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NYPD Issues Statement Following Viral Video Showing Protester Pulled Into An Unmarked Van

NYPD Issues Statement Following Viral Video Showing Protester Pulled Into An Unmarked Van

A video showing a protester being detained and pulled into an unmarked minivan on the streets of Manhattan has prompted the New York Police Department (NYPD) to issue a statement defending their actions, The New York Times reported. The incident occurred on Tuesday and drew comparisons to similar instances of protesters being rounded up by […]

3y ago

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Explains Decision To Cut NYPD Budget By $1 Billion

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Explains Decision To Cut NYPD Budget By $1 Billion

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on CNN’s New Day Wednesday morning to discuss his decision on Tuesday to cut the budget of the NYPD by $1 billion. Speaking to host John Berman, de Blasio said the funding will be diverted to youth and social services, community summer programs, and education, per Axios. […]

3y ago

NYPD Officer Suspended After Video Showed Him Allegedly Using A Banned Chokehold On A Black Man

NYPD Officer Suspended After Video Showed Him Allegedly Using A Banned Chokehold On A Black Man

A New York City police officer who was seen on video using what appeared to be a banned chokehold to restrain a Black man during an incident on Sunday afternoon was suspended without pay later that day, the Associated Press reported. Neither the officer nor the man involved in the incident has been publicly identified […]

3y ago

Three NYPD Officers Hospitalized After Suspected Poisoning At Shake Shack, Police Said Drinks Contained Bleach

Three NYPD Officers Hospitalized After Suspected Poisoning At Shake Shack, Police Said Drinks Contained Bleach

The New York Police Department said it is investigating the suspected poisoning of three police officers at a Shake Shack in Manhattan. The police union said a substance suspected to be bleach was put into drinks that the officers had ordered. As CBS New York reported, police department sources said the officers became ill after […]

3y ago

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Says He Will Cut NYPD’s Budget And Increase Funding For Social Programs

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Says He Will Cut NYPD’s Budget And Increase Funding For Social Programs

During a press conference on Sunday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he would be cutting funding to the New York City Police Department and diverting that money to social service programs, The New York Times reported. The announcement comes in the midst of protests against police brutality that have filled New […]

3y ago

Over 200 Arrested In NYC, NYPD Van Torched As Protests Against Police Brutality Continue

Over 200 Arrested In NYC, NYPD Van Torched As Protests Against Police Brutality Continue

Thousands of New Yorkers have taken to the streets of Brooklyn and Manhattan to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd, leading to over 200 arrests on Friday night and early Saturday morning, Pix11 News reported on May 30. The protests took a violent turn in the night as demonstrators torched an empty […]

3y ago

Gunman Who Shot NYPD Lieutenant Inside Bronx Precinct May Be The Shooter In Earlier Police Attack

Gunman Who Shot NYPD Lieutenant Inside Bronx Precinct May Be The Shooter In Earlier Police Attack

On Sunday morning, chaos broke out at a Bronx police precinct as a lone gunman entered the building and began shooting. According to The New York Post, the gunman walked into a station house located on Longwood Avenue and immediately opened fire, wounding an NYPD lieutenant in the arm. According to New York City council […]

4y ago

Michael Reynolds, NYPD Officer, Resigns After Alleged Drunken Racist Tirade Against Black Tennessee Family

Michael Reynolds, NYPD Officer, Resigns After Alleged Drunken Racist Tirade Against Black Tennessee Family

A New York City police officer who allegedly went on a racist tirade against an African American family in Tennessee, and was sentenced to serve time behind bars for it, has resigned from his job, CBS News reports. Michael Reynolds, 26, was on vacation in Nashville in July 2018, and staying at an AirBnB. At […]

4y ago

Horrifying Footage Shows The Last Few Moments Of NYPD Officer Garman Chen’s Life

Horrifying Footage Shows The Last Few Moments Of NYPD Officer Garman Chen’s Life

New York Police Department officer Garman Chen tragically lost his life during the early morning hours of Saturday after losing control of his vehicle. Chen was off duty while driving his Lexus down the highway. A video taken by another driver on the road that witnessed the incident, captured the horrific last moments of his […]

4y ago

An Elaborate Prank Saw NYPD Investigating What They Thought Was A Dead Baby — It Was Actually A Doll

An Elaborate Prank Saw NYPD Investigating What They Thought Was A Dead Baby — It Was Actually A Doll

Initially, the New York Police Department thought they were attending a horrific crime scene after receiving a 911 call that reported the discovery of a dead baby near Crocheron Park in Bayside. What they found instead was a prank. A doll, complete with realistic make-up to make it look like it was decomposing, had been […]

