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Department of Investigation Confirms Probe of NYPD Gang Database After Advocates Rally
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On Tuesday morning, a coalition of anti-surveillance advocates and public defenders gathered in front of the NYPD’s Inspector General’s office to demand once again an investigation into cops’ gang database.
On Tuesday evening, the city Department of Investigation told THE CITY that it started a probe of the infamous Criminal Group Database three years ago and that the job is nearly complete.
“DOI has an ongoing examination on the NYPD’s gang database, which began in 2018, and is now in its final stages,” said Diane Struzzi, a Department of Investigation spokesperson.
Why Police Accountability Is Personal for This Manhattan D.A. Candidate
Alvin Bragg has had encounters with the police both in the streets and in the courts. He wants to change the system from within.
Alvin Bragg has stressed the overlap between his own life story and issues of race and policing in his run for Manhattan district attorney. Credit.Andrew Seng for The New York Times
May 12, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
The first time Alvin Bragg began thinking about police accountability was not long after an officer put a gun to his head, when he was a 15-year-old in Harlem in the 1980s.
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