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
Mount Vernon, N.Y., Police Face Federal Civil Rights Investigation
Published in Civil Rights and Liberties, Corruption (Institutional), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gothamist LLC, Justice Department, Mount Vernon (NY), Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Police Reform and Williams, Damian (Attorney)
More from Civil Rights and LibertiesMore posts in Civil Rights and Liberties »
- Julian Heicklen, Cantankerous Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 90
- Two Teenagers Were Fighting. Only the Black One Was Handcuffed.
- Landlord Accused of Demanding Sex From Tenants to Pay $4.5 Million
- Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 96
- Federal Scrutiny of Cuomo Widens to His Office’s Treatment of Women
More from Corruption (Institutional)More posts in Corruption (Institutional) »
- What a New Supreme Court Review May Mean for Albany’s Culture of Graft
- Brian Benjamin’s Bribery Defense: He Got ‘No Personal Benefits’
- Former Nassau County Executive Sentenced to 12 Years in Bribery Scheme
- The Deep-Pocketed Developer Who Helped Take Down the Lieutenant Governor
- Eric Adams Picks Philip Banks as Deputy Mayor, Despite Ethics Concerns
More from Federal Bureau of InvestigationMore posts in Federal Bureau of Investigation »
- How a Cyberattack Plunged a Long Island County Into the 1990s
- China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America
- Three NYC Corrections Officers Accused of Faking Sick Leave
- New Jersey Man Arrested in Connection With Threat to Synagogues
- Informant Likely to Testify as Defense Witness in Oath Keepers Sedition Trial
More from Justice DepartmentMore posts in Justice Department »
- Lawyers for Rikers Detainees Will Ask Judge to Impose Federal Control
- An Ex-Trump Adviser’s Acquittal Shows How Politics and Business Intertwine
- The Challenge of Educating New York’s 104,000 Homeless Children
- Ex-Trump Adviser Expected to Testify at His Own Trial
- What to Know as Trump Is Deposed in E. Jean Carroll Suit Accusing Him of Rape
More from Police Brutality, Misconduct and ShootingsMore posts in Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings »
- Disciplinary Charges Dismissed Against Top New York Police Official Jeffrey Maddrey
- Police Fatally Shoot Queens Man Who Brandished Scissors, Officials Say
- George Floyd Protesters to Receive $13 Million From New York
- 5 New Haven Officers Charged in Paralysis of Black Man They Transported
- NYPD Watchdog Will Investigate Racial Profiling Complaints
More from Police ReformMore posts in Police Reform »
More from Williams, Damian (Attorney)More posts in Williams, Damian (Attorney) »
- Damian Williams, Prosecutor in the FTX Case, Tackles Major Financial Crimes
- Federal Prosecutors Charge 16 in Gang Racketeering Operation in Manhattan
- Louis Molina’s In Charge of Fixing Rikers Island. His Plan Is Due in 11 Days.
- Rikers Chaos Could Lead to Federal Court Control, U.S. Attorney Says
- Ex-Fox News Producer Charged for Working With Russian Oligarch
Be First to Comment