The family of Kawaski Trawick, who was shot and killed in his Bronx apartment in 2019, also demanded a meeting with Mayor Adams ahead of any decision by the NYPD.
Police Brutality
Posted inCivilian Complaint Review Board, Justice, NYPD, Police Brutality, Police Reform, The Bronx
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.”
Posted inNYPD
NYPD ‘Friendly Fire’ Killed an Officer. Investigators Seemed to Ignore Video of Police Being Commanded to ‘Stop Shooting.’
After pledging a ‘thorough’ investigation, the NYPD cleared the officers involved in the 2019 shooting. But new records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.
Posted inPolice Brutality
City Pays Out $415K After Cops Roughed Up Two Brooklyn Pols at George Floyd Protest
The NYPD admitted to no wrongdoing as it shelled out taxpayer money to settle the matter.
Posted inNYPD
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.
Posted inDepartment of Correction
Detainee at City’s Floating Jail Was on Life Support for Two Weeks After Guard Tackle
James Carlton, 39, was at the Vernon C. Bain Center on May 11 when a team of captains and officers took him “down to the floor,” officers’ records say.
Posted inEric Adams
Adams Says ‘Agitators That Came From Outside Our City’ Planted Molotov Cocktail at Protest Against Jordan Neely’s Killing
Around the same time the mayor made his statement to THE CITY, NYPD arrested a photojournalist and others in a violent crackdown at a vigil at the subway stop where Neely died.
Posted inPublic Safety
Newbie Cops Get Thrown at Problem Areas, Leading to Rookie Mistakes and Attrition
Data analysis by THE CITY shows that certain NYPD precincts have a higher proportion of inexperienced new police officers than others — and that officers tend to receive more complaints at the early stages of their careers.
Posted inNYPD
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.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Justice Reforms Not Expected to Make It Out of Albany Budget Talks
A raft of proposals that progressive and anti-incarceration activists have been pushing for will likely have to wait until next year.