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Jun 13, 20231 min read

[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...

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

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Jun 12, 20231 min read

[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...

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[News One] No Charges For Cops Whose Speeding Van Killed Black Pedestrian After Running Red Light

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May 23, 20232 min read

[News One] No Charges For Cops Whose Speeding Van Killed Black Pedestrian After Running Red Light

The NYPD officers manning a police van that killed a Black pedestrian by running him over after speeding through red lights during a...

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[CBS News] Family of Ronald Anthony Smith, outraged officers will not be charged

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May 22, 20231 min read

[CBS News] Family of Ronald Anthony Smith, outraged officers will not be charged

NEW YORK -- The family of a man struck and killed by a police van in Brooklyn is outraged that two officers involved will not face...

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[News 12] Family of Allan Feliz demands justice nearly 4 years after his death

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May 21, 20231 min read

[News 12] Family of Allan Feliz demands justice nearly 4 years after his death

The family of Allan Feliz met with the Civilian Complaint Review Board on Wednesday as they continue to demand justice nearly four years...

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[Gothamist] NYPD officer to face disciplinary charges for 2019 killing

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May 21, 20231 min read

[Gothamist] NYPD officer to face disciplinary charges for 2019 killing

An NYPD officer accused of beating, shooting and killing a Bronx man in 2019 now faces charges that could lead to his firing from the...

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[Gay City News] Kawaski Trawick’s family awaits answers after NYPD disciplinary trial

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May 15, 20231 min read

[Gay City News] Kawaski Trawick’s family awaits answers after NYPD disciplinary trial

The disciplinary trial for the two cops involved in the 2019 police shooting of an out gay man, Kawaski Trawick, ended on May 12 against...

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[NY1] City Council shows support for Trawick family amid criticism over NYPD budget

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Apr 27, 20231 min read

[NY1] City Council shows support for Trawick family amid criticism over NYPD budget

Ellen and Rickie Trawick are in New York City as the two officers involved in the death of their son Kawaski are facing an administrative...

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[NY1 ICH] Kawaski Trawick's parents talk about NYPD disciplinary trial involving their son

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Apr 26, 20231 min read

[NY1 ICH] Kawaski Trawick's parents talk about NYPD disciplinary trial involving their son

Kawaski Trawick's parents, Ellen and Ricky Trawick, and Loyda Colon, the executive director of the nonprofit Justice Committee, which...

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[El Diario]Oficial que disparó fatalmente a hombre en El Bronx en 2019 enfrenta un juicio..

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Apr 24, 20231 min read

[El Diario]Oficial que disparó fatalmente a hombre en El Bronx en 2019 enfrenta un juicio..

El agente de la policía de Nueva York que estuvo durante un tiroteo fatal en El Bronx en 2019 enfrentará un juicio disciplinario por...

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[PIX11]‘He wasn’t a threat to them’: Family of Bronx man wants cops fired as NYPD disciplinary trial

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Apr 24, 20231 min read

[PIX11]‘He wasn’t a threat to them’: Family of Bronx man wants cops fired as NYPD disciplinary trial

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Four years after police shot and killed a man in the Bronx, an internal NYPD disciplinary trial against two officers...

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[APNews] 4 years later, a disciplinary hearing in fatal NYPD shooting

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Apr 24, 20231 min read

[APNews] 4 years later, a disciplinary hearing in fatal NYPD shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — Kawaski Trawick’s interaction with the police lasted less than two minutes. Starting with a door knock, it ended with the...

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[Gay City News] Trawick family blasts reports of dropped charge against officers before disciplinary

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Apr 20, 20232 min read

[Gay City News] Trawick family blasts reports of dropped charge against officers before disciplinary

One of the misconduct charges against the officers involved in the fatal 2019 police shooting of 32-year-old gay man Kawaski Trawick was...

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[City Limits] The NYPD’s Abuse of Sealed Arrest Records Jeopardizes All New Yorkers

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Apr 20, 20231 min read

[City Limits] The NYPD’s Abuse of Sealed Arrest Records Jeopardizes All New Yorkers

In 2012, co-author Natasha Duncan’s sister, Shantel Davis, was shot to death by the NYPD. As Natasha’s family roiled in shock and tried...

