BY SAL GRECOThe criminal prosecution of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Daniel Flores has become much more than a dispute over California’s recording laws.It has become a test of how a major American police department handles an officer who documents alleged misconduct inside his own workplace—and what happens when the internal affairs process, administrative discipline and criminal prosecution begin …
From Crime-Fighting Breakthrough to Privacy Backlash: Why LAPD Got the “Flock” Out of Los Angeles
BY SAL GRECOAutomated license plate readers were introduced to police departments across America with a compelling promise: help officers locate stolen vehicles, identify wanted suspects and solve serious crimes faster.But years after Flock Safety cameras rapidly expanded across the country, the technology is facing growing resistance over privacy, accuracy and how information collected on millions of …
NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch Promised Accountability. Another NYPD Lawsuit Raises Questions About What Really Changed
BY SAL GRECOWhen Jessica Tisch took over as New York City Police Commissioner, she was presented as the person who would restore order, accountability and credibility to an NYPD battered by scandal. She was supposed to be the reformer—the steady hand who would clean up a department that had become increasingly synonymous with internal turmoil, misconduct allegations and questions about leadership.Yet another …
EXCLUSIVE : NYPD Communications Division in Crisis: Sources Allege Staffing Disaster Is Pulling Cops From Precincts and Recruits From Training
BY SAL GRECOSources blame management under Deputy Chief Bienvenido Martinez for worsening morale, rising call-outs and an alleged staffing scramble that has uniformed officers answering phones. The Sal Greco Show reached out to NYPD DCPI for answers but received no comment prior to publication.The NYPD Communications Division—the operation responsible for receiving emergency calls that can mean the difference …
LAPD Secret Recording Scandal Explodes: Prosecutors Accuse Officer of Manipulating Conversations—But What About the Cops He Exposed?
BY SAL GRECOThe controversial prosecution of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Daniel Flores has taken a significant new turn.Last week, SalGreco.Com wrote about the troubling questions surrounding Flores, an LAPD officer charged with 16 felony counts after secretly recording fellow officers who allegedly made racist, sexist and homophobic remarks while working in the department’s Recruitment and …
The “Eric Sanders Rule”? Questions Mount Over Whether NYPD Is Institutionalizing Selective Punishment
BY SAL GRECOA new controversy is emerging inside the New York City Police Department over what happens to members not while they are employed, but when they attempt to leave.According to information provided to The Sal Greco Show and separately raised publicly by civil-rights attorney Eric Sanders, the NYPD is allegedly examining how it can formalize rules governing the denial of critical separation documents …