Did the NYPD Check If This Controversial Unit Was Making Constitutional Stops? Nope
A federal monitor's letter sent Monday says the department failed to audit the unit's stops, searches, and frisks for three years.
A federal monitor's letter sent Monday says the department failed to audit the unit's stops, searches, and frisks for three years.
J'ouvert revelers remember an era when you didn't have to choose between surveillance and safety.
After a number of false arrests, the Legal Aid Society wrote, "we are gravely concerned that the cases we have identified are only the tip of the iceberg."
The mayor wants New Yorkers to "be part of the public safety apparatus."
Cop unions lined up behind Adams on Thursday, with one major exception.
A spokesperson for the mayor pushed back by alleging that former interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon—whom Adams appointed—was "ineffective."
The NYPD claims it is investigating the incident, but the woman says she's not expecting justice or accountability to come from the department.
The NYPD's top judge determined that Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera likely killed Feliz during a traffic stop because he was "tired" of fighting with him, and then gave "self-serving statements fabricated to minimize his culpability" after the fact.
Selling promotions for $15,000, hiring friends for an elite unit because it "sounded cool," and more jaw-dropping accusations found in these complaints.
"I feel like the CCRB is covering police officers' tracks and making sure that they don't get in trouble, or they just receive slaps on the wrist."
Longtime immigration court observers say that federal agents working for ICE have created an unprecedented atmosphere of terror in their quest to deport as many New Yorkers as they can.