ALBANY — An Albany County sheriff’s official allegedly violated the rights of suspects during at least five different traffic stops between the summer of 2022 and early spring of 2025, according to a report by the state attorney general’s office.
The January report, compiled by the attorney general’s Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office, found that Ryan Cross — who was recently promoted to the post of senior investigator — “engaged in a pattern of unjustified detentions, frisks, and searches” in Albany. The report noted that the people whose rights were allegedly violated in five of the incidents it reviewed are Black, though it does not allege that Cross’ actions or behavior were racially motivated.
The attorney general’s annual report on the work of the Misconduct Investigative Office says it prioritizes “investigations of potential patterns and practices of misconduct and systemic or recurring issues that impact significant numbers of community members or are directed towards marginalized groups.”…