In the Media Archive 2017

Dec 21, 2017
1 min

[News 12] Police accountability bills fall short for some activists

Intro 541 of the Right to Know Act requires officers to clearly explain that searches are completely voluntary and only allows searches...

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JC Team

Nov 30, 2017
1 min

[El Diario] Urgen al Concejo apruebe ley que frene acoso sexual y abusos policiales

“La Ley del Derecho a Saber es una legislación importante que ayudará a proteger a los neoyorquinos de los abusos del NYPD, y con...

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JC Team

Nov 22, 2017
1 min

[Patch] City Tries to Criminalize Ramarley Graham's Family and Supporters

Loyda Colon of the Justice Committee, a police-reform advocacy group, said the city is "trying to criminalize Ramarley Graham's mother...

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JC Team

Mar 27, 2017
1 min

[CBS NY] Mother Of Emotionally Disturbed Man Killed By Police in 2012 Meets w/ Federal Prosecutors

“The US Attorney must move forward to investigate the case,” Hawa Bah said at a media availability before her interview with the...

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JC Team

Jan 20, 2017
1 min

[The New York Times] New York Police Officer Defends Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man, 18

Richard Haste, took the witness stand on the fourth day of his trial at 1 Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan, where he is accused of poor...

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JC Team

Jan 17, 2017
1 min

[Black Star News] GRAHAM FAMILY DEMAND FIRING OF HASTE, OFFICER WHO KILLED SON AS DEPARTMENTAL TRIAL

Family members of Ramarley Graham were joined by community supporters who packed the room on the first day of the New York Police...

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Aug 17
5 min

26 Families Who've Lost Loved Ones To NYPD Urge Speaker, Council & Mayor to Pass How Many Stops Act

August 17, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams Speaker Adrienne Adams & Members of the New York City Council City Hall New York, NY 10007 CC: Public...

Aug 17
1 min

[Amsterdam News] Stop and Frisk 10 Years Later: How Many More Stops?

Ten years ago [last week], a federal judge rejected the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York City Police Department, finding that it...

Jul 19
1 min

[City and State NYC] The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name

One decade ago this summer, a federal court found the New York City Police Department’s abusive stop-and-frisk practices...

Jul 18
1 min

[News 12] Family of son fatally struck by police in 2022 sues NYPD

The family of a man who was fatally struck by a police van last year is suing the NYPD. Ronald Anthony Smith was killed in April 2022 by...

Jul 17
1 min

New NYPD Commissioner Must Fire Officers Who Kill & Abuse New Yorkers

For Immediate Release - July 17, 2023 Media Contact: Eliel Cruz. press@justicecommittee.org If Mayor & New NYPD Commissioner Want to Do...

Jun 13
2 min

Family of Kawaski Trawick Speaks Out on Sewell Resignation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, June 13, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Eliel Cruz,...

Jun 13
1 min

[Blackstar News] CPR: “Sewell –With Adams’ Oversight – Has Emboldened The NYPD To Act With Impunity”

New York, NY – In response to this week’s announcement that NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell is resigning, Communities United for Police...

Jun 12
1 min

[News 12] Elected officials and local organizations demand cuts to NYPD budget

Community organizations and elected officials are calling on the mayor’s office to cut funding from the NYPD and use it for other...