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NYPD Investigating Officers’ Alleged Misstatements in Court (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, October 4, 2017
NYPD Investigating Officers’ Alleged Misstatements in Court
“The New York City Police Department and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office are investigating accusations by a Manhattan judge that officers misrepresented the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a protester, an NYPD legal official said Tuesday….During a panel discussion at the New York City Bar Association that centered around the issue of police testimony, Lawrence Byrne, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for legal matters, said the department is conducting an internal investigation and has also requested that the Manhattan DA investigate.”
