The officer who shot an unarmed man on the grand Central Parkway last week was previously named in two lawsuits alleging civil rights violations and police brutality. He says he thought the victim shot Thursday was reaching for a gun. There was a hand drill on the floor but no weapon. Meanwhile, community members rallied in front of Police Headquarters to protest another recent fatal shooting - this one a case where it's questioned whether officers followed protocol for dealing with 'emotionally disturbed persons' barricaded in their homes. In an additional case, the department is now apologizing for sending a bill for damages to a cop car to the mother of a man killed by that car after a chase. The death is being investigated by prosecutors.
In the Press...
For judge in firefighter discrimination case, an evolving opinion (NY Times)
Judge allows lawsuit over NYPD tactics in public housing (Wall Street Journal)
Big change in gifted and talented testing (Wall Street Journal)
Democrats name LaShann DeArcy to replace Ravi Batra on state ethics panel (Daily News)
Unions, who agreed to wage freezes, angered by plans for Albany pay hikes (Daily News)
Bloomberg pushes a plan to let Midtown soar (NY Times)
State's public authorities trim jobs (Albany Times Union)
Council seeks to ease growing fines for restaurants (WNYC)
Intersections with cameras have yellow lights shorter than city standard (NY Post)
Vendor fined $2,000 for being inches out of city regulations (NY Post)
