‘No arrests’: In NY, some police can drink, drive and avoid charges

‘No Arrests’: In New York, Some Police Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges

This story originally appeared in the New York Times and New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for New York Focus’ newsletter here. Sammy Sussman pored over more than 10,000 police disciplinary files to report this article, which is part of a series by The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. An Orchard Park police officer found the man in the shoulder of a six-lane road, standing near…

In New York, Some Police Officers Can Drive Drunk and Avoid Charges

An Orchard Park, New York, police officer found the man in the shoulder of a six-lane road, standing near his crumpled black BMW, arguing with his girlfriend.

‘No Arrests’: In New York, Some Police Can Drink, Drive and Avoid…

This article was published in partnership with The New York Times. An Orchard Park police officer found the man in the shoulder of a six-lane road, standing near his crumpled black BMW, arguing with his girlfriend. It was 11 p.m. on a Saturday in 2021, in the suburbs of Buffalo. The BMW had slammed into a Jeep, smashing its left taillight. White high heels were toppled on their sides on the pavement, outside the BMW’s passenger door. The man’s s…

‘No arrests’: In NY, some police can drink, drive and avoid charges

Officers in New York crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.

‘No arrests’: In New York, some police can drink, drive and avoid charges

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‘No Arrests’: In New York, some police can drink, drive and avoid charges - The Ithaca Voice

Investigative reporter Sammy Sussman pored over more than 10,000 police disciplinary files to report this article, which is part of a series by The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. This story is being co-published with The New York Times and several newsrooms across Upstate New York, including The Ithaca Voice. For more information on the reporting process, see “How we obtained 10,000 police disciplinary records.” Then-Greece Po…