George Joseph, WNYC
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Videos Appear To Show Cop Planting Marijuana During Arrests. The Staten Island DA Sees Nothing Wrong
“I don’t know what could be a clearer miscarriage of justice."
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All 9 Manhattan DA Candidates Promise To End The “Trial Tax,” Split On Gang Conspiracy Prosecutions
DA Vance did not participate in the 90 minute discussion, and has not yet publicly confirmed if he will be running for re-election.
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The Mount Vernon Police Tapes: A Cop Describes A Gunman Roaming The Streets With Impunity, As High Profile Murders Go Unsolved
“They need a full investigation to disinfect that rat hole of a police department. How many people gotta die before you guys do something?”
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Mount Vernon Puts Controversial Detective On Desk Duty, Removes Others From Plainclothes Operations
The moves follow the release of secret recordings made by a police whistleblower and strip searches that may have violated department rules.
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Cuomo Ignores Calls For Probe Into Rampant Police Corruption Allegations In Mount Vernon
“I know he depends on Mount Vernon as a strong Democratic voting bloc, but other than that he has never come through on any request for anything when it came to investigating governmental or police corruption.”
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The Mount Vernon Police Tapes: In Secretly Recorded Calls, Officers Allege Beatings In Custody And Illegal Strip Searches
The brutality allegations are the latest in a string of police scandals that have sparked outrage in the city, which is one of Westchester County’s few majority Black enclaves.
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NY State Prisons Abruptly Suspend Drug Tests For Contraband
A state directive sent about the use of the drug tests suggests that officials knew their practices were not based on the highest possible scientific standards.
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Staten Island DA Releases Thousands Of Records Documenting NYPD Misconduct And Dishonesty
The trove of documents contains hundreds of letters, previously sent to defense attorneys, outlining misconduct findings and allegations made against police witnesses going back decades.
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De Blasio Will Reassess NYPD's Use Of Facial Recognition Tech After Protester Arrest
Currently, the department’s Patrol Guide allows police to run facial recognition searches on anyone suspected of a crime or anyone who may have witnessed a crime.
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NYPD Used Facial Recognition Technology In Siege Of Black Lives Matter Activist’s Apartment
The NYPD has previously stated that the technology is used to gather leads on suspects for crimes, such as robberies and shootings, not to identify people in crowds or at rallies
