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Hempstead Pays $545k to Settle ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Case
New York Civil Rights Attorney Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., announces that a settlement has been reached between the parties May 16, 2012 (New York-NY) - Assistant Chief Willie R. Dixon says that he is pleased that he...
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Federal Judge Grants Class Action Status for NYPD Stop and Frisk...
A federal judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactics, saying she was disturbed by the city’s “deeply troubling apathy towards New Yorkers’ most fundamental...
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Working Undercover Under Strain
Of the 120 or so undercover officers in the Organized Crime Control Bureau, which runs most of the department’s undercover operations, there is widespread dissatisfaction among the ranks, according to interviews with nearly a dozen current or...
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Three Black Detectives Accuse Unit of Treating Blacks Like ‘Animals’
Top supervisors of an elite NYPD anti-gun unit allegedly handled white suspects with kid gloves while treating blacks like “animals” deserving of a bullet to the head. The explosive charges appear in sworn depositions from three members of the...
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NYC Parks Employee Arrested for ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Incident
The NYPD arrested New York City Parks Department employee Fariz Ahmemulic, 28, yesterday afternoon in connection with the December 20, 2011 'Hangman's Noose' incident. Mr. Ahmemulic is being charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime. He is...
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Bronx Parks ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Victim Files $15 Million Dollar Notice to...
Anthony Crum says working at the New York City Parks Department is no walk in the park. The claim alleges that on December 20, 2011, around 0830 hours, Crum, a dark skinned male, part Shinnecock and Blackfoot Indian, found a dark skinned Black doll...
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