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Anthony Smith (inset) was killed by a police officer driving a van at Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman/Julie Floyd

CCRB Opens Probe into Police Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Civilian Complaint Review Board has opened an investigation into the death of a man who was run over and killed by an NYPD van driver on Eastern Parkway earlier this month.

Grieving mother Tasha Horton still doesn't have the answers.

EXCLUSIVE: Cops Questioned Driver in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run But Just Let Him Go

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 18, 2022 | No Comments

A review of the NYPD investigation of the hit-and-run killing of Imorne Horton raises questions about police procedures and whether the NYPD and the Brooklyn District Attorney are sufficiently concerned about holding killer drivers accountable.

Here's the intersection where Ronald Smith was killed by a police van driver. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

NYPD Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway is Placed on Modified Duty

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2022 | No Comments

The police officer who was driving the NYPD vehicle that fatally struck a man on Eastern Parkway last week after allegedly speeding and running a red light has been placed on modified duty — and the Internal Affairs Bureau has taken over the case.

The police officers who tried to run over anti-police-brutality protesters in several incidents on May 30, 2020 will now be held accountable.

Cops Who Rammed Squad Cars into Protesters Should be Charged, Says Oversight Agency

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 15, 2022 | No Comments

The cops who used their squad cars as deadly weapons to plow into a crowd of protesters during the Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020 should face disciplinary charges, the Civilian Complaint Review Board has declared.

Council Member Holden's bill would not affect the NYPD, which parks in bus lanes with impunity already.

Queens Pol’s Bill Would End Bus Lane Enforcement on Holidays — An ‘Attack’ on Riders

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 15, 2022 | No Comments

Bob Holden says his bill makes sense. Activists say it does not.

Thursdays Headlines: ‘We Got Him!’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Apr 14, 2022 | No Comments

One good collar doesn't mean we need more cops in the subway. Plus other news.

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