Letitia James says the police have used illegal and harmful tactics for years, and wants a federal monitor to oversee the department’s tactics at future demonstrations. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings”
Violence Surged in N.Y.C. in 2020 Amid Pandemic and Protests
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
A time without precedent saw huge increases in homicides and shootings in the city as some other types of crime plummeted. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Badly Mishandled George Floyd Protests, Watchdog Says
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2020
“I look back with remorse,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said after a city oversight agency found the department’s tactics “produced excessive enforcement.” Source: New York Times
Cathedral Shooting in Manhattan: What We Know About the Gunman
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Luis Vasquez grew up in the Manhattan neighborhood where he opened fire as an outdoor carol service ended. The police fatally shot him. Source: New York Times
Police Shooting in the Bronx: At Least 2 U.S. Marshals Shot
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
The marshals’ conditions were not immediately known after the shooting in the Wakefield neighborhood, officials said. One suspect was also wounded. Source: New York Times
Police Body Cameras Cited as ‘Powerful Tool’ Against Stop-and-Frisk Abuses
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2020
City police officers who were assigned body cameras documented more stops than officers who did not wear the devices during a yearlong pilot program. Source: New York Times
A Pattern of Leniency Toward Officers Accused of Misconduct
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2020
A New York Times analysis found that the Police Department routinely reduced or ignored a review board’s recommendations for disciplining officers. Source: New York Times
A Watchdog Accused Officers of Serious Misconduct. Few Were Punished.
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2020
An analysis by The New York Times found that the N.Y.P.D. has reduced or rejected recommendations for stiff discipline of officers in about 71 percent of 6,900 serious misconduct charges. Source: New York Times
Layoffs at Police Watchdog Agency Prompt Claims of Retaliation
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2020
The agency said it was restructuring to hire more investigators, but employees said the officials were all critics of the agency’s performance. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Anti-Harassment Official Accused of Racist Rants
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2020
The official was relieved of his command after City Council investigators amassed evidence that he posted vitriolic messages online under the name “Clouseau.” Source: New York Times
Officer Who Pressed a Knee Into Bystander’s Neck Leaves N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2020
A police officer facing charges for his conduct during a social-distancing arrest has retired. The incident caused an uproar over racial disparities in such arrests. Source: New York Times
Remembering Jim Dwyer
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2020
A farewell to the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Times journalist. Source: New York Times
Abrupt Police Crackdown on West Village Crowd Prompts Criticism
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2020
Videos taken of the scene showed dozens of officers rushing into a group of people near an intersection in the Manhattan neighborhood. Source: New York Times
What We Know About Daniel Prude, Who Died After Rochester Police Encounter
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
Mr. Prude had a somewhat troubled life in Chicago, with a series of personal tragedies disrupting his attempts at finding meaningful stability. Source: New York Times
Documents Reveal How the Police Kept Daniel Prude’s Death Quiet
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2020
Officials in Rochester, N.Y., spent months trying to suppress video footage of the police encounter that led to Mr. Prude’s death. Source: New York Times