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Shootings continue to soar in NYC: NYPD data
The gun violence in Gotham more than doubled last week — capped by a wild shooting in Times Square that left a 4-year-old girl among three people shot.
Some Dems are now making total sense — but will Biden listen?
With control of the House, the Senate, the White House, and the New York Times, Democrats have been pushing the idea that they’re a nation united behind a progressive ideology....
Eric Adams slams 'silence' on rising crime, says 'black and brown' are bearing the brunt
Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral hopeful Eric Adams on Monday said his critics are wrong to dismiss his background as a police officer -- arguing that "black and brown" New...
Top Dems distance themselves from 'Squad' calls to abolish police
Top Democrats, including President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on Tuesday distanced themselves from calls to abolish police issued by members of the “Squad,” in response to the killing...
Guardian Angels founder and mayoral hopeful vows to refund NYPD, crack down on protests
GOP mayoral candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa stood outside NYPD’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan Monday and vowed to fully refund the police department's budget and crack down on...
Virginia governor calls for probe into stop of black Army officer
Virginia's governor on Sunday ordered up a probe into a traffic stop in which police officers were caught on camera pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a black US Army...
In loss for Maryland cops, state lawmakers repeal police Bill of Rights
Maryland became the first state in the nation to repeal its law enforcement Bill of Rights on Saturday, as lawmakers passed sweeping police reform bills -- overriding Republican Gov. Larry...
De Blasio refuses to get serious about NYC's soaring violent crime
The 2021 homicide rate is running about even with last year’s tally, but not for lack of trying on the part of aspiring murderers with bad aim: Shooting incidents and...
NYPD launches online database of cop records, internal letter shows
The NYPD on Monday released its own searchable online database of uniformed cops, including their training histories, departmental awards and disciplinary records. The department's own database went live just days...
NYC publishes trove of NYPD disciplinary data involving cops
New York City on Thursday published a trove of NYPD disciplinary records including all misconduct complaints brought before the Civilian Complaint Review Board against active department personnel. The digital database...
House Democrats pass policing bill named for George Floyd
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a sweeping policing bill named after George Floyd, whose death in custody sparked global protests against racial injustice. Democrats pushed through the George...
Bad dog!: AOC rips NYPD's new crime-fighting robotic K9
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez growled on Twitter on Thursday about the NYPD's new robotic dog, which was tested on her home turf in the Bronx this week. "Shout out to everyone who...
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
The 9-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as the white officers grew increasingly impatient while , they tried...
'Broken' city: How New York forgot the ABCs of public virtue
We’re living in an upside-down city: Wrong is right. Cops are villains. Criminals are victims. Virtues are vices. The Greek philosopher Aristotle said virtuous behavior (or “excellence,” as he also...
Cuomo looks to close 'loophole' allowing bad cops to keep working
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said he is looking at closing a loophole that could allow a cop accused of misconduct in one police department to get a...
NYPD creates committee to 'reimagine' city policing after civil unrest
The NYPD has created a committee to “reimagine” policing in the city and plans to hold a series of public forums to meet a statewide reform mandate laid down by...
Blacks, Latinos in California cited for minor offenses at higher rates than whites: study
Blacks and Latinos in California are cited for minor non-traffic infractions at far higher rates than their white counterparts, a new study found. The findings, released Wednesday by the Lawyers’...
Man arrested after opening fire on officers during chase on Yonkers street
A New Rochelle man was arrested after allegedly opening fire on police during a chase through a busy Yonkers neighborhood Friday afternoon. The wild scene unfolded just before 4 p.m....
Buffalo Police Department will no longer require names on uniforms
As a means to protect officers from threat incidents, Buffalo cops will don an identifying number instead of their name as part of a new policy change that went into...
Louisville cop at Breonna Taylor raid defends actions, slams protesting 'thugs'
One of the Louisville, Ky., police officers involved in the botched raid that led to the killing of Breonna Taylor defended his actions and slammed protester as "thugs" in an...