The incident brought renewed scrutiny to a department whose officers had placed a hood on Daniel Prude, a Black man, before he died from suffocation. Source: New York Times
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Did Candidates Flee to Vacation Homes? 5 Highlights From the Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2021
Questions surrounding candidates’ second homes, ranked-choice voting and ties to casino interests arose in New York’s mayoral contest. Source: New York Times
This Police Union Suspended 8 Members. Seven Are Black.
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
The union in a small New Jersey city punished the officers after they expressed support for two chiefs, both of whom are also Black. Source: New York Times
Lawrence Byrne, Former Lawyer for New York Police, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
His younger brother, a police officer, was assassinated by a drug gang at 22, a key moment in the city’s crack epidemic of the 1980s. 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
6 Are Shot in Brooklyn as N.Y.C.’s Summer of Violence Spills Into Fall
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2020
Shootings that plagued the city for most of the summer have not abated, and some city leaders question whether the police have backed off enforcement. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D.’s Top Latino Official Resigns After Clashing With Mayor
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2020
Chief Fausto Pichardo told colleagues that he felt insulted by Mayor Bill de Blasio during a turbulent time for the city, a police official said. Source: New York Times
In Emptier Subways, Violent Crime Is Rising
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2020
Reports of homicides, rapes and burglaries are posing another challenge to regaining the confidence of passengers during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude Was in ‘Mental Distress.’ Police Treated Him Like a Suspect.
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2020
Rochester officers followed their training in restraining Mr. Prude, who was incoherent, but did little to calm him down or defuse his anger. Source: New York Times
2 Former Bridgeport City Officials Plead Guilty to Rigging Hiring Process
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Armando J. Perez, a former police chief of Bridgeport, Conn., and David Dunn, a former acting personnel director, admitted to fixing the hiring process to ensure that Mr. Perez got the job. 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
Rochester Mayor Abruptly Fires Police Chief Over Daniel Prude’s Death
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2020
The mayor removed the police chief two weeks before his retirement date, and said the city had not taken Mr. Prude’s death seriously. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude’s Death: Police Silence and Accusations of a Cover-Up
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
The police in Rochester, N.Y., treated the death of Mr. Prude as a drug overdose. The case drew scrutiny when footage showed that he had been pinned down and hooded by officers. Source: New York Times
The 'Spit Hood' in Daniel Prude's Death. Why Do Police Use Them?
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Daniel Prude died in Rochester after officers covered his head with a hood. The devices are widely used, but the N.Y.P.D. does not give them to patrol officers. Source: New York Times
These Remarks Might Get a Police Chief Fired. Not in New York.
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
The police commissioner’s pointed criticism — and the fact that he still has his job — speaks to the mayor’s fraught relationship with the Police Department. Source: New York Times