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City Settles Lawsuit From Protesters Who Accused NYPD Of Firing Sound Cannon At Them
The NYPD will have to now generate a written policy for use of the devices, which were first used by the Navy.
By
Nick Pinto
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NYPD Use Of Sound Cannons For Crowd Dispersal Can Qualify As Excessive Force, Judge Rules
'It was definitely one of the loudest noises I've ever heard.'
By
Nick Pinto
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Photos: New Yorkers Hold Vigil For Charlottesville Victims
Hundreds of denounced the alt-right and sent a message of solidarity and mourning to the victims of violence in Charlottesville. An elderly woman who had escaped Naziism during the Holocaust was among them.
By
Scott Heins
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NYPD Agrees To Start Following Law, Accept Public Records Requests By Email
The department has been ignoring this requirement since it was created in 2006.
By
Nathan Tempey
News
The NYPD Claimed Its LRAD Sound Cannon Isn't A Weapon. A Judge Disagreed
"This is force, and the kind which could be used excessively."
By
Nathan Tempey
News
City Lawyers Defend NYPD Use Of Military-Grade Sound Cannons
Protesters say they suffered injuries and had their constitutional rights violated when officers blared a high-pitched siren noise from one of the LRADs to disperse protesters.
By
Scott Heins
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Protesters Sue NYPD Over Use Of Potentially Deafening LRAD Sound Weapon
Officers caused lasting hearing damage with their improper use of LRADs during a 2014 Eric Garner protest, the suit claims.
By
Miranda Katz
Arts & Entertainment
[UPDATE] 61 Arrested Outside Hot 97's Summer Jam As NJ Cops Turn Away Ticket Holders
"All of a sudden they came out of that exit door and rushed her to the ground."
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Nathan Tempey
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NYC Cops Are Blithely Firing A Potentially Deafening Sound Cannon At Peaceful Protesters
"The idea that the NYPD has a weapon that can cause permanent hearing damage and is willing to use it on peaceful demonstrators definitely has a chilling effect."
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Gothamist Staff
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