A disgruntled ex-employee killed his boss outside New York’s Empire State Building Friday (Aug. 24), and while it was reported that as many as 10 others were injured, the NYPD is to blame for those wounded. Two officers shot nearly a dozen people in pursuit of gunman, Jeffrey Johnson, who showed up at the building dressed […]
More than a dozen NYPD officers were the recipients of disciplinary actions after posting racist comments about West Indians on Facebook.In total 17 officers were singled out for the offensive remarks made in reference to last year’s West Indian Day Parade. Although it took the department a year, officials revealed Thursday (Aug. 23) that the […]
Muslims around the world marked the end of the Ramadan holiday over the weekend, but one ceremony was tainted by the presence of none other than bacon. The NYPD is investigating the incident, which occurred at an event Sunday (Aug. 19) in New Dorp Beach on Staten Island, N.Y., where strips of bacon—consumption of which is […]
The NYPD is ready to fess up. The department has admitted that spying on Muslims in New York City and surrounding areas, was an epic waste of money, resources, and time. The investigation helmed by the Demographics Unit was not only a form of discrimination, but provided no leads into potential terrorist activity. With the […]
The NYPD has found itself back in the line of fire, under new claims of use of excessive force. The family of Darruis Kennedy is seeking out answers as to why he was shot a dozen times when he pulled out a knife in Times Square, Saturday (Aug. 11). Kennedy, 51,was shot and killed after […]
Devon Daniels was indicted on charges that he illegally leaked information to a drug trafficking organization, Friday (Aug. 10). The NYPD officer was arrested on several charges, by the Drug Enforcement Agency back in May. According to Brooklyn federal prosecutors, Daniels broke several rules, when he gave out internal information to the traffickers. The 31-year-old […]
The tragic shooting in Aurora that left 12 dead during a showing of the latest film in the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises, has inspired a copycat using the guise of social media to threaten a similar style of attack in New York. Last Friday, a Twitter user under the name “obamasmistress” wrote in conversation […]
San Francisco was hoping to follow in the footsteps of New York City with their “stop-and-frisk” policy, but it looks like all the controversy has spawned a change of heart. The city’s mayor, Ed Lee, was met with public criticism in June after announcing plans to enforce the policy which has been viewed as a […]
The NYPD has dialed back its controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy during the spring months, reports Gothamist. After reaching a record high of 203,500 cases in the first quarter of 2012, the number has dropped to 133,934 cases for the second quarter. “We’re encouraged to see that the number of street stops dropped over the year’s second quarter, […]
You can’t say this wasn’t at least a possibility. Yesterday evening (July 30th), the NYPD prevented the Entertainers Basketball Classic from commencing, citing safety concerns, reports DNAInfo. Last week, a suspect now identified as Ricardo Laing of White Plains, NY, shot five people during the tournament held at the legendary Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem. Despite […]
An NYPD officer has been placed on an unpaid suspension after a kidnapping victim was found bound and gagged in his garage in Queens, Friday (July 27). Detective Ondre Johnson, a 17-year veteran of the department is being questioned for the crime after the victim—Brian Karikari—was found. Karikari was abducted Friday morning, and held in lieu […]
So much for freedom of speech. A mural went up in NYC’s Inwood neighborhood that was critical of numerous issues including bankers, drugs, war and, of course, the NYPD. On Tuesday, July 24th, just days after the graffiti styled artwork went up, it was painted over. But the rub is that the people responsible for […]
