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Nov 181 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 181 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 181 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 ...

Jan 281 min read

[Pix11] Brother of Allan Feliz and Criminal defense attorney on the ‘How Many Stops’ bill

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A showdown over police transparency is happening in City Hall after Mayor Eric Adams vetoed the “How Many Stops” bill...

Dec 20, 20231 min read

[AMNY] City Council advances police transparency bill ‘How Many Stops Act’ over objections from Mayor Adams

The City Council on Wednesday advanced the “How Many Stops Act,” a measure designed to curb NYPD misconduct by shining a light on...

Dec 20, 20231 min read

[ABC7 NY] NYC Council approves NYPD 'How Many Stops Act' and solitary confinement ban

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City Council overwhelmingly approved two measures on Wednesday that the mayor strongly opposes,...

Dec 13, 20231 min read

[Politico] New York Police oversight body warns of curtailed operations in face of budget cuts

NEW YORK — The Civilian Complaint Review Board said Wednesday it is suspending several categories of investigations into police...

Oct 31, 20231 min read

[Hell Gate NYC] Eric Adams Does Not Want to Be Asked About Kawaski Trawick

Four weeks ago, on October 3, Hell Gate asked Eric Adams at his first off-topic press conference about the fact that the NYPD was...

Oct 17, 20232 min read

[El Diario] Presionan por despido de oficial involucrado en la muerte de Allan Feliz

Una sanción disciplinaria e incluso un castigo firme a este policía, no me va a devolver a mi hijo. Pero sí podría evitar que a otra...

Oct 16, 20231 min read

[News 12] Allan Feliz's family says Civilian Complaint Review Board is last chance for justice

Tuesday marks four years since Allan Feliz died following a traffic stop in the Norwood section when he was shot by an NYPD officer....

Oct 11, 20231 min read

[Gay City News] Families escalate pressure on mayor, NYPD amid looming decision in Trawick case

Family members of the late Kawaski Trawick, Allan Feliz and Antonio Williams — all killed by police in separate incidents — gathered with...

Oct 11, 20231 min read

[News 12] Families who say they’ve lost loved ones to NYPD rally for justice at City Hall

Multiple families who claim that they have lost loved ones at the hands of the NYPD rallied and demanded justice outside of City Hall on...

Oct 10, 20232 min read

[Them] Protestors Demand Justice for Kawaski Trawick, a Black Gay Man Fatally Shot by the NYPD

Dozens of people gathered outside City Hall in lower Manhattan on Tuesday to demand justice for Kawaski Trawick, a 32-year-old Black gay...

Oct 4, 20231 min read

[Gay City News] Officers should be held accountable in Kawaski Trawick case

More than four years after the fatal police shooting of an out gay man, Kawaski Trawick, there continues to be a glaring lack of...

Oct 2, 20232 min read

[BlackStar News]NYPD Killing Of Trawick: Advocates, Elected Officials Call For Firing Of Killer-Cops

Today, community organizations, New York City elected officials, and people from across all five boroughs joined together to rally...

Sep 27, 20232 min read

[Hell Gate NYC] The NYPD Killed Kawaski Trawick. New York City Failed Him.

The NYPD is above the law when they kill New Yorkers, and no case better illustrates this heartbreaking and enraging fact than the case...

Sep 27, 20231 min read

[The City] Protesters Call on Police Commissioner Caban to Fire Officers in Trawick Killing

Dozens of protesters rallied outside police headquarters in downtown Manhattan Thursday to urge NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban to buck...

Sep 26, 20231 min read

[Gaycity News] NYPD official recommends no punishment for cops in Kawaski Trawick case

A deputy NYPD commissioner tasked with overseeing administrative trials has recommended against punishing the two police officers who...

Sep 24, 20232 min read

[The City] No Discipline Recommended for Cops in Killing of Kawaski Trawick

The NYPD’s head of administrative trials is recommending no punishment for two police officers involved in the shooting death of...

Sep 24, 20231 min read

[News 12] City and state officials call for justice in case of Allan Feliz

A group of 37 New York City and New York state elected officials gathered Monday to call for justice and impartiality in the case of...

Aug 16, 20231 min read

[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 18, 20231 min read

[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 17, 20231 min read

[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...

Jun 12, 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...

Jun 11, 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...

May 22, 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...

May 21, 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...

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...

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...

May 14, 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...

Apr 26, 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...

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...

Apr 23, 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...

Apr 23, 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...

Apr 23, 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...

Apr 19, 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...

Apr 19, 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...

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

Apr 11, 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...

Mar 26, 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...

Mar 23, 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...

Mar 15, 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...

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....

Feb 8, 20231 min read

[AMNY]Advocates, pols rally at City Hall for the passage of bills requiring more police transparency

Community officials and advocates gathered at City Hall on Wednesday to call for legislation that would ensure more accountability and...

Feb 8, 20231 min read

[News 12] Rally outside City Hall calls for more transparency from NYPD

Following the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police officers in Memphis, advocates and City Council members are calling on the...

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