New NRPD Special Needs Registry Would Not Have Saved Jerrell Garris from Himself

Robert Cox

29 Sep 2024 — 2 min read

DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 29, 2024) — In response to the September 18 release of the Attorney General Report on the Investigation into the Death of Jarrel Garris, the New Rochelle Police Department announced a new Special Needs Registry Program on September 27.

The idea seems to be that the registry is somehow a meaningful response to what happened on July 3, 2023. If so, it is an empty gesture.

The New Rochelle Thimblerig - Part XII

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 17, 2024) — As I am making increasingly clear in this series, the more questions I ask of City Hall, the fewer answers I get. It has become a theme. As they are typically either combative or non-responsive (and now funding an open-ended, personal investigation of me with

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part XI

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 16, 2024) — For a person with such a short tenure — 16 days since he officially got rid of the “Acting” in his job title on December 1 — Will Melendez is well on his way to becoming the most corrupt City Manager in the history of New Rochelle.

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part X

DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 15, 2024) — On October 4, the City of New Rochelle put on the Taste of Leroy, an event ostensibly to promote local restaurants in the area. On October 19, I made a FOIL request for all public records pertaining to Taste of Leroy event. On October 22,