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6 days ago
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[Univision] Informe revela que práctica de ‘stop and frisk’ en NY sigue afectando más a las minorías

Un reporte de la organización Legal Aid Society señala que oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York continúan discriminando....

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[BronxTimes] Family of Kawaski Trawick Responses to CCRB Substantiation of Charges Against NYPD

JC Team

Jun 15
1 min

[BronxTimes] Family of Kawaski Trawick Responses to CCRB Substantiation of Charges Against NYPD

The Civilian Complaint Review Board voted Wednesday to substantiate misconduct charges against NYPD Officers who killed Kawaski Trawick.

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Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to CCRB Decision to Substantiate Charges Against NYPD Officers

JC Team

Jun 10
5 min

Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to CCRB Decision to Substantiate Charges Against NYPD Officers

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021 Contact: Hilary Lyons, hlyons@changethenypd.org, 646-653-2871 Family of Kawaski Trawick Responds to...

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Mom of Mohamed Bah Denounces NYPD Legal Stunt to Stop CCRB Probe

JC Team

May 28
4 min

Mom of Mohamed Bah Denounces NYPD Legal Stunt to Stop CCRB Probe

Mrs. Bah calls for lawsuit to be dismissed so that CCRB investigation can move forward and demands NYC Mayor and NYPD fire Dt. Edwin...

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[Pix11] Mom of man killed by NYPD officers hopes for change after Chauvin conviction

JC Team

Apr 22
1 min

[Pix11] Mom of man killed by NYPD officers hopes for change after Chauvin conviction

MANHATTAN — The relatively swift jury deliberation and subsequent conviction of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder...

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[USA Today] More Cities are Sending Civilian Responders, Not Police, on Mental Health Calls

JC Team

Apr 5
1 min

[USA Today] More Cities are Sending Civilian Responders, Not Police, on Mental Health Calls

NEW YORK – Mildred Galarza and Hawa Bah wish it were someone other than armed police officers who first encountered their loved ones when...

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[USA Today] What should you do if you see police using excessive force? Legal experts say film it...

JC Team

Apr 2
1 min

[USA Today] What should you do if you see police using excessive force? Legal experts say film it...

...In New York City, Steve Kohut is an organizer with Cop Watch, a program part of the grassroots group the Justice Committee that...

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Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to the NYPD Slam De Blasio Police Reform Plan

JC Team

Mar 24
5 min

Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to the NYPD Slam De Blasio Police Reform Plan

Families call for firing of officers who killed their loved ones, divestment from policing, and investment in communities Today, in...

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[DailyNews] Council bill would not save our sons: Stop invoking their names to pass Intro 2210

JC Team

Mar 15
1 min

[DailyNews] Council bill would not save our sons: Stop invoking their names to pass Intro 2210

To councilmembers and others who invoke Mohamed and Saheed's names: We are asking you to listen to us, and stop Intro 2210 from advancing.

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JC Team

Mar 8
2 min

Justice Committee Calls Out New NYPD “Officer Profile Dashboard” as Shameless Public Relations Stunt

The NYPD and de Blasio administration are pulling yet another public relations maneuver and trying to pass it off as transparency.

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[BlackStar] Mother of Black Man Killed By NYPD: City Council "Disrespected" Me

JC Team

Mar 2
1 min

[BlackStar] Mother of Black Man Killed By NYPD: City Council "Disrespected" Me

Monday, the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction held a hearing on creating an office of...

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[DailyNews] ‘Horrified and outraged’: Mom of Mohamed Bah blasts NYPD cops suing to stop CCRB probe

JC Team

Mar 2
1 min

[DailyNews] ‘Horrified and outraged’: Mom of Mohamed Bah blasts NYPD cops suing to stop CCRB probe

The mother of a mentally ill Harlem man shot dead by police in 2012 said Friday she was “horrified and outraged” that the two NYPD cops...

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Mom of #MohamedBah Calls Out Disrespect from City Council at Mental Health Hearing

JC Team

Feb 22
2 min

Mom of #MohamedBah Calls Out Disrespect from City Council at Mental Health Hearing

Hawa Bah Responds to City Council Decision to Remove Her and the father of #SaheedVassell from Morning Panel Testifying on Proposed...

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Mom of Mohamed Bah Outraged by NYPD Legal Stunt to Kill CCRB Probe

JC Team

Feb 5
2 min

Mom of Mohamed Bah Outraged by NYPD Legal Stunt to Kill CCRB Probe

Mrs. Bah Calls for Officers Who Killed Her Son to Be Fired, Defunding of the NYPD and Removal of NYPD from Mental Health Response In...

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[GayCityNews] Video Shows NYPD Officer Calling Kawaski Trawick “Just a Perp”

JC Team

Jan 5
1 min

[GayCityNews] Video Shows NYPD Officer Calling Kawaski Trawick “Just a Perp”

...“This upsets me on so many levels,” Trawick’s mother, Ellen Trawick, said in a written statement. “I don’t see why they would refer to...

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Kawaski Trawick’s Mom Responds to Bronx DA Report & Demands Firing of NYPD Cops Who Killed Her Son

JC Team

Nov 17, 2020
4 min

Kawaski Trawick’s Mom Responds to Bronx DA Report & Demands Firing of NYPD Cops Who Killed Her Son

Trawick Family & Advocates Demand Bronx DA Release All Relevant Investigatory Files and Call on Mayor de Blasio & NYPD to Fire Officers...

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Family Outraged as AG James Declines to Charge Officers Who Killed Unarmed Allan Feliz

JC Team

Sep 26, 2020
3 min

Family Outraged as AG James Declines to Charge Officers Who Killed Unarmed Allan Feliz

...AG James delivered NO JUSTICE for the murder for our son, grandson, brother, cousin, brother-in-law, father and loved one...

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[Pix 11] Judge lifts veil on NYC police discipline records

JC Team

Aug 25, 2020
1 min

[Pix 11] Judge lifts veil on NYC police discipline records

With scores of disciplinary records already online, a federal judge on Friday lifted a temporary restraining order that had barred New...

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[Pix 11] Battle continues over release of police disciplinary records in New York

JC Team

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

[Pix 11] Battle continues over release of police disciplinary records in New York

Police unions fought Tuesday to block the public release of officer disciplinary records in New York. Lawmakers enacted a state...

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[Nu Origins] MOM & FAMILY OUTRAGED AS BRONX DA DECLINES TO CHARGE COPS FOR KILLING KAWASKI TRAWICK

JC Team

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

[Nu Origins] MOM & FAMILY OUTRAGED AS BRONX DA DECLINES TO CHARGE COPS FOR KILLING KAWASKI TRAWICK

On April 14, 2019, 32-year-old Kawaski Trawick was locked out of his apartment at Hill House in the Bronx. The fire department let him...

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