N.Y.P.D. Searches Target Black and Latino Drivers, Lawsuit Says

N.Y.P.D. Searches Target Black and Latino Drivers, Lawsuit Says

New York City police officers have pulled over tens of thousands of Black and Latino drivers and searched their vehicles without probable cause, stopping people in those groups at a far higher rate than white drivers around the city, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed on late Wednesday afternoon by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the Bronx Defenders, says that of the more than 74,400 vehicles the police searched from Jan. 1, 2022…

NYPD Searches Target Black and Latino Drivers, Lawsuit Says

NEW YORK -- New York City police officers have pulled over tens of thousands of Black and Latino drivers and searched their vehicles without probable cause, stopping people in those groups at a far higher rate than white drivers around…