Families of New Yorkers killed by NYPD plead with Mayor Adams to sign bill requiring cops to log all stops
Eighteen family members of New Yorkers killed by NYPD officers — including the mother of Eric Garner — called on Mayor Adams on Friday to sign a bill into law that would require city cops to document every investigative encounter they have with civilians. The bill, which passed the City Council earlier this week, has […]
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Minneapolis City Council President responds to DOJ report on police | National | #citycouncil
Trust in America, its institutions, and the police is crucial and essential to how U.S. democracy functions.And while talks of police reform are not new, it has become a major focus these past few years, especially in 2020 and 2021.Now, a scathing report is out by the Department of Justice on the Minneapolis Police Department, […]
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Bogalusa Louisiana Mayor Elect Tyrin Truong Declares War on Police Chief Kendall Bullen
In 2016, Fate Ferrell stood at the microphone in front of the Bogalusa, Louisiana, city council on the eve of the appointment of a new police chief. The room was boiling over as residents urged council members not to confirm a longtime officer named Kendall Bullen to the top job. One of the primary grievances: […]
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Bogalusa’s young mayor-elect calls for police chief to resign in wake of federal lawsuit
BOGALUSA, La. (WVUE) – Bogalusa’s 23-year-old mayor-elect called for the resignation of the city’s police chief Friday (Nov. 26), in the wake of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday by the family of a man who died in police custody last December. “I believe it is in our city’s best interest to change the […]
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