GETTING AWAY WITH IT: License Plate and Placard Abuse is Rarely The Target of NYPD Discipline
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When police are not subject to regulation, their vehicles become a powerful symbol of the depth of police impunity.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Police Misconduct
Cycle of Rage: One Hand Whitewashes the Other on NYPD Plate Defacing
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A field report after Streetsblog seeks disciplinary records on 12 cops who defaced their plates.
EXCLU: Driver Who Sicced NYPD on Lawyer Adam White For ‘Criminal Mischief’ on Defaced Plate is Cop-Adjacent
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The driver who called police on attorney Adam White after he fixed the obscured license plate on a Chevy SUV in November is cozy with law enforcement, Streetsblog has learned.
Cops Cuff Black Man for Riding on the Sidewalk — And Stats Show Just How Commonly They Do That
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A Black man was handcuffed and arrested on Thursday night after cops stopped him for biking on the sidewalk in Downtown Brooklyn — and a witness called the incident unnecessary and traumatic given the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.
Are Police Disciplining Cops Who Deface their Plates? Who Knows?!
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The NYPD won't reveal if it is taking action to discipline officers who intentionally cover or deface their license plates to avoid speed and red-light enforcement cameras.
NYPD Declines to Charge Cop who Threatened Brooklyn State Senator During 2020 Protests
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“This ruling is EXACTLY why New Yorkers have zero faith in the system," said state Sen. Zellnor Myrie.