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Police misconduct in NY: What are your questions about finding records in your hometown?
Until very recently, you wouldn't have been able to find out if an officer in your New York community was routinely crashing their car or approaching their jobs with neglect or incompetence.
But a part of New York's Civil Rights Law was repealed in 2020, making records of this kind of misconduct — and the internal discipline that may or may not follow — accessible to the public. You can request these records yourself through a public records request, or explore a public database of thousands of these records compiled by the USA TODAY Network over the last five years.
Whether you're someone who's familiar with the public records process or someone who didn't even know these documents existed, we're here to answer your questions and help you find records you're interested in.
What do you want to know about how to find police records in your New York hometown? Are you unsure which records are obtainable through New York's Freedom of Information Law? Do you have a specific person, place or type of misconduct you're searching for?
Fill out the form below and your submission will go to our team of USA TODAY Network reporters covering police accountability.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Police misconduct: Submit your questions about New York police records
