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Local Police Department To Settle Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Policies, Pay Over $2 Million Local Police Department To Settle Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Policies, Pay Over $2 Million
Local Police Department To Settle Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Policies, Pay Over $2 Million The end is in sight for a class action lawsuit involving the Suffolk County Police Department, according to court documents. The suit, which alleges that the SCPD has discriminatory policing practices against Latinos, would result in the department paying around $2.25 million in plaintiff’s attorney fees as well as making numerous changes to traffic-stop and body-camera procedures. SCPD announced the Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement on its Facebook page on Tuesday, April 11. Both sides have agreed to the settlement (though SCPD denies any wrongdoing) and it is waiting on fina…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart To Resign Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart To Resign
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart To Resign Suffolk County's top cop has announced she is stepping down to take a new job. Suffolk Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart announced Wednesday, April 14, that she is stepping down after three years on the job to become the director of public safety at Hofstra University. Hart, the first-ever woman to lead the Suffolk Police Department, took over just three years ago when the 2,500-member force was in a state of turmoil following a series of corruption scandals. She also faced a rise in MS-13 street violence and murders and the effects of the opioid epidemic. Hart, who worked for the FBI fo…

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by Kathy Reakes