Syracuse police watchdog’s new leader abruptly resigns in latest CRB mess

Syracuse police watchdog’s new leader abruptly resigns in latest CRB mess

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The chair of Syracuse’s Citizen Review Board abruptly resigned Monday morning, hours before city lawmakers were expected to vote on a plan exploring changes to the board’s bylaws.

CRB chair resigns, cites lack of independence from council, mayor

Citizen Review Board Chair Bryn Loveyjoy-Grinnell and new appointee Josh Carroll have resigned from Syracuse’s police oversight board, both wrote in letters addressed to the city clerk.Lovejoy-Grinnell also emailed her resignation letter to Central Current at 8 a.m. She did not respond to a Central Current reporter’s request for further comment. She briefly detailed in her resignation letter issues she saw between city officials, councilors and …