Police Use of Force

55% percent of Nassau County police’s use of force incidents are unexplained, according to an analysis by the police reform group Long Island United.

Connecticut state police are investigating a man's death four days after a state trooper shot him with a stun gun, authorities said Friday.

The data must be more reliable and comprehensive before it can show relationships based on race, ethnicity or crime rates, the report from Connecticut police use-of-force report says.

The president of a Long Island police mentor program has filed a $60-million lawsuit against Suffolk County, alleging she was the target of excessive force and racial discrimination.

Suffolk County is among the last police departments in the state to start using body cameras. The program was approved in 2021 as part of state-mandated police reforms.

The family of a man killed by a Suffolk County police officer has filed an $85 million lawsuit, alleging false arrest, excessive force, and pattern of police misconduct.

Trooper Brian North fatally shot Mubarak Soulemane following a high-speed car chase.

Christopher Cruz said he was allegedly punched and kicked by a group of Suffolk County Police officers while handcuffed during an arrest in Coram last year. He said the officers used racial slurs during the attack.

Officer Michael Stanitis was fired by the city’s police commission in October of 2020.

Connecticut’s new police training will emphasize using empathy, de-escalation and moral courage before using force — like guns or headlocks.A state…