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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
David Lamarre	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Carlos Segovia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2016
Nelson Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Victor Rosario	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Hopkins	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2016
David Oyague	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Tony Cuoco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Tony Cuoco	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Not available	Exonerated	2016
Kevin Morgan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Bilal Ates	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
Thomas Ramirez	Detective	Hispanic male	Asian male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2016
Jonathan Taveras	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2016
Angel Delgado	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Refused male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2016
Stephan Carr	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Juby Thomas	Police Officer	Asian male	White male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
Rafael Figueroa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2016
Kevin Deleon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Kevin Deleon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Matthew Demaio	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2016
Paul Farella	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
Brian Ohanlon	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Sean Kern	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
Charles Cavallaro	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
David Quattrocchi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
John Quis	Police Officer	White male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Albert Garcia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
David Quattrocchi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Froehlich	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2016
Brendan Grace	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 52 years old	Exonerated	2016
William Pugliese	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Matthew Brustad	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 55 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Michael Mccarthy	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2016
John Ryan	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Miguel Pierre	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2016
Elijah Austin	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Charles Cavallaro	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Mandeep Singh	Police Officer	Asian male	Black female, 26 years old	Exonerated	2016
Philip Vaccarino	Detective	White male	Black female, 31 years old	Exonerated	2016
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2016
Joel Ayala	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Adam Conlin	Detective	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2016
Nelson Reyes	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2016
Christophe Walsh	Police Officer	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2016
Risel Martinez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2016
Samuel Hui	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Charles Cavallaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2016
Dany Fana	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2016
Mark Ward	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Ryan Hoffmann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Ryan Hoffmann	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Jamar Goddard	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic female, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Pamela Benites	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 58 years old	Exonerated	2015
Cory Smith	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Daniel Guida	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mark Sinatra	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2015
Daniel Dallemand	Sergeant	Black male	Unknown male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
Richard Mcknight	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Ramiro Ruiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Christyan Garcia	Detective	Hispanic male	White male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Ramiro Ruiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2015
Darnell Forrester	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 67 years old	Exonerated	2015
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	White female, 25 years old	Exonerated	2015
Raymond Higgins	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kenneth Sepulveda	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Other Race male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Matthew Cahill	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2015
John Loftus	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2015
Frank Amill	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2015
Patrick Cherry	Detective	White male	Asian male, 47 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
James Haley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Brendan Reilly	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2015
Patrick Jean	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 62 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Walter Valentin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Piero Lasaponara	Detective	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2015
Wayne Ngor	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2015
Wayne Ngor	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2015
Noel Gutierrez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Refused male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Miguel Frias	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Brian Manning	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Mauvin Bute	Lieutenant	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Daniel Gukelberger	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015
Jorge Sanabria	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2015
Joel Crooms	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Michael Mccaffrey	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Martin Palazzo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2015
Dalsh Veve	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Nikolaos Stefopoulos	Sergeant	White male	White male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2015
Michael Demonda	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2015
John King	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Delcar Savage	Detective	Hispanic female	Black female, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Qamar Zaman	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2015
Michael Carleo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2015
Timothy Terrillion	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2015
Shante Terrell	Detective	Black male	White male, 43 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2015

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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.