NEW — a story I've been working on for 3 years: In a job interview in 2020, officer Joseph DeAngelis admitted to misconduct in 5 previous depts ranging from falsified reports and using the n-word to off-duty drunk driving, shoplifting and animal abuse. www.lohud.com/story/news/i...

NEW: A @nyc.streetsblog.org analysis shows that patrol cops are writing nearly 1/3 less parking tickets (and 1/2 less speeding tickets) in lower Manhattan this year though tickets by traffic agents are up and 311 calls about parking are way up. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/06/04/n...

New Streetsblog buddy @sammysussman.bsky.social tackled this pressing basketball issue as well nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/26/k...

NEW for @nysfocus.com: A heated debate over police collaboration with federal immigration enforcement kicked off in Oswego County after we reported that sheriff's deputies repeatedly held Spanish-speaking drivers at traffic stops while calling Border Patrol. nysfocus.com/2026/05/21/o...

NEW for @nyc.streetsblog.org: A trooper was arrested for assault in NJ in 2024 when he was supposed to be on patrol in Brooklyn. A secret internal investigation found 9 other troopers in the unit who had also skipped out on their duties. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/21/s...

NEW (my first solo byline for @nyc.streetsblog.org) The MTA's Inspector General caught a superintendent using two fake DOT placards he made on his home computer. The MTA demoted the superintendent following the report. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/07/m...

NEW, for @nysfocus.com: Last month, we obtained hours of body-cam from Oswego County. It showed sheriff's deputies pulling over drivers — and if the drivers didn't speak English, the deputies called Border Patrol. Some drivers were held for 30+ min while BP responded. nysfocus.com/2026/05/07/o...

Very excited to begin reporting on law enforcement for @nyc.streetsblog.org

The Quizlet flaschards containing the door/gate codes was made private around 25 minutes after I texted a number seemingly affiliated with their creator. But many of the other sets described in this piece — including numerous about ICE Spanish-language training — remain public.

NEW, for @wired.com: In Feb, a seeming CBP (DHS) employee created a public Quizlet set containing door/gate codes for their Kingsville, TX facility, along with other security information. They are not the only DHS employee that studied internal policies via Quizlet. www.wired.com/story/cbp-fa...

Worth noting that I've since seen this language in other agreements with departments in other states. I've spoken to experts who think it would be quickly overruled in a state court, but this adds time and expense to disclosure

I had a nice time speaking with @nhpr.org about my reporting earlier this week on the Carroll Police Department's agreement(s) with ICE: www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that the salaries of a small NH town’s while police department are paid by ICE as part of its 287(g) program. @sammysussman.bsky.social has the scoop. No paywall: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

NEW, for @wired.com: The police department in Carroll, N.H., population 800, reached a collaboration agreement with ICE. In return, the town received over $122,000, and the salaries of their three police officers and chief may be covered by ICE. www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

I'm excited to return to @umichsmtd.bsky.social next month to speak with Cara Kizer and antonio c. cuyler about reporting on the NY Phil, institutional responses to public reporting about allegations of abuse and the state of classical music in this post-#MeToo era. smtd.umich.edu/event/06-apr...

Impressive reporting, let alone student reporting, from @michigandaily.bsky.social: UM's 2nd-highest paid employee failed to note his board post at Eli Lilly — and his multi-millionaire dollar payments from them — in at least 12 of his journal publications. www.michigandaily.com/news/focal-p...

NEW: Loose Rules Let State Police Hand Out Lax Penalties for Serious Misconduct. Some neglected their duties; others beat their spouses. Some used their badges to elicit favors; others to settle personal scores. All remained on the job. nysfocus.com/2026/01/28/n...

Here's what I've been working on the past two and a half years: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

NEW, by me: Loose Rules Let State Police Hand Out Lax Penalties for Serious Misconduct The agency's disciplinary system is weaker than other large departments in NY. Troopers who committed serious misconduct have been allowed to remain on the job. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

An officer bungled a teen rape case. The victim was abused again. The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined for misconduct.

New: Former @umichsmtd.bsky.social professor Stephen Shipps was release from prison yesterday, according to the Bureau of Prisons website. Back in 2023, right before I graduated from from U of M, I wrote about his sentencing for @michigandaily.bsky.social: michigandaily.com/news/former-...

