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
Christophe Crain	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2008
Louis Dambrosio	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2008
Christophe Zaleski	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jennifer Lavelle	Police Officer	White female	Black female, 22 years old	Exonerated	2008
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Anthony Kotarski	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 45 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
James Mcgarry	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2008
Richard Pignatelli	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Michael White	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Wilmar Mejia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Michael Dannecker	Sergeant	White male	White male, 31 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Derek Lenart	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Louis Latorre	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Marc Klausner	Sergeant	White male	White male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jose Tabora	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown female	Exonerated	2008
Gilbert Barkman	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
William Glynn	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2007
Flavio Rodriguez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Janene Johnson	Police Officer	Black female	Black male, 63 years old	Exonerated	2007
Diego Dotres	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2007
Alexander Wancel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Miguel Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Lawrence Fiorello	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Gene Etoria	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Anthony Anglisano	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 59 years old	Exonerated	2007
Frank Jurs	Police Officer	White male	Other Race male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Michael Raso	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
William Beattie	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Bryan Zuccaro	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christophe Siani	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2007
Leonard Clarke	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Richard Lavelle	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jon Derise	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Mack Lipinski	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Je Chai	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Thomas Casey	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Robert Reed	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2007
Robert Henderson	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2007
Eric Beckel	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jason Reynolds	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 28 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Anthony Romero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Ruben Alvarez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 60 years old	Exonerated	2007
Richard Gibson	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2007
Vaughan Ettienne	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Raymond Abear	Police Officer	Asian male	Other Race male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Frank Lupo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jonathan Leon	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 39 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Kevin Maloney	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 45 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Matzinger	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Bilal Ates	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Brunetti	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Brunetti	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Joseph Stynes	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Miguel Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
John Ogorman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Jason Sharp	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Darryl Mack	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2007
Felix Gross	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Ernst	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2007
Gary Messina	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Exonerated	2007
Edward Reardon	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Luis Cabrera	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jennifer Lavelle	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Marianela Tejada	Sergeant	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
Michael Dunn	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2007
Joseph Agosta	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brendan Owens	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mark Holder	Detective	Black male	Other Race male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Christophe Wit	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2007
Kishon Hickman	Sergeant	Black male	White male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Robin Crucey	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 63 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christophe Daly	Police Officer	White male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2007
Juan Ortiz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black female, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2007
William Sommer	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2007
Robert Admirand	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jeremiah Williams	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
John Rajan	Sergeant	Asian male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jose Bonilla	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Carlos Vazquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Brendan Obrien	Detective	White male	Black female, 55 years old	Exonerated	2007
William Buchanan	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Anthony Leitao	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2007
Gregory Pekera	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2007
Gregory Pekera	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 42 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Robert Oswald	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 40 years old	Exonerated	2007
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	White male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Joseph Agosta	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2006
Shawn Gallagher	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Exonerated	2006
Ralph Cilento	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Wilmar Mejia	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2006
Mike Civil	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2006
Rudolph Hall	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 47 years old	Exonerated	2006
Larry Burnham	Lieutenant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Exonerated	2006
Robert Oswald	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 38 years old	Exonerated	2006
Norman Grandstaff	Sergeant	White male	Asian male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2006
Emilio Aponte	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2006
Scott Cote	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006

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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.