Why Does Jessica Tisch Keep Stocking the NYPD's Most Problematic Unit With Problematic Cops?
An analysis of public records shows Tisch has assigned and promoted dozens of officers with troubling records to Community Response Teams.
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An analysis of public records shows Tisch has assigned and promoted dozens of officers with troubling records to Community Response Teams.
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.
"Frankly," Judge Colleen McMahon wrote in her ruling, "this is not even a close call."
After the fire truck pulled up to the federal building where more than 100 people are being held, a van of the sort ICE uses to transport detainees sped out past protesters.