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Rehired: How New York’s Problem Cops Can Bounce Between Jobs

The state doesn’t publicize officer employment histories, making it impossible to track so-called wandering officers.

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Can Police Departments Be Trusted to Release Their Own Misconduct Records? Apparently Not.

The police chief in Orange County’s Village of Chester claimed his department had no misconduct records. He was hiding an investigation into his own alleged malfeasance.

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Behind the Badge: In New York City Homeless Shelters, the Same ‘Peace Officers’ Abuse Residents

Previously unreleased disciplinary files expose officers who beat, slap, and pepper spray the residents they’re supposed to protect. Most are back at work within a month.

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One NYPD Official Who Has Been Disciplined For Making Dubious Public Statements: Eric Adams

As part of our records requests, we obtained Eric Adams disciplinary history from his time in the NYPD. The records show that Adams was disciplined for speaking about counterterrorism operations without proper authorization — and they show that many of his specific statements were simply untrue.