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Aug 21, 20191 min read
[CBS] NYPD Supervisor Of Pantaleo Won’t Stand Trial, Loses 20 Vacation Days As Punishment
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, called for further justice for her son following the firing of Pantaleo on Monday.
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JC Team
May 17, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] NYPD Lieutenant Texted 'Not A Big Deal' On The Day Eric Garner Died
Loyda Colon, Co-Director of the Justice Committee, reflected the emotion inside the trial room. “It's a big deal to his family..."
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JC Team
May 13, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] Admin Trial Begins For NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Illegal Chokehold To Kill Garner
Pantaleo and other officers who engaged in misconduct related to Eric Garner should have been fired years ago,” said Loyda Colon
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JC Team
Apr 29, 20191 min read
[Patch] NYPD Blowing Off 'Right To Know' Laws, Advocates Say
"The NYPD is still conducting illegal searches, is still coercing community members into agreeing searches, is still intimidating our...
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JC Team
Apr 24, 20191 min read
[NewNowNext] A Queer Black Man Was Killed by the NYPD—and His Community Wants Answers
More than a week after police shot and killed a queer black man in the Bronx, a grieving community has been left searching for answers....
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[Times Union] Activists, lawmakers push to repeal 50-a at Capitol
Lawmakers, activists and families impacted by violent encounters with the police gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to push for a repeal...
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[NY Law Journal] State Lawmakers Press for Reforms Aimed at Police Accountability, Transparency
Lawmakers and advocates rally in Albany for a set of reforms related to information on law enforcement. Read More
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[El Diario] Piden pasar ley ‘Safer NY’ como parte de la reforma judicial
En la demostración también participaron familiares de víctimas de brutalidad policial como Valerie Bell, madre de Sean Bell, muerto a...
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[Daily News] Advocates and lawmakers rally to repeal law that lets cops hide misbehavior
A group of lawmakers and activists, including the mother of Sean Bell, rallied Tuesday for the full repeal of section 50-a of the state’s...
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JC Team
Apr 9, 20191 min read
[Spectrum News] Community Members Rally for Police Reform at State Capitol
At the state Capitol, more than two dozen community members and legislators gathered outside the Senate chambers Tuesday to rally in...
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JC Team
Apr 4, 20191 min read
[Gothamist] "Our eyes do not lie. The autopsy did not lie. This was a chokehold, plain and simple."
In a statement, Loyda Colon, co-director of the Justice Committee, said: "Our eyes do not lie. The autopsy did not lie. This was a...
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JC Team
Mar 21, 20191 min read
[AP] NYC settles with mother of man killed by police
New York City has agreed to pay nearly $2 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by police in 2012. Mohamed...
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JC Team
Feb 8, 20191 min read
[reason.com] New York Police Killed Her Son, Then Refused to Answer Her Questions.
NYPD officer Richard Haste had followed Malcolm's son, 18-year-old Ramarley Graham into Graham's apartment, believing he had a gun, and...
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JC Team
Jan 27, 20191 min read
[The New York Times] Police Union Criticized for Comparing Arrested N.F.L. Player to ‘Wild Animal’
Loyda Colon, a co-director of the Justice Committee, a police-reform group, said in a statement that the rhetoric of the union leaders...
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JC Team
Jan 17, 20191 min read
[Metro] NYPD organized 'large scale' Black Lives Matter surveillance and kept activist photos years
Loyda Colon, co-director of Justice Committee and Communities United for Police Reform, said in a statement that the committee condemns...
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3 days ago1 min read
Cops, Cuts, and Chaos: Adams and Hochul’s Public Safety Theater Continues to Harm New Yorkers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Eliel Cruz Press@justicecommittee.org In response to Mayor Eric Adam’s preliminary budget proposal...
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Samy Feliz's Testimony at NYC Committee on Public Safety
Below is Samy Feliz's, brother of Allan Feliz, testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety on December 17, 2024 on...
Nov 18, 20241 min read
[NYDN] Excessive force or a justified shooting? A fatal NYPD encounter nears a long-awaited resolution
The future of an NYPD cop who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in the Bronx is coming down to two very different versions of...
Nov 18, 20241 min read
[Gothamist] NYPD officer could face discipline for fatally shooting man during Bronx traffic stop
An NYPD officer is waiting to find out if he will be punished or fired for fatally shooting a Washington Heights man during a 2019...
Nov 18, 20241 min read
[NYDN] Long-delayed disciplinary trial of NYPD officer who killed man during Bronx traffic stop gets underway
Attorneys for an NYPD lieutenant facing possible termination over fatally shooting a motorist during a Bronx car stop five years ago ...
Nov 13, 20245 min read
Disciplinary Trial Against NYPD Officer Who Killed Allan Feliz Ends Early, Full of Lies by NYPD & Obstruction By Trial Commissioner Maldonado
The disciplinary trial against Lt. Jonathan Rivera for the killing of Allan Feliz in 2019 concluded today with summations...
Nov 12, 20241 min read
DAY 2: #FireJonathanRivera for Allan Feliz Trial
Lt. Rivera's discipline trial concluded on 11/13/24, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Please check back for a summary of the last...
Nov 9, 20242 min read
DAY 1: #FireJonathanRivera for Allan Feliz Trial
Trial Summary - Morning 11/12/24 Discipline trial of NYPD Lt. Jonathan Rivera for the 2019 killing of Allan Feliz. 1 Police Plaza, New...
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