Sentences with phrase «race grand jury»

The facts have been in dispute, but now a mixed - race grand jury has heard them and they have made their decision.

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He proposes to create a statewide reconciliation commission to address police / community relations; recruit more minorities into law enforcement; make publicly available race and ethnic data on police actions; buy replacement vests, body cameras and bullet - proof glass for patrol cars in high crime areas; appoint an independent monitor to review police cases where an unarmed civilian dies and the case is not presented to the grand jury, or the grand jury fails to indict.
The former Rockland Independence Party chairwoman, whose son - in - law is county legislator Frank Sparaco (Republican) of Clarkstown, admitted to lying to a grand jury who was investigating improprieties involving the signing of petitions for the party's ballot line during the Assembly race -LSB-...]
During the speech, Cuomo announced a seven - point «justice agenda,» which would appoint an independent monitor to have access to grand jury information, recruit more minorities into law enforcement, fund body cameras and bulletproof patrol cars in high crime areas and provide race and ethic data on police actions, among other things.
TROY — A nearly 4 - year - old grand jury investigation into allegations the Rensselaer County Democratic chairman was shaking down government workers for political contributions has re-emerged in the backdrop of a contentious district attorney's race.
The grand jury decision has made Staten Island a focal point of worldwide attention, bringing up issues of race and law enforcement.
A former «chairwoman» was Sparaco's mother - in - law, Debra Ortutay, who went to jail for lying to a grand jury that was investigating improprieties involving the signing of petitions for the party's ballot line during Sparaco's race against Zebrowski in 2010.
Nate Parker's slavery drama was the darling of Sundance 2016, winning the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, a double whammy that propelled the likes of «Precious» and «Fruitvale Station» into the Oscar race in years prior.
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