Mayor Adams’ Ouster Of NYPD Oversight Chair A Dangerous Step Away From Police Accountability

By Communities United For Police Reform Photos: YouTube Screenshots New York, New York- In response to reports that Civilian Complaint Review Board Interim Chairwoman Arva Rice  will step down at the direction of Mayor Eric Adams, Sala Cyril, an organizer with the Malcom X Grassroots Movement issued the following statement on behalf of Communities United for Police Reform. “Under Chairwoman Rice’s leadership, the Civilian Complaint Review Board has attempted to fulfill its mission of providing independent oversight of the NYPD and accountability for abusive policing, despite being chronically underfunded and understaffed and without buckling to the immense pressures from the mayor’s office and the NYPD. If news accounts are accurate, it is deeply concerning that Rice’s commitment to her job was rewarded with retaliation directly from the top.  That Rice’s forced resignation comes on the heels of the police killing of Win Rozario and the NYPD’s failure to provide any meaningful accountability for the killing of Kawaski Trawick is clearly no accident.  In fact, the administration’s actions to force her resignation following Rice’s public statements criticizing the NYPD’s obstructions related to investigating the killing of Kawaski Trawick, look like part of the continued cover up from the highest levels in...