Loretta Lynch releases year-long DPS review
Elizabeth Billman | Senior Staff Photographer
A DPS officer in plain clothes blocks protestors from entering Crouse-Hinds Hall during #NotAgainSU s 31-day occupation of the building last February and March. Lynch s review recommends that DPS abandon dispatching officers in civilian clothes to future protests.
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Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch released an independent review of the Department of Public Safety on Monday, outlining 23 recommendations for the department as well as protocols for a review board that will oversee complaints against officers.
The 97-page report is the product of a year-long investigation into how the department interacts with members of the Syracuse University community and, specifically, how officers interacted with students during protests on campus over the past 18 months.
DPS Chief Bobby Maldonado to retire in August
Elizabeth Billman | Senior Staff Photographer
Maldonado has also faced criticism from the campus community during his time as DPS chief.
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Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado will retire Aug. 1 after 40 years in law enforcement and five years at Syracuse University.
As DPS chief, Maldonado leads a team of public safety, community service and residential community safety officers. He is also responsible for fire and life safety, security and emergency planning, and management and response teams, according to an SU News release.
2020 in pictures: A look back at an unforgettable year in Central NY
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
A nurse checks a patient s IV bag in the Upstate University Hospital s Covid-19 ICU Wednesday, December 16, 2020.N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com
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It’s been a year like no other for people around the globe, with the coronavirus pandemic taking front and center stage. As 2020 comes to a close, we look back at the images that best captured the challenges - and even some triumphs - during this time in Central NY.
Syracuse University #notagainsu student protesters refuse to leave the Crouse Hinds Hall building Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at Syracuse University. Students protesting racism and prejudice on campus continued to occupy the administrative building for the 11th day in a row.Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com