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NYPD may have ‘escalated tensions’ in George Floyd protests, report says Updated Dec 18, 2020; Posted Dec 18, 2020 Police arrest protesters for breaking an imposed curfew by marching through Manhattan Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in New York, during a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.AP Photo/Wong Maye-E Facebook Share Michael Gartland and Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News (TNS) In a scathing report released by New York City’s Department of Investigation on Friday, the NYPD was a...

Protests rocked the city in late May and early June after the Minneapolis death of George Floyd, a Black man who was caught on camera begging for help while officers knelt on him. Multiple cops now face charges in his death, but the public outrage over his anguished final moments sparked a nationwide reckoning with policing and social justice. At least one NYPD officer ultimately faced assault charges for shoving a protester during that violent period, which was so intense that the city imposed its first curfew since World War II. Since then, the debate over reform has intensified -- not just...

Print Continue to article content New York Police officers restrain protesters during a demonstration in the Brooklyn borough of New York. | Seth Wenig, File/ AP Photo NYPD undermined public trust with aggressive protest response, watchdog agency finds Updated NEW YORK — The NYPD’s aggressive response to protests that swept the city after the death of George Floyd heightened tensions and undermined public trust in the ability of the police to protect the rights of citizens, a probe by the Department of Investigation has found. NYPD officers used “excessive enforcement” against prote...