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‘No Criminality’ by Shake Shack Employees After 3 Cops Sickened: NYPD
As they were eating, the officers found that a substance, believed to be some sort of cleaning solution or disinfectant, was in their beverages, the police union said in a message to officers.
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NYPD Lt. Apologizes to Colleagues for Kneeling During George Floyd Protest, Email Shows
An NYPD lieutenant who joined protesters in taking a knee as they took to the streets to demand an end to police brutality following the death of George Floyd now says he regrets the symbolic gesture. In an email obtained by NBC New York, Lt. Robert Cattani of the Midtown South Precinct on June 3 apologized to his colleagues, saying…
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NYPD Officers Tase Man in Diabetic Shock, Another Man Says He Lost Vision After Tased
The NYPD is facing questions over two incidents involving officers using stun guns on civilians, including one man who was tased while in a diabetic shock, and another who claims to have partial vision loss
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Motive Remains Unclear Behind Possible Terror Suspect’s Knife Assault on Officers: NYPD
Authorities investigating Wednesday night’s stabbing of an NYPD officer in Brooklyn say body-worn camera video recorded the suspect yelling “Allahu Akbar” three times during the attack, NYPD officers said Saturday. Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller says there are many unknowns behind the possible terror-inspired attack, including the suspect’s motive. The man behind the alleged attack, Dzenan...
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Knife Assault on NYPD Officers May Have Been Terror Attack, Sources Say
Authorities investigating Wednesday night’s stabbing of an NYPD officer in Brooklyn are looking into whether it was a terror-inspired attack, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Three NYPD officers were hospitalized after what Commissioner Dermot Shea described as a “cowardly and unprovoked” assault. A terror-linked motivation is currently one theory for what may have happened, with the attack possibly having...
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NYPD Officers Shove AP Journalists, Make Them Stop Covering Protest
New York City police officers forced two Associated Press journalists to stop covering protests Tuesday, surrounding them, shoving them and cursing at them while yelling at them to go home
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Police Confront Journalists Despite Essential Worker Decree
New York City police officers forced two Associated Press journalists to stop covering protests Tuesday, despite an order allowing essential workers to remain on city streets. Portions of the incident were captured on video by videojournalist Robert Bumsted, who was working with photographer Maye-E Wong to document the protests in Manhattan over the killing of George Floyd.
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FBI Charges 3 After Molotov Cocktail Attack on NYPD
Three people have been arrested by the FBI and have been charged federally with trying to set off Molotov cocktails against the NYPD on Friday night.
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NYPD Officers Join Protesters Kneeling in Queens
Protesters applauded as members of the NYPD joined them in kneeling during a protest in Queens.
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NYPD Vehicle Rams Into Protesters
A video shows a NYPD vehicle moving forward into a group of protesters.
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White Woman In Central Park Dispute Fired After Confrontation With Black Man Goes Viral
A white woman called the NYPD and accused a black man of threatening her and her dog after an exchange that started when the man asked the woman to leash her dog in Central Park.
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Mom Arrested After Confrontation With NYPD Officers Over Face Mask
The NYPD is under fire again after a video showed police officers arresting a 22-year-old mother in the subway who they say refused to properly cover her face. Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the confrontation in a tweet, where he also shared the video that sparked the controversy. Police say they stopped Kaleemah Rozier and her young child inside the…
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Calls for NYC Health Chief Oxiris Barbot to Resign After Rejecting NYPD PPE Request
Police unions are livid and demanding New York City’s Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot resign or be fired after she reportedly gave an emphatic rejection when the NYPD sought more face masks for officers.
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Nurse Who Recovered From COVID-19 Was Attacked, Robbed on Her Way to Hospital: NYPD
Police say three teenagers are under arrest – and others are being sought – after an attack on a Bellevue nurse who had just recovered from COVID-19. The nurse, Martha Toscano of Queens, New York, was beaten and robbed by a gang of teens who chased her and knocked her to the ground as she left a 6 train stop,…
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Missing for 12 Hours, Kayaker Spells Out ‘HELP’ Message on Remote Island: NYPD
A kayaker found himself stuck on a remote island near Queens, New York, forced to use island resources to call for help, the NYPD said Friday. The NYPD Aviation unit found the kayaker on a remote island in Jamaica Bay. The man had been missing for over 12 hours and used more primitive measures to catch the attention of his…
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Trump Issues Pardon for Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik
President Donald Trump announced he has pardoned Bernard Kerik, the former NYPD commissioner who later went to federal prison for tax fraud and lying to the government. Trump also commuted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The news comes mere hours after Trump pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built…
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‘Unspeakable Abuse’: Informant Who Helped Arrest Ex-NYPD Boss Faces Sex Trafficking Charges
Lawrence Ray — the federal informant whose information helped lead to the arrest of former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik — has been arrested by the FBI on sex trafficking and other charges, according to the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Ray “targeted a group of college students and others for indoctrination and criminal…
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Friend Who Drove NY Police Shooting Suspect Says She Knew Nothing About His Plan
The woman said she felt betrayed and “hurt” by a childhood friend she was just trying to help.
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Gunman Who Allegedly Ambushed Cops Arraigned as Tension Between NYPD, Elected Officials Escalates
A police sergeant’s union is “declaring war” on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio following targeted shootings at one of the city’s precincts that left two officers injured over the weekend. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea on Sunday linked what he called assassination attempts on police officers at the 41st Precinct in the Bronx to anti-police rhetoric and the...
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Gunman Shoots 2 in ‘Assassination Attempt’ on NYPD Officers
A Bronx man was arrested and charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting an NYPD lieutenant Sunday morning — just 12 hours after he shot another officer during an ambush in the same precinct, police said. The NYPD said Robert Williams, 45, of the Bronx, walked into the 41st Precinct, which serves Hunts Point and Longwood, just before 8 a.m….