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[Gay City News] Four years later, Kawaski Trawick’s family demands accountability at NYPD HQ

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Apr 13, 20231 min read

[Gay City News] Four years later, Kawaski Trawick’s family demands accountability at NYPD HQ

Rickie Trawick, the father of the late Kawaski Trawick, stood in front of NYPD headquarters on April 12 and pointed to a sign with the names

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[The City] Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick Should be Fired, His Parents Say Before Trial

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Apr 12, 20231 min read

[The City] Cops Who Killed Kawaski Trawick Should be Fired, His Parents Say Before Trial

Ahead of the disciplinary trial of two NYPD officers who shot and killed a 32-year-old man in his own apartment four years ago, the...

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[News 12] New Yorkers demand more details on how NYPD chooses who to stop

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Mar 27, 20231 min read

[News 12] New Yorkers demand more details on how NYPD chooses who to stop

New Yorkers rallied outside of City Hall Monday to call on the City Council to pass a new legislation that would require the NYPD to...

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[Them] NYPD Cops Killed a Gay Black Man. Their Union Wants the Mayor to Dismiss the Charges

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Mar 24, 20231 min read

[Them] NYPD Cops Killed a Gay Black Man. Their Union Wants the Mayor to Dismiss the Charges

The largest union representing the New York City police department has asked Mayor Eric Adams to dismiss misconduct charges against two...

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[Gay City News] Elected officials call on city to keep disciplinary trial date in Trawick case

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Mar 16, 20231 min read

[Gay City News] Elected officials call on city to keep disciplinary trial date in Trawick case

Dozens of state and city elected officials signed a letter calling on Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell to move...

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[News 12] Family calls for justice at rally for Ronald A. Smith

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Feb 22, 20231 min read

[News 12] Family calls for justice at rally for Ronald A. Smith

A remembrance rally took place outside of Attorney General Letitia James’s office on Wednesday night for the late Ronald Anthony Smith....

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31 City and State Electeds Demand Accountability for 2019 Killing of Allan Feliz, Call on Administration to Act Swiftly Amid Ongoing NYPD Turmoil

City and State elected officials called on the Adams administration to ensure accountability for the 2019 killing of Allan Feliz

Oct 185 min read

Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption And Hold NYPD Lt. Rivera Accountable For Murder

Media contact: Eliel Cruz press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Family of Allan Feliz Call On Mayor Adams To End Corruption...

Sep 244 min read

Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB Decision Not To Bring Charges Against Officers Who Killed Their Son During an Improper Stop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Kristine Mikkelsen, kmikkelsen@spitfirestrategies.com Parents of Antonio Williams Slam CCRB...

Sep 121 min read

NYPD Corrupt Commissioner Caban forced to resign. Mayor Adams and Other Top Cops Should Follow.

“We welcome the forced resignation of corrupt NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Mayor Eric Adams and other top NYPD officials should follow."

Sep 41 min read

Family of Andre Mayfield Reacts to Viewing Footage of His Killing by NYPD

Media Contact Yul-san Liem press@justicecommittee.org September 4, 2024 – After meeting with the Attorney General’s Office and viewing...

Sep 45 min read

NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who Killing Allan Feliz after Four and a Half Years of Delays

MEDIA CONTACT: Eliel Cruz, press@justicecommittee.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NYPD Disciplinary Trial Finally Scheduled for Cop Who...

Aug 273 min read

Justice Committee Testimony Urging City Council To Vote No on Randy Mastro Appointment

My name is Donavon Taveras. I was born and raised in Bushwick and am the Community Safety Coordinator for the Justice Committee, a...

Aug 272 min read

Iris Baez Testimony Against Randy Mastro Appointment

My name is Iris Baez, I am the mother of Anthony Baez, who was murdered by NYPD Officer Francis Livoti in 1994 with a chokehold that was...