The Civilian Complaint Review Board can now investigate claims of racial profiling and recommend disciplinary measures. It will also begin examining instances when body cameras aren’t turned on. Source: New York Times
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Off-Duty Police Officer Hospitalized After Skull Is Fractured in Robbery
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2022
Three men wanted in a score of crimes attacked the 48-year-old officer, N.Y.P.D. officials said. He was in critical condition. Source: New York Times
2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Placed on Desk Duty After Fatal Crash in Queens
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2022
The police are investigating the officers’ role in a crash that killed two men who were riding an illegal ATV amid a crackdown on such vehicles. Source: New York Times
Biggest New York City Police Union Sues Over Vaccine Mandate
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2021
The Police Benevolent Association of New York said it opposed a vaccine mandate for police officers that does not allow the option of being tested weekly instead of being vaccinated. Source: New York Times
Yang and Adams spar over a police union endorsement.
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Source: New York Times
Ex-Shake Shack Manager Sues N.Y.P.D. Unions Over Bogus Poison Claim
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
As tensions between protesters and the police grew last year, three officers said they’d been attacked with tainted milkshakes. They hadn’t. Source: New York Times
Grand Jury Votes Not to Indict Buffalo Police Officers Accused of Shoving Protester
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
The officers had been charged with assault after a widely shared video showed them pushing Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protester who landed hard on the sidewalk. Source: New York Times
This Police Union Suspended 8 Members. Seven Are Black.
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
The union in a small New Jersey city punished the officers after they expressed support for two chiefs, both of whom are also Black. Source: New York Times
How New York City’s Police Unions Embraced Trump
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2020
The unions’ leadership is mostly white, suburban and Republican, setting it apart from an increasingly diverse police force and the city itself. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester to Face Charges
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2020
The police officer, who was recorded knocking down a young woman who questioned his order, surrendered himself on Tuesday. Source: New York Times