejia | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Robert Rodriguez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| David Shimshi | Sergeant | White male | White female, 60 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Mohammed Rios | Detective | Hispanic male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Sean Murphy | Police Officer | White male | White male, 50 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Jesus Ramos | Police Officer | Hispanic male | White male, 29 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Bruce Ceparano | Captain | White male | Not available | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Derrick Mcintosh | Police Officer | Black male | Hispanic male, 33 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Edward Pellerano | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 26 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Martin Cunningham | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Black male, 41 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Edgar Rivera | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| John Facchini | Detective | White male | Black male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Becker | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 35 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Mobeen Yasin | Sergeant | Asian male | White male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Daniel Castaldo | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 30 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Matthew Medina | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Louis Villegas | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Peter Borisenko | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 15 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Ronit Vyas | Police Officer | Asian male | Asian male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Gergis | Police Officer | White male | White male, 21 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| Matthew Medina | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 54 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Mary Cunningham | Police Officer | White female | Asian male, 38 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Peter Guido | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic female, 14 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Alexi Serpani | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 26 years old | Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) | 2017 |
| Alexander Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 32 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2017 |
| Christophe Moroni | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nicholas Kane | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male, 16 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Soney Varghese | Police Officer | Asian male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Erek Powers | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 45 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Mohammed Rios | Detective | Hispanic male | Black female, 30 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Michael Loeffel | Police Officer | White male | White female, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| John Keane | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Byran Pitts | Detective | Black male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Andre Teterycz | Sergeant | White male | White female, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Kaz Daughtry | Detective | Black male | Black male, 27 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Steven Rupnick | Police Officer | White male | Unknown male | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Eric Delman | Lieutenant | White male | Black male, 19 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Eric Delman | Lieutenant | White male | Black female, 18 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Leonardo Nimo | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2017 |
| Christian Cayenne | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Steven Rupnick | Police Officer | White male | Unknown not described | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Dany Fana | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| James Miles | Detective | Black male | Black male, 55 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Christian Cayenne | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | 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 |
| Malachi Mckenith | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 52 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Malachi Mckenith | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 13 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Peter Morales | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 22 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Gary Aaronson | Police Officer | White male | Other Race male, 68 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Raphael Sylvestre | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Bobby Glover | Police Officer | Black male | White male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Daniel Boylan | Police Officer | White male | Not available | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Christian Cayenne | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 23 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Thomas Nicoletti | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Substantiated (Charges) | 2017 |
| John Chavatte | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Patrick Smith | Detective | American Indian male | Unknown male | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Nicolas Mahuad | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 52 years old | Exonerated | 2017 |
| Malachi Mckenith | Police Officer | Black male | Black male, 13 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2017 |
| Patrick Smith | Detective | American Indian male | Hispanic male, 31 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2017 |
| Eric Francis | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 28 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| John Mcdonnell | Detective | White male | White female, 70 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Lewellyn Alvarez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black female, 28 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Risel Martinez | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline B) | 2016 |
| Joel Ayala | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 21 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Sean Kern | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Unknown male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Miguele Amoresano | Sergeant | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 49 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Rudy Anzalone | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 36 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Bradley Field | Police Officer | White male | Black male, 40 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Michael Carrieri | Police Officer | White male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Nikolaos Stefopoulos | Sergeant | White male | Hispanic male, 43 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Mackenson Nelson | Sergeant | Black male | Black male, 26 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Kevin Maloney | Lieutenant | White male | Hispanic male, 37 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Aleksandr Kovalenko | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 27 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
| Erik Depasquale | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 32 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Stephen Jones | Police Officer | White male | White female, 70 years old | Exonerated | 2016 |
| Nicholas Norris | Detective | Black male | Hispanic male, 34 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Matthew Hart | Police Officer | White male | White male, 79 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Jose Moreno | Police Officer | Hispanic male | Black male, 11 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Hadi Saifi | Police Officer | Asian male | White male, 25 years old | Substantiated (Command Discipline A) | 2016 |
| Henry Daverin | Sergeant | White male | Black male, 33 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Andres Libreros | Detective | Hispanic male | Hispanic male, 24 years old | Unsubstantiated | 2016 |
| Andre Parker | Detective | Black male | Black male, 17 years old | Substantiated (Formalized Training) | 2016 |
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.