Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Search

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
Darryl Schwartz Detective White male Hispanic female, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Francisco Diaz Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Michael Scally Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Elmer Pastran Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 30 years old Exonerated 2018
Roodly Demorcy Police Officer Black male Black female, 52 years old Exonerated 2018
James Holder Police Officer Black male Black male, 60 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Henry Daverin Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Elmer Pastran Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2018
Jason Guzman Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 57 years old Exonerated 2018
Alberto Pizarro Detective Hispanic male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Raymond Russo Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Robert Dominicci Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Exonerated 2018
Joseph Villarreal Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Stephen Allocca Police Officer White male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Matthew Sabella Police Officer White male Black female, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Garrett Taverna Police Officer White male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2018
Bryan Ortiz Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Frank Recca Police Officer White male White male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Matthew Lambert Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Danny Aguilar Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
James Gale Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Aleksandr Kovalenko Sergeant White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Leo Bonacasa Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
David Bleck Police Officer White male White male, 75 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Colin Austin Lieutenant Black male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2018
Frank Desiderato Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Timothy Gaven Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Vincent Dima Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Timothy Gaven Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Volodymyr Burdeynyy Police Officer White male Black male, 43 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Matthew Librizzi Police Officer White male Black female, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Julio Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 43 years old Exonerated 2018
Julio Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 48 years old Exonerated 2018
Richard Danese Police Officer White male Black female, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ariel Klepadlo Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2018
Jena Leocadio Police Officer Black female Black male, 49 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Wilfredo Benitez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Brett Woodard Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Exonerated 2018
Eleodoro Perez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 24 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Richard Danese Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Timothy Gaven Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
David Fitchik Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ryan Snavely Police Officer White male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2018
Joseph Schwaner Police Officer White male Black male, 50 years old Exonerated 2018
Frank Ryan Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Mccarthy Police Officer White male White male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Liam Ohara Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Juan Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2018
Raymond Wong Police Officer Asian male Black male, 52 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Philippe Vukosa Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Steven Lopez Detective White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jonathan Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Andre Morris Police Officer Black male Unknown male, 18 years old Exonerated 2018
Vincent Siraco Police Officer White male Black male, 47 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Louis Dambrosio Detective White male Unknown not described, 27 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Eric Iocco Police Officer White male White male, 62 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Michael Alpers Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
David Fitchik Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2018
Liam Ohara Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
David Grieco Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2018
Cory Levy Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Isaac Souchak Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Lawrice Crawford Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jose Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
James Holder Police Officer Black male Black male, 43 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Charles Cavallaro Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Sean Collins Police Officer White male Black female, 24 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
John Becerra Sergeant Hispanic male Not available , 59 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Edgar Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Kevin Mccarthy Sergeant White male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Kristina Lopez Police Officer Hispanic female Black female, 52 years old Exonerated 2018
Michael Calle Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Thomas Smith Captain White male Hispanic female, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Mike Suarez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Liam Ohara Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2018
Bryan Polster Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Stephanie Mazza Police Officer White female Other Race male, 35 years old Exonerated 2017
Joshua Marte Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
George Taylor Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Gabriel Cuadros Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 34 years old Exonerated 2017
Anderson Ortiz Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Eduard Nogol Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Eduard Nogol Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2017
Joseph Campbell Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline B) 2017
Filastin Srour Lieutenant White female Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Kiesha Lawhorne Police Officer Black female Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Angelo Pizzarro Detective Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2017
Oscar Nunez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Michael Whelan Sergeant White male Hispanic female, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Darren Sukennikoff Police Officer White male Asian male, 23 years old Exonerated 2017
Aleksandr Pasynkov Sergeant White male White male, 34 years old Exonerated 2017
Pedro Vallecillo Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Elmer Pastran Police Officer Hispanic male Asian male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Jack Dagnese Police Officer White male White male, 73 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Kevin Nicoll Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2017
Soney Varghese Police Officer Asian male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2017
Jack Dagnese Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Gagliardi Police Officer White male Other Race male, 36 years old Exonerated 2017
Robert Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2017
Anthony Lamberti Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 27 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2017
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.
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