On November 13, 2023, the leadership of all five police unions, along with our respective attorneys, attended a meeting in the Police Commissioner’s Office to discuss ongoing legal issues with the CCRB. CCRB, with the assistance of the NYC City Council, continues to try and expand its powers, including pushing for legislation giving the CCRB unfettered access to the Department’s body worn camera footage. DEA President Paul Digiacomo made clear the time to stop CCRB’s push is now. They are a threat to public safety and do nothing but handcuff our members in the performance of their duties. We need the Department to help us in the fight against CCRB. The unions cannot do it alone. Although we are winning the vast majority of cases against the CCRB in the Trial Room, charges should not have been brought in most of these cases to begin with. We shared our ideas regarding how to combat CCRB, and there will be more meetings moving forward in which we will be pushing the Department to adopt changes and policies to counter this aggression by CCRB.
