Lawsuit accuses NYPD of racially discriminatory vehicle searches

Name: Lawsuit accuses NYPD of racially discriminatory vehicle searches
Uploaded: 2026-01-29T18:46:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Description: The NYPD has been slapped with a lawsuit claiming officers are engaging in "stop-and-frisk on wheels." The department is accused of using traffic stops to target and humiliate tens of thousands of Black and Brown New Yorkers without cause, but the NYPD says their enforcement is data-driven. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.

The NYPD has been slapped with a lawsuit claiming officers are engaging in "stop-and-frisk on wheels." The department is accused of using traffic stops to target and humiliate tens of thousands of Black and Brown New Yorkers without cause, but the NYPD says their enforcement is data-driven. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.