police misconduct

The city's police watchdog said officer Francy Monestime violated department policy.

The price tag covered the resolution of more than 400 lawsuits between January and late July, based on the organization’s analysis of city data.

Black and Hispanic people make up 29% of Nassau County’s population, but 60% of its arrests.

In the same time period, 30 people won court judgments against Nassau County Police for allegations of false arrest and excessive force.

The remarks came in response to a watchdog report that recommended that 145 NYPD officers should be disciplined for misconduct during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

The CCRB faces a statute of limitations deadline of May 4th for civilian complaints over the NYPD’s response to the 2020 protests in New York City. Staff members say it’s struggled to fully investigate allegations, both because of a lack of cooperation from the police department and mistakes made within the oversight agency.

Previously, city rules forced the agency to wait until receiving a formal complaint before launching an investigation.

The CCRB's Chairman, Rev. Fredrick Davie, testified today at a City Council hearing in support of legislation that would grant the agency the power to start its own investigations into police misconduct.

“By no means has the NYPD entered a new era of transparency by disclosing only those misconduct complaints that they themselves deemed worthy of prosecution."

Using information from civilian complaints, a massive network emerges, revealing tightly-knit clusters of officers that civilians have repeatedly accused of abuse.