new york city police department
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Queens DA Throws Out 60 Convictions Because of Lying Cops
NYPD bad actors strike again and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is not letting them slide.
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Judicial Inquiry Begins in Eric Garner Case, 7 Years After His Death
Former NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo has already been disciplined, but some think more public officials should be reprimanded for their role in Garner’s case.
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Home of Retired Correctional Officer Raided in No-Knock Warrant by NYPD
You would think Breonna Taylor’s death would have seen no-knock warrants quickly banned nationwide and cops being more proactive about making sure they’re actually targeting the right places when using one. Yeah, nah. A retired corrections officer had her home raided last month by narcotics officers in the New York Police Department. According to the…
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No Charges for NYPD Officer Seen on Video Kneeling on Black Man's Neck, Despite Law Passed After George Floyd's Death
Challenging police brutality and the lack of accountability for the officers who practice it is a continuing battle, despite the many reforms that have been introduced in the wake of the harrowing George Floyd killing in 2020. The viral video of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on 46-year-old Floyd’s neck during an arrest…
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New York City Council Approves Series of Police Reforms, Including Ending Qualified Immunity for the NYPD
Change is often a slow, ongoing process. Last year, hundreds of thousands of Americans marched in the streets and demanded that police stop killing unarmed Black people and that they be held accountable for their actions. New York City, which is no stranger to police misconduct, passed a series of reforms on Thursday, including ending…
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Despite the Objections of Police Unions, New York Publishes the Misconduct Records of More Than 83,000 Police Officers
Last August, The Root reported that the New York Civil Liberties Union released data that revealed more than 323,000 misconduct complaints filed against more than 80,000 New York police officers just after police unions failed to block the records from being exposed in a federal appeals court. Well, it turns out that the Big Apple…
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Man ID’d as Murder Suspect Is Later Ruled Out, but NYPD Never Bothered to Tell the Public, Lawsuit Claims
A New York City man said that he has become an outcast in his own neighborhood and even online after being accused in a fatal shooting in the city’s Brooklyn borough. The issue is that although police publicly accused Tyrell Rozzell in the slaying, they apparently never bothered to publicly clear his name. According to…