Police Accountablity

A bill that would make some criminal confessions by juveniles inadmissible in court is one of three police reform bills approved by the Connecticut Senate on Thursday.

Suffolk County Police on Long Island would pay $3.75 million, improve training and background checks, and publish data about who they pull over in traffic stops as part of a tentative court settlement reached with civil rights activists on Monday.

The three candidates running for governor in Connecticut clashed in their last televised debate on Tuesday night.

Invoking the Bristol police murders, Bob Stefanowski claimed the law endangers officers. Democrats say he is politicizing a tragedy.

Over six years when Nassau County reported zero “founded” civilian complaints for false arrest and excessive force, 30 people won court judgments against its police department for allegations of false arrest and excessive force.

A Nassau County legislative committee approved legislation on Monday offering a retired Black police officer $650,000 to settle her claims of false arrest and discrimination. This comes after WSHU reported last week that Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder allegedly used a racial slur to describe the officer.

High-profile civil rights attorney Ben Crump said he will lead the legal fight on behalf of a Black man who was seriously injured while in police custody in New Haven.

Guidelines have been provided to cities and towns to help local officials deal with incidents of racial tension, according to the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.

The case is one of several attempting to force Nassau to release misconduct records.

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