SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. In the wake of the Attorney General’s Report on the Saratoga Springs Police Department’s (SSPD) response to protests in 2021, Saratoga Black Lives Matter held a press conference reacting to the report’s findings. This report was in response to the way SSPD officers and city officials allegedly handled protests in 2021 when, as outlined in the report “ the City of Saratoga Springs saw regular Black Lives Matter protests on its downtown streets” which criticized city officials and called to “defund” the Saratoga Springs Police Department. Attorney General Letitia James acknowledged that while these protests could […]
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. In the wake of the Attorney General’s Report on the Saratoga Springs Police Department’s (SSPD) response to protests in 2021, Saratoga Black Lives Matter held a press conference reacting to the report’s findings. This report was in response to the way SSPD officers and city officials allegedly handled protests in 2021 […]
At a press conference on the steps of Saratoga Springs City Hall Thursday, Saratoga BLM said it was looking into filing a class action lawsuit against the city of Saratoga Springs, as well as determining whether it can file charges against former officials and calling for an overhaul of the police department.