Watchdog: Floyd protests overwhelmed NYPD, sparking conflict
By MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size of the spring protests after the killing of George Floyd and resorted to aggressive disorder control methods that stoked tensions and stifled free speech, the city's inspector general said in a report released Friday. The Department of Investigation report followed a six-month probe that focused on the