Record Number Of Lawsuits Against NYPD
Reuters
Police Officer Louis Vega punches Ehud Halevi on Oct. 8 2012 inside of ALIYA. Illustration Photo.
A record number of legal claims were filed against the New York City Police Department in fiscal year 2011, according to a report scheduled for release on Thursday. In fiscal 2011, which ended June 30, 2011, a total of 8,882 claims were filed against the NYPD, up from the previous high of 8,110 filed in fiscal year 2010, New York City Comptroller John Liu said in the report.
The city also settled $185.6 million of personal injury and other tort claims that involved the NYPD, a 35 percent increase from fiscal 2010, the report said.
The city should
