DA Asks Feds to Probe Unlawful Strip Searches in NYC Suburb A New York district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate illegal strip searches involving the Mount Vernon Police Department
Published May 1, 2021
The Westchester County district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate “pervasive and persistent” civil rights violations involving the Mount Vernon Police Department, including illegal strip searches and excessive use of force.
District Attorney Mimi Rocah asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether the suburban New York City department is “systematically violating peoples’ civil rights,” citing “potentially unlawful conduct by several former and current” officers.
DA Asks Feds to Probe Unlawful Strip Searches in NYC Suburb A New York district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate illegal strip searches involving the Mount Vernon Police Department
Published May 1, 2021
The Westchester County district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate “pervasive and persistent” civil rights violations involving the Mount Vernon Police Department, including illegal strip searches and excessive use of force.
District Attorney Mimi Rocah asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether the suburban New York City department is “systematically violating peoples’ civil rights,” citing “potentially unlawful conduct by several former and current” officers.
A New York district attorney on Friday asked federal officials to probe a local police department for “pervasive and persistent” civil rights violations, including illegal strip searches.
DA asks feds to probe unlawful strip searches in NYC suburb
May 1, 2021
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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (AP) The Westchester County district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate “pervasive and persistent” civil rights violations involving the Mount Vernon Police Department, including illegal strip searches and excessive use of force.
District Attorney Mimi Rocah asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether the suburban New York City department is “systematically violating peoples’ civil rights,” citing “potentially unlawful conduct by several former and current” officers.
Rocah, who took office in January, raised concerns earlier this year with Mount Vernon s commissioner of public safety about a pattern of unjustified strip searches and body cavity searches.