James C. Stowe Park Unveiled
On Friday, November 15, a park located at the corner of Lemke and Rockland Places in New Rochelle, N.Y. was renamed forever as JAMES C. STOWE PARK. A highly accomplished individual who served in...
Category: News Updates
City Council Authorizes Civilian Complaint Review Board
Stays with review-only model, but with increased accountability and transparency At its legislative meeting on Tuesday, October 15, The New Rochelle City Council unanimously approved the creation of a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB),...
Pressure Mounts for More Oversight of NRPD
Community Calls Grow for Removal of Commissioner The New Rochelle City Council got an earful from residents voicing their support for a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) with strong oversight powers over the Police...
NYS AG James: No Criminal Charges Against NRPD Detective Steven Conn in killing of Jarrel Garris
Attorney General finds Conn needlessly escalated a minor incident and criticizes NRPD policies and training After 14 months of investigation, the office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Sept....
City Council Public Hearings on Tuesday, September 10
III. Citizens To Be Heard: An Opportunity to Address Corruption in the NRPD The New Rochelle City Council will hold two important public hearings and its usual monthly Citizens To Be Heard session on...
City Council Public Hearings on Tuesday, September 10
II: The Saga of Hannah Pugsley The New Rochelle City Council will hold two important public hearings and its usual monthly Citizens To Be Heard session on Tuesday, September 10th, beginning at 7 pm...
City Council Public Hearings on Tuesday, September 10
I: Civilian Complaint Review Board The New Rochelle City Council will hold two important public hearings and its usual monthly Citizens To Be Heard session on Tuesday, September 10th, beginning at 7 pm at...
Charges Dismissed Against Ivin Harper Amid Evidence That NRPD Lieutenant Kane Planted Drugs
Kane has been “destroying our Black community for years,” Harper tells judge Drug-possession charges against Ivin Harper were dismissed in City Court on August 23 based on body-cam video suggesting that NRPD Lieutenant Sean...
NRPD Lieutenant Kane Suspended After Allegedly Planting Drugs to Make Arrest
The tip of an iceberg? The head of the New Rochelle Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, Lieutenant Sean Kane, was suspended on July 29 after evidence emerged that he planted drugs under the car...
Free Anti-Racist Community Training Workshop in New Rochelle August 23-25
Learn about racism and how to organize communities to fight it! New Rochelle Against Racism (New RoAR), in collaboration with the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, will be sponsoring a free 2-1/2 day...