The inquiry will focus on whether the Mount Vernon department engaged in a “pattern or practice of unlawful policing,” officials said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings”
3 Officers Used Excessive Force in Arrest of Black Teen, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
The officers were charged with violating the teenager’s civil rights when they stomped on his head in New Jersey in 2018. Source: New York Times
Eric Garner’s Mother Wanted Answers for His Death. She Isn’t Satisfied.
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2021
An inquiry into the killing of Mr. Garner in 2014 ended on Friday after the testimony of a dozen witnesses. Here are five takeaways. Source: New York Times
Alvin Bragg Wins, Becoming First Black D.A. in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Bragg will take over an office that has brought charges against the family business of former president Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
One Final Day of Campaigning
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
The elections for mayor in New York City and Buffalo could signal the direction of the Democratic Party in the state. Source: New York Times
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's Likely Next D.A., Questions NYPD Over Eric Garner
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2021
Days before the election, Alvin Bragg, who is heavily favored to win office, is participating in an inquiry into Eric Garner’s killing by the N.Y.P.D. Source: New York Times
Ex-Officer Who Hired Hit Man to Kill Her Husband and Young Girl Is Sentenced
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
Valerie Cincinelli, who resigned from the New York Police Department, was given four years in prison for seeking to enlist her boyfriend in a murder-for-hire scheme. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Trooper Charged in Death of 11-Year-Old Girl
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2021
The trooper, Christopher Baldner, killed the girl, Monica Goods, by ramming her family’s car after a late-night traffic stop, officials said. Source: New York Times
Officers to Testify About Eric Garner’s Death in Long-Delayed Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2021
“What really happened on that day?” Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother, asked about her son’s death on Staten Island seven years ago. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Officer Fatally Shoots Woman at Girlfriend’s Home, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2021
The officer, whom a police official identified as Yvonne Wu, also shot and wounded her girlfriend, the police said. Source: New York Times
Officer Faces Discipline 5 Years After Killing Mentally Ill Woman
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
Acquitted of murder in the death of Deborah Danner, Sgt. Hugh Barry is being brought up on administrative charges in a long-delayed hearing. Source: New York Times
George Floyd Statue Vandalized in New York's Union Square
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
Sculptures of Mr. Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis are on display in a Manhattan park known as a site of protests. “These monuments have meaning,” Mr. Floyd’s brother said. Source: New York Times
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis Statues Go Up in N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2021
Sculptures of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis are on display in a Manhattan park known as a site of protests. “These monuments have meaning,” Mr. Floyd’s brother said. Source: New York Times
Officer in Daniel Prude's Death Faces Departmental Charge in Rochester
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
The departmental charges are the first to be filed against any of the seven officers suspended in the case of Mr. Prude, a Black man who died after the police placed a mesh hood over his head and pinned him…
Rochester Officer Faces Discipline in Daniel Prude’s Death
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
The departmental charges are the first to be filed against any of the seven officers suspended in the case of Mr. Prude, a Black man who died after the police placed a mesh hood over his head and pinned him…