Mayor taps Jennifer Jones Austin as CCRB chair

Mayor taps Jennifer Jones Austin as CCRB chair

The mayor on Friday appointed a prominent criminal justice expert to lead the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, the NYPD’s oversight body, marking the first time in over six years that the watchdog group has had a permanent chairperson.

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Queens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter

Queens man acquitted of murder of police officer, convicted of manslaughter

After eight tense hours of jury deliberations, Guy Rivera was found not guilty for the murder of NYPD officer Johnathan Diller, but guilty for several lesser charges that will still likely put him behind bars for the rest of his life.

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