NYPD Brooklyn commanding officer to be transferred following complaints
Under Mastronardi s leadership, the Civilian Complaint Review Board logged 1,364 complaints of police misconduct
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Change is coming to Brooklyn’s 75 Precinct. Deputy Inspector
John Mastronardi will no longer hold the position by the end of the month, as reported on Tuesday by
“The department is moving him because of some retirements,” a police source told the publication.
Mastronardi had developed a negative reputation while looking over the city’s largest precinct. A Change.org petition was created to remove the controversial officer from the precinct for excessive force and lack of leadership.
In the letter he admits he was part of a conspiracy targeting Malcolm.
The letter was presented at a news conference in New York on February 20, by Malcolm’s three daughters and civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Wood’s cousin Reggie joined them in revealing the letter’s contents.
The announcement was made at the Malcolm and Dr Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, on the former site of the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm was assassinated.
Posthumous confession
Wood’s 2011 letter, which he gave to his cousin for release after his death, said he had been compelled by his supervisors at the NYPD to coax two members of Malcolm s security team into committing crimes, leading to their arrest just a few days before the assassination.
In the letter he admits he was part of a conspiracy targeting Malcolm.
The letter was presented at a news conference in New York on February 20, by Malcolm’s three daughters and civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Wood’s cousin Reggie joined them in revealing the letter’s contents.
The announcement was made at the Malcolm and Dr Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, on the former site of the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm was assassinated.
Posthumous confession
Wood’s 2011 letter, which he gave to his cousin for release after his death, said he had been compelled by his supervisors at the NYPD to coax two members of Malcolm s security team into committing crimes, leading to their arrest just a few days before the assassination.
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