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
Michael Cappellano	Police Officer	White male	White male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Richard Vetrano	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Yevgeniy Zaytsev	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 51 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Rafael Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Pedro Almanzar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
David Marconi	Detective	White male	White male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Dominic Ruggiero	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Darrel Oneill	Detective	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Peter Curran	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Vincent Ciardiello	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Thomas Reo	Detective	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Orlando Phillip	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Ryan	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2014
John Ryan	Sergeant	White male	White male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Felix Cortez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Brian Worthington	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Anthony Wright	Detective	Black male	White male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Daniel Haggerty	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christophe Kearney	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Rodney Wikira	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Dicecco	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Pete Massa	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Thomas Woods	Detective	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Steve Crozier	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Brian Clements	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Daniel Gukelberger	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2013
Trevor Baronette	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2013
Gerald Stlouis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Christophe Denny	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
John Gumpel	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Lee	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2013
Michael Mchugh	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2013
Kenneth Vencak	Police Officer	White male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Thomas Martilla	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 45 years old	Exonerated	2013
Christophe Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2013
William Pierce	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Michael Lunetta	Police Officer	White male	White male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2013
Terrell Anderson	Sergeant	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kelvin Peralta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Kelvin Peralta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Rosa Gonzaleznoa	Detective	Hispanic female	Black male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Justin Delmonico	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2013
Jared Tepperman	Detective	White male	Black female, 46 years old	Exonerated	2013
Edgar Clases	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2013
Andrew Fago	Detective	White male	White male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jose Sandoval	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Eric Healy	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Anthony Gonzalez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Rafael Morales	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Haley	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Andre Blake	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Carlos Corporan	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2013
Michele Butera	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 53 years old	Exonerated	2013
Richard Charles	Police Officer	Black male	Black female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2013
Robert Hawreluk	Police Officer	White male	White male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
William Morris	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Atara Ashford	Police Officer	Hispanic female	White male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Mark Scarlatelli	Detective	White male	Black female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Patrick Thompson	Police Officer	White male	Refused male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Timothy Rizzo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
James Conn	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Clifford Louis	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2013
Charlie Little	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Kimberly Washington	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
William Matthies	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Russo	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Luis Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Stephen Hillmann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jason Jansky	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Francisco Perez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Joseph Nicosia	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Ryan Puglisi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Robert Mcginn	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Aleksandr Pasynkov	Police Officer	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Aaron Klein	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Aaron Klein	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2012
Hemadeh Fattah	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Siu Lam	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Joseph Redmond	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2012
William Beattie	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2012
Konrad Zakiewicz	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Wilding Aguasanta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White female, 43 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jared Rothschild	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Aaron Lohman	Police Officer	White male	Not available male	Exonerated	2012
Robert Orlando	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
John Ryan	Sergeant	White male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Emrah Ates	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Frank Lupo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 54 years old	Exonerated	2012
Stephen Dimassa	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 55 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Bruce Ceparano	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jason Bernfeld	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2012
James Famiano	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2012
Paul Oconnor	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Donato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012

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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.