A Tale of Two Cities
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Statement on the Killing of Sonya Massey On July 6, 2024, a few days after the one year anniversary of killing of Black New Rochelle native Jarrel Garris with a gunshot...
Category: Public Safety
Community Seeks Stronger Civilian Complaint Review Board
Official public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, September 10. A proposed Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) was discussed for the first time publicly by the City Council on Tuesday afternoon, July 9, and the public...
Detailed Proposal for Civilian Complaint Review Board Delivered to City Council
Public may comment on the proposal for a weak “review-only” board at Council hearings on July 9 and September 10. The New Rochelle Community-Police Partnership Board (CPPB) has submitted a detailed proposal to the...
Protestors Mark the 1st Anniversary of the Police Killing of Jarrel Garris
NRPD ‘Counting on People Being Disengaged’ as AG Investigation Continues On Wednesday, July 3, to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Jarrel “CeeTwo” Garris by New Rochelle Police Detective Steven Conn, protestors...
New Rochelle Democratic Committee Will Monitor Police Reform
Unanimously resolves to form committee to monitor policing in New Rochelle At its May 23rd meeting, the New Rochelle Democratic Committee (NRDC) adopted a resolution proposed by District Leader Gene Tozzi to create a...
New Rochelle’s Community Justice Center Launches the Justice Ambassadors Youth Council
New initiative brings youth and city leaders together to shape policy and interventions. The New Rochelle Community Justice Center (NRCJC), in collaboration with the City of New Rochelle, launched a new cohort called the...
Civilian Complaint Review Board: Reading Between the Lines of CGR’s Recommendation
The data in CGR’s report leads to a different conclusion about the road to police accountability in New Rochelle In October 2023, CGR, a 108-year-old policy think tank, issued a long overdue report and...
Judge Rice Celebrates OYP’s Third Anniversary with High Achieving All Stars, Court, and Community Partners
New Rochelle City Court Judge Jared Rice recently celebrated the third anniversary of the Court’s transformative Opportunity Youth Part (OYP) initiative that gives Justice-involved Emerging Adults, ages 16-24, a second chance at succeeding in...
Lame Duck City Council Adopts Recommendation for Weak Civilian Police Review Board as Community Objections Continue
At its final meeting on Tuesday, December 12, the outgoing New Rochelle City Council passed a resolution accepting the recommendation of the Community-Police Partnership Board (CPPB) for a Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) empowered...
Despite Public Objections, Panel Recommends Weakest Police Review Board
Issue now goes to City Council, where public comment is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14 After hearing a number of residents again demand an independent police review board with the power to investigate civilian...