The driver of an allegedly stolen car sped across the Manhattan Bridge and lost control, striking and killing two people before careening into an NYPD van on Saturday morning.
"Daughtry treated the [Community Response Team] as a personal fiefdom, allowing officers to pursue both real and imagined suspects at high speed through city streets, frequently in violation of NYPD policy. These pursuits often resulted in serious injury and, in some cases, death."
The NYPD launched an investigation into the Wan Mei Li Spa after a community complaint alleged involvement in prostitution, resulting in documented incidents of illegal activities.
A 13-year-old boy was slashed in his left shoulder on Lafayette Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant Saturday night. The attack occurred around 9:00pm, and police report that the suspect used a knife during the incident.
"Police do not create safety. For many, many people across this city and this state, police actually create and amplify violence. And it is very important to speak about that reality that many people have because it pushes up against the conventional understanding of police who are seen to be people who come to resolve violence."