Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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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
Timothy Fox Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Juan Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2018
Robert Eysel Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Alexander Lopez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Matthew Shaw Police Officer White male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Leo Bonacasa Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Exonerated 2018
Michael Temperino Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Richard Browne Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Christian Cayenne Police Officer Black male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Timothy Gaven Detective White male Black female, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Frank Ryan Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Jonathan Hom Sergeant Asian male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Elmer Pastran Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Gary Leite Police Officer White male White female, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Robert Dominicci Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Matthew Librizzi Police Officer White male Black female, 36 years old Exonerated 2018
Michael Pyzikiewicz Police Officer White male Asian male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Brian Alexander Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Nairobi Grayson Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2018
Matthew Finn Police Officer White male White male, 45 years old Exonerated 2018
Brian Alexander Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Brian Alexander Sergeant White male Black male, 60 years old Exonerated 2018
Soney Varghese Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 21 years old Exonerated 2018
Daniel Rivas Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 75 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Saquoi Harris Police Officer Black male Black male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Joseph Dionisi Police Officer White male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2018
Irene Bonicadelgado Detective Hispanic female White male, 66 years old Exonerated 2018
Jonathan Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Ryan Olsen Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Ashley Griffith Police Officer Black male Black female, 48 years old Exonerated 2018
Joseph Villarreal Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Exonerated 2018
Charles Cavallaro Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Exonerated 2018
Matthew Lambert Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2018
Joseph Villarreal Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Kinsella Sergeant White male Black male, 43 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Brian Muldowney Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
James Zozzaro Detective White male Black male, 42 years old Exonerated 2018
Lance Walter Police Officer White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2018
Jonathan Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Brian Muldowney Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2018
Andrew Fago Detective White male Hispanic male, 48 years old Exonerated 2018
Rochael Vasquez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 28 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2018
Matthew Palmerini Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
William Froehlich Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Richard Lavelle Sergeant White male Black male, 32 years old Exonerated 2017
Daniel Campbell Lieutenant White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Marie Pilieci Police Officer White female Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Daniel Guida Sergeant White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2017
Nikolaos Stefopoulos Sergeant White male Black male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Eric Kim Police Officer Asian male Black male, 63 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Juan Rodriguez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Martin Cunningham Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Daniel Campbell Lieutenant White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steve Crozier Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Cesar Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2017
Julio Meyreles Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Nikolaos Stefopoulos Sergeant White male White male, 61 years old Exonerated 2017
David Grieco Sergeant White male Other Race female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Joseph Pierce Sergeant White male Refused male, 26 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Michael Heinz Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Aman Rana Police Officer Asian male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2017
Marco Morrone Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
William Diab Lieutenant White male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steven Ramunno Detective White male Hispanic male, 53 years old Exonerated 2017
Steven Cruver Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Stephen Hillmann Sergeant White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Nanhao Chen Lieutenant Asian male Black male, 67 years old Exonerated 2017
Diery Louis Police Officer Black male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Daniel Campbell Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Andre Morris Police Officer Black male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
William Diab Lieutenant White male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2017
Brendan Murphy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Fizgeralda Herndonsoto Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 63 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2017
Joel Ayala Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Angelo Pizzarro Detective Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2017
Mordecai Austrie Police Officer Black male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2017
Edgar Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Edwin Ching Sergeant Asian male Hispanic male, 26 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
Robert Giery Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Exonerated 2017
Miroslav Maric Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
James Lukeson Police Officer White male White male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Miroslav Maric Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Daniel Nunez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Dany Fana Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 28 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
Franklin Bohr Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Miroslav Maric Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Keith Figueroa Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Charles Cavallaro Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Exonerated 2017
Thomas Mccue Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Mccarthy Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Kevin Morgan Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Washington Zurita Lieutenant Hispanic male Black female, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Brian Volpi Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Kitwane Lewis Police Officer Black male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2017
George Taylor Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Brandon Gembecki Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 37 years old Unsubstantiated 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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