The NYPD's Violent COVID-19 Arrests Show It Hasn't Learned Much in the 6 Years Since Eric Garner's Death
To the NYPD, everything still looks like a nail.
To the NYPD, everything still looks like a nail.
The same weekend, the NYPD tweeted pictures of its officers peacefully handing out masks.
City officials have asked NYPD to reduce arrests since there's a global pandemic happening. The commissioner said he'd do no such thing.
The judge said six months in jail for the cop's perjury would be "unduly harsh."
Of the nearly 9,000 NYPD placard abuse complaints documented, over half have resulted in no action taken against violators.
Michael Reynolds was charged with aggravated burglary and assault because of the incursion.
Oren Levy nearly lost six years of hard work to the NYPD and muddled state law.
The former New York mayor wants us to believe he suddenly realized a program he defended for 17 years was unfair and unconstitutional.
Do you feel safer now?
Police unions are unhappy.
Green Angel CBD had the proper documentation for their shipment, but that didn't stop the New York cops.
Pantaleo's lawyer says it’s “arbitrary and capricious” to fire a cop for choking a guy over black market cigarettes.
The police union's attempt to punish the city for dismissing Daniel Pantaleo is instead showing the problem of overpolicing,
An internal disciplinary hearing found him guilty of recklessly causing physical injury.
"I can't breathe" became a rallying cry for activists opposing police brutality.
Chanters demand NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing.
It's not politicians' fault that citizens don't respect them.
Wednesday marks five years since an officer’s deadly chokehold was captured on video.
The NYPD is 100 percent bias-free, NYPD investigators claim.
Bill de Blasio is running for president, and police unions are chasing him.
The NYPD failed to update its crime-tracking system—and underreported rape by 38 percent.
Kelling later disavowed the high-volume arrest programs that police departments justified using his theory.
For five years, the NYPD, its apologists, and even Mayor Bill de Blasio have absolved cops of their role in Eric Garner's death.
Five years later, Daniel Pantaleo faces administrative justice.
More than half of the 120 defendants in a notorious 2016 police raid were never even alleged to be gang members.
Groups have complained for years that the laws allowed police and prosecutors to selectively charge people carrying common pocket knives.
"This is a special event. This was the flag football championship," said NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill
The NYPD's largest union was dealt a defeat in its attempt to make body cam footage confidential, but it says it might appeal.
An obscure provision designed to protect personnel records makes it nearly impossible to hold the state's cops accountable.
Operation Lucky Bag targets people whose actions hurt absolutely no one.
It's safe to say this guy would not make a good president.
It's up to state lawmakers to defy the will of the unions to change the rules.
According to a witness, Jazmine Headley got in trouble for sitting on the floor of a government office because there were no seats available.
The Right to Know Act has good intentions, but supporters and opponents fear it will not work as intended.
It's pretty obvious that the 4'8" William Colon didn't pose a serious threat to any of the 8 cops on-scene.
Ilya Vett claims he was making the gun as a "gift" for his brother. But he was still arrested and charged with attempted criminal possession of a firearm.
An ex-NYPD detective allegedly used his knowledge of police procedure to keep the operation afloat.
The larger goal is to bring "the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policies and practices into compliance with federal and state law."
Four years later, they might actually fire somebody.
Police say a drunk, off-duty NYPD officer crashed his vehicle and punched a witness before attempting to flee the scene.
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