Police unions link contract talks to stop-frisk litigation

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Sally Goldenberg

Two leaders of the city's police unions said on Tuesday they would consider using their ongoing stop-and-frisk litigation as a point of leverage during contract negotiations.

"My feeling is that's something for negotiations; that's something that you bring to the bargaining table," Captains Endowment Association president Roy Richter told Capital.

Richter's union is attempting to appeal a federal court ruling that the NYPD misused stop-and-frisk. The court ordered a monitor to oversee the department, with an order to scale back the policing method.

When asked if he would agree to drop his appeal if the de Blasio administration offered him a suitable contract, Richter indicated he might.

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