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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in a lawsuit that illuminated the use of the “courtesy cards” that officers dole out to friends and relatives to get out of traffic stops and other minor infractions, according to an agreement filed in Manhattan federal court Monday.
After a SBA (NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association) lawsuit which was expected to succeed failed, officers who had been expecting a favorable settlement began a wildcat strike. [8] This unplanned police strike of 1971 was in violation of the Taylor Act which prohibits police from engaging in job actions. [9] [10] The PBA publicly disavowed the ...
A New York City police officer is speaking out against the use of “courtesy cards” by friends and relatives of his colleagues on the force, accusing department leaders of maintaining a ...
In May 2023, NYPD officer Mathew Bianchi filed a lawsuit against his police captain and the City of New York, claiming the police department retaliated against him for his opposition to the PBA's courtesy cards. It alleged the NYPD violated Bianchi's first amendment right to speak out against "widespread corruption, illegal practices and the ...
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The NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is a civilian oversight agency with jurisdiction over the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the largest police force in the United States. A board of the Government of New York City , the CCRB is tasked with investigating, mediating and prosecuting complaints of misconduct on the part of the ...
The NYPD will radically reform how it polices protests in New York City — including by stopping “kettling” and other aggressive use-of-force tactics — in a landmark settlement reached in ...
The head of New York's largest police union defended ticket-fixing by the NYPD, saying it was "long standing practice at all levels of the department." [130] Though only 16 NYPD officers were facing trial, news reports show that hundreds of NYPD police officers were involved, "caught on a phone tap asking for scores of tickets to disappear."