Sentences with phrase «investigate police killings of civilians»

District Attorneys across New York are bristling at state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's new authority to investigate police killings of civilians.

ALBANY — State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan says the creation of a special prosecutor to investigate police killings of civilians would represent a «radical departure» from traditional grand jury procedures.

Not exact matches

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order last year that authorized Schneiderman to investigate cases where police killed unarmed civilians and cases where «there is a significant question as to whether the civilian was armed and dangerous at the time of his or her death.»

In a letter sent to Cuomo on Monday, Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman asked for the power to independently investigate the killing of any unarmed civilian by a police officer in the state, effectively removing local district attorneys from the equation.

ALBANY — The Republican - led Senate finance committee on Wednesday declined to vote a bill out of committee that would allow the attorney general to investigate cases in which an unarmed civilian is killed during an interaction with police.

During his annual State of the State speech, Cuomo, a Democrat, announced a seven - point program to address criminal justice reforms, which included an independent monitor to investigate cases when unarmed civilians are killed by police.

For instance, when activists pressured Cuomo to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate instances of police - involved killings of civilians, David was the go - between.

Tell Governor Cuomo to keep his commitment to the families of New Yorkers killed by police and sign the RIGHT executive order for a Special Prosecutor to investigate ALL cases of police - involved killings of civilians without a one year time limit!

Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Schneiderman a special prosecutor to investigate cases of police - involved killings of civilians.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton expressed concern Wednesday over Governor Andrew Cuomo's call to have an independent monitor investigate when unarmed civilians are killed by police and his proposal to create statewide minimum standards for police use of Police commissioner Bill Bratton expressed concern Wednesday over Governor Andrew Cuomo's call to have an independent monitor investigate when unarmed civilians are killed by police and his proposal to create statewide minimum standards for police use of police and his proposal to create statewide minimum standards for police use of police use of force.

When Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on July 8 giving Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the authority to investigate police killings of unarmed civilians, he did something he rarely does: he empowered a rival.