Two NYPD officers who drove their SUVs into a crowd of protesters blocking a Brooklyn street at the height of the George Floyd protests in late May 2020 have been cleared of wrongdoing by police commissioner Edward Caban, Civilian Complaint Review Board officials confirmed Friday. Caban endorsed an NYPD administrative trial judge’s recommendation that officer […]
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No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick
A draft decision by an NYPD administrative judge argues a late filing by the Civilian Complaint Review Board meant misconduct charges against officers who killed the 32-year-old Bronx man are “moot.”
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Neighborhood Cop Plotted to Disrupt Corona Vendor Rally, Misconduct Complaint Alleges
An NYPD neighborhood coordination officer is accused of taking sides in a local conflict rather than serving as a liaison between the police and the community.
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Likely Interim NYPD Commissioner Was Accused of Abner Louima-Related Threat
An arrestee once accused Edward Caban of saying he was ‘getting ready with the broomstick.’ The CCRB didn’t buy that claim, but found that he’d wrongfully arrested the man.
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Top Uniformed NYPD Cop’s Misconduct Case Headed for Internal Trial
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey is facing a penalty for abuse of authority that would typically be meted out by the police commissioner. The case is going to a hearing instead.
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NYPD Oversight Board May Halt Probes of Biased Policing Over Lack of Funding
Civilian Complaint Review Board interim chair Arva Rice said Wednesday that a new unit launched in October to investigate racial profiling and police bias won’t have enough funds to operate past June under the mayor’s proposed budget.
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NYPD Chief Ordered Ex-Cop’s Arrest Voided After Gun Chase, Review Finds
Jeffrey Maddrey overrode a Brooklyn police sergeant’s decision to book a former colleague who pursued three boys in Brownsville — with his firearm drawn, they say.
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Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick Should be Fired, His Parents Say Before Trial
Trawick’s parents and supporters are calling for the termination of officers Brendan Thompson and Herbert Davis — as has happened to only one officer, based on a probe by the Civilian Complaint Review Board, since 2012.
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The NYPD’s Most-Complained-About Cop Speaks Out in Defense of Aggressive Arrests
Lt. Eric Dym, who retired in the face of stiff penalties, asks critics: “What do you want to see?” They have some words for him.
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CCRB Police Misconduct Investigations Now Take, on Average, More than 19 Months to Close, New Data Show
An audit by the state comptroller documents growing lags in investigating civilian complaints, in part due to delays from the NYPD — and the problem is only getting worse.