Abuse of Authority: VEHICLE STOP - The NYPD Files

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Abuse of Authority: Vehicle Stop

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

824

Complaints

853

Allegations

1,094

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
Charles Cavallaro	Sergeant	White male	Unknown male	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Katrina Forrester	Detective	Black female	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Jonathan Taveras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2016
Erik Depasquale	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2016
Ryan Pretty	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2016
Ananda Mirandamessner	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Unknown male, 81 years old	Exonerated	2016
Kevon Sample	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Bryan Scheblein	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Christophe Walsh	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2016
Victor Rosario	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Ryan	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Joseph Franco	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Timothy Gaven	Detective	White male	Other Race male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
Juby Thomas	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Pugliese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Rafael Figueroa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2016
Albert Garcia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Angelo Machicote	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 71 years old	Exonerated	2016
Brendan Grace	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2016
Paul Farella	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Waylon Fradera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2016
Tony Cuoco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
William Taylor	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Jose Torres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2016
Michael Butler	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
Joseph Gulotta	Inspector	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Taylor	Deputy Inspector	White male	Black female, 39 years old	Exonerated	2016
Dany Fana	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2016
Louis Villegas	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
Sean Aman	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
John Quis	Police Officer	White male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Daniel Dallemand	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Daniel Guida	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Froehlich	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2016
Mark Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Samuel Hui	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Edmundo Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Christophe Napolitano	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
Risel Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
Jose Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2016
Elijah Austin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2016
Brian Holshek	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Jamar Goddard	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Vincent Agostino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Christophe Ogarro	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
Wesley Fradera	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Tomasz Pulawski	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2016
Kevin Deleon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Delores Mitchell	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2016
Keenen Adamsedwards	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
David Quattrocchi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2016
Daquan Bendele	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Michael Carrieri	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kevin Deleon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
David Quattrocchi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Washington Zurita	Lieutenant	Hispanic male	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Michael Mccarthy	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Charles Cavallaro	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2017
Mordecai Austrie	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2017
Brian Holshek	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Brian Volpi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2017
Jack Dagnese	Police Officer	White male	White male, 73 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Keith Figueroa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Gregory Kielb	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2017
Ashleigh Sofia	Sergeant	White female	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Nanhao Chen	Lieutenant	Asian male	Black male, 67 years old	Exonerated	2017
Daniel Campbell	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Daniel Campbell	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Daniel Campbell	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Edgar Rivera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
William Diab	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
William Diab	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2017
Michael Laborde	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2017
Edwin Ching	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Franklin Bohr	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Miroslav Maric	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Miroslav Maric	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Miroslav Maric	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Ariel Eusebio	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2017
Nicholas Kane	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Marco Morrone	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Angelo Pizzarro	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2017
Elmer Pastran	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Asian male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2017
Dany Fana	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Robert Giery	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2017
Thomas Mccue	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2017
Stephen Schmitt	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2017
Stephen Hillmann	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Noel Alphonso	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2017
Diery Louis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Kevin Nicoll	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2017
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Steven Cruver	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Aman Rana	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2017
Nicholas Ventimiglia	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Thomas Sheridan	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Abiola Browne	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Juan Rodriguez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017

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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.