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This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date.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 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
Abiola Browne Police Officer Black female Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
George Taylor Sergeant White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Sean Collins Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2017
David Velez Police Officer Hispanic male Asian male, 25 years old Exonerated 2017
Eduard Nogol Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 38 years old Exonerated 2017
William Froehlich Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Juan Pichardo Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Amjad Kasaji Detective White male Other Race female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
David Grieco Sergeant White male Other Race female, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Nicholas Kane Police Officer White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
William Pugliese Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Harris Haskovic Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Anthony Bomparola Police Officer White male Black male, 46 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2017
Stephen Schmitt Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2017
James Williams Detective White male White male, 23 years old Exonerated 2017
Anthony Bomparola Police Officer White male Black male, 49 years old Exonerated 2017
Miroslav Maric Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Triston Trunk Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Nanhao Chen Lieutenant Asian male Black male, 67 years old Exonerated 2017
David Sammarco Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Jack Dagnese Police Officer White male White male, 73 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Ashleigh Sofia Sergeant White female Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Scott Hughes Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 51 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Bryan Scheblein Police Officer White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Anderson Ortiz Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Louis Villegas Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2017
Michael Laborde Police Officer Black male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2017
Gregory Kielb Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Martin Cunningham Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Cesar Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 45 years old Exonerated 2017
Noel Alphonso Police Officer Black male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2017
Phillip Johnson Police Officer Black male Black male, 26 years old Exonerated 2017
Steven Cruver Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steve Crozier Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Steven Ramunno Detective White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Exonerated 2017
Steven Lopez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 46 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Moses Lebron Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2017
Nicholas Ventimiglia Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2017
Charles Cavallaro Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Jonathan Taveras Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2016
Domenick Lagomarsine Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2016
Angelo Machicote Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 71 years old Exonerated 2016
Donald Kipp Sergeant White male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2016
Daniel Gasperetti Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2016
Charles Cavallaro Sergeant White male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Ananda Mirandamessner Police Officer Hispanic female Unknown male, 81 years old Exonerated 2016
Terrance Lloyd Police Officer Black male Black male, 58 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Daniel Guida Sergeant White male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2016
David Lamarre Police Officer Black male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2016
Charles Cavallaro Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Daniel Dallemand Sergeant Black male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Mandeep Singh Police Officer Asian male Black female, 26 years old Exonerated 2016
Vincent Agostino Police Officer White male Black male, 36 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Sean Aman Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2016
Jonathan Re Police Officer White male Other Race male, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
William Taylor Deputy Inspector White male Black male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Henry Daverin Sergeant White male Not available Exonerated 2016
Henry Daverin Sergeant White male Black male, 44 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Butler Sergeant White male Black male, 23 years old Exonerated 2016
John Ryan Lieutenant White male Black male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Yurantz Assade Police Officer White male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Teddy Duroc Police Officer Black male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Victor Rosario Detective Hispanic male Black male, 39 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Nelson Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2016
Louis Villegas Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2016
Matthew Demaio Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Exonerated 2016
Joseph Signorile Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2016
Brian Ilund Detective White male Black female, 32 years old Exonerated 2016
Waylon Fradera Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 38 years old Exonerated 2016
Bryan Scheblein Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Sean Kern Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 31 years old Exonerated 2016
Ahmd Ayoubi Police Officer White male Black male, 60 years old Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions) 2016
Edmundo Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Edmundo Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
William Taylor Deputy Inspector White male Black female, 39 years old Exonerated 2016
Nelson Reyes Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2016
Jonathan Martinez Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Edmundo Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Michael Mccarthy Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2016
Joel Ayala Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Wesley Fradera Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 32 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Thomas Ramirez Detective Hispanic male Asian male, 33 years old Exonerated 2016
Joel Ayala Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Joel Ayala Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Yilson Melendez Police Officer Hispanic male White male, 45 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Andry Duarte Detective Hispanic male Hispanic female, 38 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
Richard Charles Police Officer Black male Asian male, 33 years old Exonerated 2016
Joel Ayala Police Officer Hispanic male Unknown male, 34 years old Exonerated 2016
Brian Holshek Sergeant White male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Michael Carrieri Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Erik Depasquale Sergeant White male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2016
Daquan Bendele Sergeant Black male Black male, 48 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Stephen Hillmann Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Christophe Ogarro Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 24 years old Exonerated 2016
Jolan Lewis Police Officer Black male Black male, 21 years old Exonerated 2016
William Schumacher Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2016
Adam Conlin Detective White male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2016
David Oyague Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 35 years old Substantiated (Command Discipline A) 2016
Juby Thomas Police Officer Asian male White male, 23 years old Exonerated 2016
Kevin Morgan Police Officer White male Black male, 44 years old Substantiated (Formalized Training) 2016
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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