Report blasts NYPD unit aimed at quality of life issues for its secretive stance

"The lack of transparency regarding NYPD's Community Response Team risks non-compliance with the law, ethical breaches, and negative policing outcomes," DOI Inspector General Jeanene Barrett said Tuesday.

"Since its inception more than two years ago, CRT has expanded significantly, with a team in every Patrol Borough, without a corresponding expansion of publicly available information about the work of this unit."

Despite the stunning lack of transparency around the unit, the CRT is frequently hailed on social media by Daughtry, showing scores of knock-off designer wallets seized by the unit.

"The recommendations in this Report encourage the creation of public policies and procedures that will enhance knowledge of and confidence in CRT's mission, as well as facilitate future oversight."

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