Some startling rumors emerged shortly after New York Police Department officers — clad in what looked like every piece of riot gear available to the department — stormed Columbia University to forcibly remove and arrest student protesters occupying a campus building. These weren’t students; these were professional agitators. These skilled …
Read More »NYPD Drones to Monitor Backyard Parties This Labor Day Weekend
Outdoor gatherings in New York City may fall under the watchful eye of police drones this Labor Day weekend. “If a caller states there’s a large crowd, a large party in a backyard, we’re going to be utilizing our assets to go up and go check on the party,” assistant …
Read More »When Cops Let a Serial Killer Terrorize Queer New York
One of the most telling moments of Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York, the new HBO docuseries about a serial killer who terrorized gay men in the Nineties, comes when director Anthony Caronna is interviewing a pair of retired police detectives who worked the case. The …
Read More »NYPD Sergeant Faced Retaliation for Accusing Cops of Getting Drunk at Electric Zoo
While on leave and helping his girlfriend’s family escape war-torn Ukraine, Sgt. Jose Dume received a request from his supervisor to help get on-duty cops into VIP at EDM festival Electric Zoo last fall. It launched a weekend of alleged debauchery for the cops, who were allowed to attend while …
Read More »Jordan Neely Subway Killing a 'Wake-Up Call for More Compassion'
Government officials clashed over their responses to the killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man seemingly having a mental health crisis on the New York subway. On Monday afternoon, Neely, 30, was reportedly yelling and acting erratically on an F train in Manhattan, when a fellow passenger put him in …
Read More »Man Who Killed Jordan Neely Identified
A 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran named Daniel Penny has been publicly identified as the man who killed Jordan Neely, 30, a dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator, on theNew Yorksubway, two senior law enforcement officials told the New York Times. On Monday, Neely, who washomelessand seemingly having a mental health …
Read More »NYPD's Violent Tactics During 2020 Protests Will Cost New York City, Tax Payers Millions
The New York Police Department’s violent tactics during the 2020 protests against police violence and racial injustice could cost New York City and its taxpayers between $4 and $6 million thanks to a new settlement. New York City has agreed to pay $21,500 each to the approximately 300 people who …
Read More »New York Cop Suspended After Beating 12-Year-Old Girl
The New York Police Department suspended an officer after he was caught hitting a young girl while he was allegedly attempting to break up a fight on Staten Island Tuesday, Jan.3. The incident occurred at a bus stop at around 2:45 p.m., according to CBS New York. Police claimed they …
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