BOMBSHELL: Council Seeks to Take Crash Investigation from NYPD to Increase Road Safety

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By Gersh KuntzmanJan 29, 2021, 3:34 pm130 pts
The City Council moved aggressively to rein in the NYPD on Friday, focusing its legislative ire on bigoted cops and lax discipline — but also advancing a policy long-sought by street safety advocates: taking the police department out of crash investigation in favor of a new Department of Transportation unit.…

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