Abuse of Authority: VEHICLE SEARCH - The NYPD Files

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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

981

Complaints

1,170

Allegations

1,405

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
Brian Goldberg	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2011
Frank Sarrica	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2012
Vincent Dandraia	Police Officer	White male	American Indian male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2019
Andrew Hayes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2013
Emile Provencher	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2005
Samuel Hui	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2019
Brian Mahon	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2019
Darren Sukennikoff	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2017
Christophe Alvarado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2011
David Fitchik	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2018
Lauren Au	Police Officer	Asian female	White male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2015
Joseph Mcevoy	Detective	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2017
Joseph Mcevoy	Detective	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2019
Ariel Klepadlo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2018
Michael Nocerino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2011
Dmitry Durets	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2010
Albert Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2011
Brett Woodard	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2019
Abraham Arteaga	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2015
George Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2013
Michael White	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008
Thomas Fusco	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2008
Juan Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2012
Juan Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 32 years old	Exonerated	2014
Michael Lunetta	Police Officer	White male	White male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2013
Francisco Ponce	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2008
Eduard Nogol	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2017
Felix Graciani	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2008
Bryan Zuccaro	Detective	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2008
Bryan Zuccaro	Detective	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2008
Susana Ventura	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2014
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2009
John Tancredi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2007
Gary Calhoun	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2015
Sean Collins	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 30 years old	Exonerated	2017
Gary Leite	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2014
Roodly Demorcy	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2018
Christophe Muller	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2014
Robert Dominicci	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2018
Kristina Lopez	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black female, 52 years old	Exonerated	2018
Patrick Cortright	Lieutenant	White male	Unknown male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2003
Kevin Morgan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2015
Kevin Morgan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2016
Elmer Pastran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2018
Adnan Radoncic	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
David Ramirez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2019
Patrick Cortright	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2016
Justin Cracchiola	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jonvincent Testaccio	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2013
Rafael Santos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2019
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic female, 32 years old	Exonerated	2014
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2019
Bruce Ceparano	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2012
Kyle Stanley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2014
Kyle Stanley	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2014
Michael Miller	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2010
Frank Lupo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christophe White	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Michael Dannecker	Sergeant	White male	White female, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Douglas Carr	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2005
James Zozzaro	Detective	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2018
Elliot Colon	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2013
Gilbert Barkman	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
Vito Poliseno	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2016
Gilbert Barkman	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 39 years old	Exonerated	2010
Matthew Lambert	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2018
Jeffrey Mayo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 37 years old	Exonerated	2019
Henry Daverin	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2018
Kitwane Lewis	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2019
Thomas Woods	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2002
Angela Morris	Sergeant	Black female	Black female, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Tyler Howe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2018
Julio Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2006
Nikolaos Stefopoulos	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2008
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2015
Sasha Rosen	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2009
Tyler Howe	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2019
Mark Vazquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2012
Farid Aliyev	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 44 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jaime Arroyo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2003
Jamaal Arthur	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2015
Carl Roadarmel	Detective	White male	White male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2001
Anatoli Eltsov	Police Officer	White male	White male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2014
Gregory Pekera	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mark Xylas	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2015
Francis Bryant	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Anthony Wright	Police Officer	Black male	White female, 21 years old	Exonerated	2011
Andre Morris	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2018
Anthony Anglisano	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 59 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Fahmy	Detective	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2012
Luke Denesopolis	Sergeant	White male	White male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Michael Fahmy	Detective	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Junaid Saeed	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2019
Justin Simms	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2016
John Diaz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2018
Soney Varghese	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2017
Kevin Casey	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2010
David Sammarco	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jared Tepperman	Detective	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2013

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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.