On a recent afternoon in Flushing, Queens, Assembly Member Ron Kim filtered through Main Street’s crowded sidewalks with his 6-year-old daughter in tow,
Miller also noted that only 69 of the 976 complaints made against individual officers last June and July named SRG officers, which he suggested “may be due to the advanced training SRG officers receive in team tactics for arrests that are specifically geared to reduce injuries to those being arrested and to the police officers arresting them.” Yet the SRG was heavily involved in some of the most brutal repression of protests in the wake of Floyd’s killing last summer, including the violent arrests of at least 263 people police had trapped in the streets at a June 4 protest in the Bronx. Last month, The Intercept published a series of SRG training documents that reflect the unit’s heavy-handed approach to the policing of protest: coaching cops on tactical maneuvers and mass arrest scenarios, as well as providing additional training for SRG’s distinctive armor-clad bike squads.
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MANHATTAN (CN) The New York City Police Department “cannot bargain away” its disclosure obligations, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday as it rejected a bid by police and firefighter unions to block the publishing of thousands of officer misconduct records.
Killing the appeal in an unsigned summary order, the three-judge panel blew through claims that greater transparency would risk officers’ safety.
“Many other states make similar misconduct records at least partially available to the public without any evidence of a resulting increase of danger to police officers,” the federal appeals court wrote.
Pursuant to section 50a of the New York Civil Rights Law, police departments around the state have historically required a court order for the public to access any personnel performance records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers.
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Riley County (USD 378) Superintendent Cliff Williams and board vice president Nathan Mead, along with Blue Valley (USD 384) Superintendent John Cox joined us for a discussion on bond projects, legislative matters and other school related issues.
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Former Riley County Attorney Bill Kennedy previewed changes coming to this years Souper Bowl food drive for the Flint Hills Breadbasket. Collection efforts are underway through Feb. 6.
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Lastly we spoke to Irwin Army Community Hospital Deputy Commander for Nursing & Patient Services Col. Hyun Kang about Wednesday’s walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic for beneficiaries 75 and older.
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