NEW: A teen said she was being sexually abused by her adoptive father. An officer didn't believe the teen and didn't take steps to investigate. The teen was returned to the home, where she continued to face sexual abuse. The officer was given just a reprimand. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

Fascinating reporting from a fellow local investigations fellow: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Fascinating reporting based on disciplinary files: www.readfrontier.org/stories/tuls...

Across New York State, police officers have driven drunk. And sometimes, they avoided criminal punishment. An investigation with @nytimes.com.

Across New York State, police officers have driven drunk. And sometimes, they avoided criminal punishment.

My first article as part of The Times' Local Investigations Fellowship: In New York, Some Police Officers Can Drink, Drive and Avoid Charges www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

New, for @nymag.com: ‘A Persistent Pattern of Sexual Harassment’ New court filings offer the fullest picture yet of alleged misconduct at the New York Philharmonic. www.vulture.com/article/new-...

I'm so excited to continue writing for New York Focus while also working under the amazing stewardship of The Times' Local Investigations team!

We just won a Pulitzer Prize for our coverage of the overdose crisis. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army led a massive deployment in destruction, killings & arrests in the West Bank. But while it maintains a webpage in 5 languages, the spokesperson updated with details in Hebrew only, @sammysussman.bsky.social reports. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

New, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social: In Oct. and Nov. ‘23, as human rights groups worked to gather evidence of mass detentions in the West Bank, the IDF was releasing daily updates on these detentions — and targeted killings, airstrikes, etc. — on the just Hebrew version of a little-known press page.

Impressive student journalism: One of Ann Arbor’s major prop. owners is also a big local pol. donor. These reporters found 3 previous felony convictions under different surnames — now a local councilwoman alleges she attempted bribery and an FBI investigation www.michigandaily.com/news/focal-p...

nor do they want incarcerated people to read this one, apparently: nysfocus.com/2025/03/03/d... just got this message yesterday:

New York's Prison Officials Don't Want Incarcerated People to Read This Story The state's prison agency has censored lawsuits, emails, and Hell Gate stories during the three-week-long wildcat strike.

Disappointing to see this at IRW, an institution that previously supported reporting by me and by other interns/staff on these very issues in workplaces across the country:

NEW INVESTIGATION from me: There's a secretive, and frequently abusive unit of the NYPD that's tight w/ Mayor Eric Adams How tight? Well, the unit's leaders bought special body-cams that can live-stream footage to select users. Then they gave access to the mayor www.propublica.org/article/eric...

Behind the scenes of our investigation: www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

NY’s conviction integrity units promise justice for the wrongfully convicted. But an investigation by New York Focus and @columbiajournalism.bsky.social Investigations found that nearly half of the county units have yet to support a single exoneration.

NEW: Bedford Hills has seen delays in distributing medication in the short time since lockdown. One woman attempted suicide. Another had an apparent panic attack. Across the state, those on the inside struggle to get by while prison guards walk off the job.

"Prisons all over the United States are withholding books from prisoners, but not because they contain contraband. Books are becoming harder to receive based on their content."

Once again, The Daily is doing the essential reporting that holds the University accountable. What a smart decision to include all the attorney’s quotes… www.michigandaily.com/news/focal-p...

The city resents the suggestion it was trying to hide something by calling a special meeting and not telling the media. But that's *opinion,* not a false statement of fact. And by suing over an editorial, the city's proving them right.

Powerful reporting from @sanjanabhambhani.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Important, powerful reporting from Riya! thebarbedwire.com/2025/02/05/h...

Did someone say Sullivan?

NEW: After the devastating Twin Parks fire in the Bronx, the Bronx Community Foundation raised over $400,000 for victims. Almost none of it was spent.

Yes, I am the “Sussman” in this (now closed) case.

NEW: The #Colorado Supreme Court upheld an appellate #FOIA opinion blocking access to CO POST's statewide database of police. While the SC avoided upholding broader implications of the appellate decision, the outcome is the same: Coloradans are subject to less transparency about their police.

NEW w/@theintercept.com: An investigation sheds light on how "excited delirium," a disavowed diagnosis cited in numerous Black Lives Matter-era deaths, has infiltrated the Rochester Police Department.