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LAS Helps Expose Bronx NYPD Officer’s Corrupt “Collars for Dollars” Scheme

Wrongful arrests by Officer Darryl Schwartz have resulted in numerous civil rights lawsuits, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Renews Calls to End Social Distancing Enforcement After Shocking Arrest Video

The new video shows NYPD officers violently arresting a young mother in front of her child, according to the Brooklyn Paper.

Op-Ed: Policing the Pandemic: This is Nothing New

Attorney's from The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice explain the NYPD's inequitable social distancing enforcement is part of a larger pattern of discrimination in today's BKLYNER.

LAS Condemns NYPD Over Disparate “COVID-19 Related” Enforcement

The Legal Aid Society also called for greater transparency as to the New York City Police Department's internal guidance to officers on social distancing enforcement, according to AM New York.

LAS Slams NYPD for Selective Enforcement of Social Distancing Policies

Black and Brown communities continue to be disproportionately targeted by police, according to the The Washington Post.

LAS Condemns NYPD for Violent Social Distancing Related Arrests

Multiple violent social distancing-related arrests occurred over the weekend in the East Village, reports the Associated Press.

Op-Ed: Social Distancing Doesn’t Matter When it Comes to Racist, Aggressive Policing

Rigodis Appling, a LAS attorney and member of the Black Attorneys of Legal Aid caucus, slams the NYPD for continuing its discriminatory policing policy towards minorities in today's Truthout.

LAS Slams NYPD for Neglecting Social Distancing in Social Media Posts

Officers are still clustering in large groups while on patrol, which is dangerous for them and dangerous for the community members they interact with, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

LTE: NYPD Must Re-Evaluate Police Priorities to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19

Jennvine Wong, a staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society's Cop Accountability Project, penned a letter to the editor in today’s New York Daily News calling on the NYPD to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as infection rates continue to skyrocket among officers.

LAS Calls on Mayor, NYPD to Modify Policing Practices Putting Communities at Risk of COVID-19

Despite a decrease in crime and a rapid increase of confirmed cases amongst the NYPD, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has not committed to any policy changes, reports The Intercept.