A new map illustrating 42 years of marijuana arrests documents the way that New York disproportionately targeted working-class, Black and Hispanic people for decades.
Tag: Police
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Dublin Violence Brings Shame on Ireland, Prime Minister Varadkar Says
Officials have condemned violence that broke out in the capital after a knife attack. The police said 34 people were arrested and a police officer was seriously injured.
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Proposed NYPD Budget Cuts Lead to Distress and Skepticism
In the Police Department, the rank and file is hearing rumors of buyouts and demotions, but many see the mayor’s plan to shrink the department as a political tactic.
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NYPD Upgrades Radios and Adds Encryption, Blocking Public Access
The New York Police Department is spending $500 million on a new radio system it calls more reliable and secure. But the public will no longer be able to monitor what officers are doing minute to minute.
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Kaitlin Armstrong Found Guilty in Murder of the Cyclist Moriah Wilson
Ms. Armstrong fled the United States and went to Costa Rica after she was named as a suspect in the killing of Ms. Wilson, a 25-year-old professional cyclist.