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.
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.
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.