4y ago

Third NYPD Suicide In Less Than A Month Raises Concerns About Mental Health

Third NYPD Suicide In Less Than A Month Raises Concerns About Mental Health

An unnamed 29-year-old New York police officer shot himself in a car on Friday afternoon. The department didn’t give out any further information about the officer, other than that his death took place not far from his Staten Island precinct house and that he had been on the force for six years. He is the […]

4y ago

NYPD Seized Deceased Relative’s Ashes After Mistaking Them For Heroin In Bungled Raid, Family Members Claim

NYPD Seized Deceased Relative’s Ashes After Mistaking Them For Heroin In Bungled Raid, Family Members Claim

Members of a Brooklyn family say officers from the New York Police Department burst into their home looking for heroin, but ended up leaving with the cremated remains of a family member instead — and are now refusing to give it back. The incident happened last year in the Bushwick neighborhood and has now led […]

4y ago

Volunteer At Nonprofit Benefiting Families Of Fallen NYPD Officers Caught Stealing $400,000

Volunteer At Nonprofit Benefiting Families Of Fallen NYPD Officers Caught Stealing $400,000

Police officers give so much of their lives to the community. They risk their lives every day by walking voluntarily into dangerous situations to protect members of the public, and for some of them, it literally costs them their lives. For their families, it’s a devastating blow they will never fully recover from, and one […]

5y ago

Emanuel Gonzalez Told Fellow NYPD Officers To Shoot 50 Cent ‘On Sight’

Emanuel Gonzalez Told Fellow NYPD Officers To Shoot 50 Cent ‘On Sight’

NYPD officer Emanuel Gonzalez is being investigated by his superiors for allegedly telling his fellow officers to shoot rapper 50 Cent on “on-sight,” TMZ is reporting. The celebrity gossip and crime blog reports this based on anonymous sources. At the time of writing, there is no official confirmation from the NYPD that the department has […]

5y ago

Viral Video Shows NYPD Officers Ripping Baby From Mother’s Arms After She Refused To Stop Sitting On The Floor

Viral Video Shows NYPD Officers Ripping Baby From Mother’s Arms After She Refused To Stop Sitting On The Floor

A viral video shows NYPD officers attempting to rip a baby from his mother’s arms, prompting an outcry from local officials — and a vow from the department to investigate the incident. As NBC News reported, the incident took place inside a Brooklyn social services office last week, and video showed mother Jazmine Headley on […]

5y ago

NYPD Manhunt Over As Couple Who Lost Engagement Ring During Proposal Is Found

NYPD Manhunt Over As Couple Who Lost Engagement Ring During Proposal Is Found

It looks like some members of the New York City Police Department have a romantic side, as they embarked on a manhunt where the only crime for the perpetrators was love. A marriage proposal in New York City’s Time Square is something you’ll remember the rest of your life. This couple now has extenuating circumstances […]

5y ago

NYPD On A Manhunt For Couple Who Lost Engagement Ring Down Grate During Proposal

NYPD On A Manhunt For Couple Who Lost Engagement Ring Down Grate During Proposal

The NYPD is on a manhunt, but it’s not a criminal they’re trying to find. This week, viral CCTV video showed a man proposing to his girlfriend on a street in Manhattan but fumbling the exchange of the ring. As the BBC noted, the pricey piece of jewelry slipped through his fingers and fell through […]

5y ago

Police Brutality Scene Filmed at Site Of Eric Garner’s Death Interrupted By Locals

Police Brutality Scene Filmed at Site Of Eric Garner’s Death Interrupted By Locals

The filming of a Staten Island-based drama was recently cut short by locals who may have taken exception to a police brutality scene being shot at the site of the late Eric Garner’s death. The New York Daily News reports that the team working the set of “The Fifth Boro” decided to call the production […]

5y ago

NYPD Suspends Use Of Nearly 3,000 Vievu Body Cameras After One Exploded

NYPD Suspends Use Of Nearly 3,000 Vievu Body Cameras After One Exploded

The New York Police Department has decided to suspend the use of nearly 3,000 body cameras after one of them exploded, NBC News reported. The Police said on Sunday that an officer who was out on a midnight tour on Saturday noticed smoke coming out from his body camera. He immediately removed it from his […]

5y ago

NYPD Plans To Charge Nine Members Of Far-Right Group ‘Proud Boys’ For Brawl

NYPD Plans To Charge Nine Members Of Far-Right Group ‘Proud Boys’ For Brawl

The New York Police Department said on Monday that it has enough evidence to arrest at least nine members of the far-right group “Proud Boys” on charges of rioting and attempted assault, as well as three other protesters who were involved in a ruckus on 82nd Street on Friday evening. A brawl between the extremist […]

5y ago

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