Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'departmentofinvestigation'
June 10, 2008
After two firefighters died in a building with multiple code violations, the city has become more aggressive in making sure the fire code is being obeyed. The Department of Investigation announced it arrested 104 people in the past week for violations like "faulty sprinklers, blocked exits and no fire extinguishers." The arrestees are Building and business owners and workers at commercial and residential sites who have not appeared in court about outstanding fire code violations.......
Continue Reading "City Cracks Down on Fire Code Violators"May 11, 2008
The Uniformed Firefighters Association is sounding the alarm over "integrity" tests from the city's Department of Investigation. And the firefighters believe some of the tests include a man leaving a bag of what looked like cocaine and a woman giving cash to firefighters to thank them for freeing her car. The Department of Investigation denies being involved in three of the four incidents the Post mentions (only one sounds like one the DOI conducted years......
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