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
Leonardo Nimo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Julio Hernandez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Edgard Calderon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2009
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	White female	Unsubstantiated	2009
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	White male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Ramiro Ruiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Perry	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jason Brunson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Patrick Horkan	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sasha Rosen	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sasha Rosen	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2009
Waziri Rumala	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	Black female, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Waziri Rumala	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2009
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Sasha Rosen	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2009
Charles Cavallaro	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Anthony Leitao	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Anthony Leitao	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gerald Cucchiara	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2009
Zoilo Encarnacion	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Barbara Fischer	Sergeant	White female	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Joseph Azevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Robert Roda	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Jacy Reese	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christophe Friscia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Min Kim	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Dannecker	Sergeant	White male	White female, 17 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gilbert Barkman	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Raso	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Gary Calhoun	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Gilbert Barkman	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 24 years old	Exonerated	2009
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gregory Pekera	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Joseph Dipreta	Detective	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
Dion Edwards	Detective	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Anthony Proscia	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Exonerated	2009
Michael Cusumano	Police Officer	White male	White male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2009
Gregory Pekera	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Michael Bellagamba	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2009
David Cuce	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
Matthew Fried	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2009
Rikkie Dookie	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2009
Christophe White	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2009
Sean Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
James Mccullough	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Exonerated	2009
Brian Ellensohn	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Corey Gresko	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2008
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Howard Zweben	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael Tarulli	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2008
John Cascone	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 36 years old	Exonerated	2008
Joseph Scialabba	Detective	White male	Black male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Nicholas Norris	Police Officer	Black male	Unknown female	Exonerated	2008
Michael Kelly	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Gerardo Perrone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Lamont Gibson	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael Raso	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2008
Arsenio Camilo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Michael Ingram	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2008
Terence Curran	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2008
Clifton Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	White female, 28 years old	Exonerated	2008
Thomas Fusco	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Louis Latorre	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Gary Messina	Lieutenant	White male	Black female, 48 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jens Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2008
Raymond Higgins	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Robert Admirand	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
Robert Admirand	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Jens Maldonado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2008
Marc Klausner	Sergeant	White male	White male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Louis Dambrosio	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2008
Thomas Fusco	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2008
Justin Puccia	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Lynn Ruger	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2008
Ryan Foy	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Albert Jackson	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2008
Frederic Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Leonard Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2008
Florencio Arquer	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael Burbridge	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 23 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jose Ortiz	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 61 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
James Kelly	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Scott Dalessandro	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 67 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
John Ryan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael Guzzino	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Daniel Young	Police Officer	White male	White female, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Carlos Lewis	Sergeant	Black male	American Indian male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Arthur Golfphin	Police Officer	Black male	Other Race male, 52 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Kieran Fox	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 23 years old	Exonerated	2008
Natasha Friday	Sergeant	Black female	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Instructions)	2008
Francisco Ponce	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2008
Angel Delgado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Christophe Esposito	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2008
Robert Hawreluk	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2008
Anthony Lustica	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Robert Hawreluk	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2008
Michael White	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008

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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.