Win Rozario, who had called 911 in distress, was holding scissors when two police officers shot him. The New York attorney general said it was unlikely the officers would be convicted. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings”
This City Was Forced to Overhaul Its Police Department. Crime Plummeted.
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2025
A federal judge said she was prepared to release Newark from a 2016 consent decree imposed after investigators found the city’s police routinely used excessive force and conducted unconstitutional stops and searches. Source: New York Times
Fred Queller, Lawyer in a Notable Domestic Violence Case, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2025
His client was 6 years old when her father savagely beat her during a visitation. Her mother had warned police that he was dangerous, but they ignored her. Source: New York Times
Off-Duty N.Y.P.D. Officer Shoots Man Who Tried to Rob Her at Penn Station
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2025
The man attempted to rob the police officer and another off-duty officer in plain clothes. The man was in stable condition after being struck in the arm. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Watchdog Agency Is Investigating Deaths in Police Custody
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
Nine people have died this year, about half the toll at this time last year. Advocacy and legal groups say the city is still not doing enough to ensure the safety of its detainees. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Officers Face Misconduct Charges in Fatal Shooting of Win Rozario
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2025
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s decision to bring departmental charges against the two officers follows a finding that they used excessive force against the man, Win Rozario. Source: New York Times
NYPD Used Excessive Force in Fatal Shooting of Queens Man, Board Says
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2025
Win Rozario, 19, was having a mental health crisis when he called 911 seeking help. A police oversight board found that the officers who responded abused their authority. Source: New York Times
Mamdani Says He Will Apologize for Calling the N.Y.P.D. Racist in 2020
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who won the mayoral primary, said the department was racist and homophobic in a social media post. Source: New York Times
Disciplinary Charges Dismissed Against Top New York Police Official Jeffrey Maddrey
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
An oversight board had recommended that Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, be punished for interfering with an arrest. Commissioner Edward Caban dismissed the case. Source: New York Times
Police Fatally Shoot Queens Man Who Brandished Scissors, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
The victim’s brother contradicted aspects of the police account of the shooting and said his mother had been restraining her son when officers fired their guns. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Protesters to Receive $13 Million From New York
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2023
The city settled a major class-action lawsuit that said unlawful police tactics had violated the rights of more than 1,000 people who protested after Mr. Floyd’s killing. Source: New York Times
5 New Haven Officers Charged in Paralysis of Black Man They Transported
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
The man was being taken to a Connecticut police station when the driver of a police van hit the brakes hard, shattering the man’s spine. Source: New York Times
NYPD Watchdog Will Investigate Racial Profiling Complaints
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
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
Rochester to Pay $12 Million Over Daniel Prude’s Death After Police Restrained Him
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
Daniel Prude died in March 2020 after police officers put a mesh hood over his head and pressed his face into the pavement. Source: New York Times
Homeless Shelter Officer Is Suspended After Hitting a Resident
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
The officer, from the Department of Homeless Services police, was caught on video striking a 21-year-old Venezuelan migrant in the face. Source: New York Times