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NYPD Reportedly Lost Evidence Related to Crash That Killed Mathieu Lefevre
The attorney representing the family of Mathieu Lefevre has sent a letter to NYPD that raises serious questions about the investigation of the hit-and-run crash that took the 30-year-old artist's life.
December 19, 2011
From the Outset, NYPD “Suspected No Criminality” in Death of Max Mendez
Three days after 6-year-old Max Mendez was killed by an MTA tow truck operator while walking with his mother to the Wagner Pool at 124th Street, the story that's emerging suggests that motorist negligence may have contributed to the deadly collision. The only constant among the press coverage, however, is that the police suspect "no criminality."
August 2, 2010
Hundreds of Neighbors Press NYPD for Justice for Slain Mother of Three
The death of Aileen McKay-Dalton, a mother of three who was struck and killed by an SUV driver while riding her Vespa earlier this month, has galvanized friends, neighbors, and Fort Greene residents trying to make sense of their sudden loss and the anemic NYPD response that followed.
July 19, 2010
Over Three Months Later, NYPD Still Withholding Raulston Crash Info
With at least six crashes leaving three injured and two pedestrians and a cyclist dead, it has been a particularly hellish week to walk and bike the streets of New York. And while information about such incidents is vital to making conditions safer and preventing future fatalities, NYPD continues to withhold crash reports from the public.
April 15, 2010
NYPD Kisses the Blarney Stone After Ray Kelly Saves the Day
We couldn't help notice that, while police information czar Paul Browne was seemingly chatting up every media outlet in town about his boss coming to the aid of a fallen pedestrian this week, we were adding two letters to our stack of NYPD freedom of information rejections.
March 19, 2010
Months After Traffic Deaths, NYPD Denies Access to Crash Information
At the beginning of the year, Streetsblog embarked on a project we hope will shed light on city pedestrian and cyclist fatalities that appear to have been written off as blameless "accidents." To date, we have filed freedom of information requests with NYPD pertaining to 10 pedestrian deaths, and will be reporting on the progress of those requests, along with those submitted in the future.
March 11, 2010