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AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month test
Read full article: AI-powered weapons scanners used in NYC subway found zero guns in one month testA pilot program testing AI-powered weapons scanners inside some New York City subway stations this summer did not detect any passengers with firearms โ but falsely alerted more than 100 times.
Subway rider shot in the head by police files claim accusing officers of recklessly opening fire
Read full article: Subway rider shot in the head by police files claim accusing officers of recklessly opening fireA lawyer for a New York City subway rider who was inadvertently shot in the head by police at a station has filed a legal claim against the city, accusing the officers of showing โcarelessness and recklessโ disregard for bystandersโ lives when they opened fire on a man holding a knife in front of a train.
Ex-NYPD boss rejected discipline for cops who raided bar where owner says he was 'extorted'
Read full article: Ex-NYPD boss rejected discipline for cops who raided bar where owner says he was 'extorted'In late August, shortly before resigning under a cloud of scandal, New York Cityโs former police commissioner blocked the discipline of three officers involved in a melee outside a Brooklyn juice bar.
Footage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4
Read full article: Footage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a knife shows they fired at him as he was standing still, his arms by his side and his back to a train.
Prosecutors drop most charges against student protesters who occupied Columbia University building
Read full article: Prosecutors drop most charges against student protesters who occupied Columbia University buildingDozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped.
New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating
Read full article: New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beatingNew York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles.
The NYPD is using social media to target critics. That brings its own set of worries
Read full article: The NYPD is using social media to target critics. That brings its own set of worriesThe New York Police Department has been taking a more active role in trying to influence public policy through slick online videos and social media posts.
Mayor Whitmire on HPD not investigating sexual assault cases: โWe need to hold people accountableโ
Read full article: Mayor Whitmire on HPD not investigating sexual assault cases: โWe need to hold people accountableโSince announcing on X last Friday that a โsignificant numberโ of sexual assault investigations within the Houston Police Department had been suspended because of a โlack of personnel,โ HPD Chief Troy Finner has remained silent.
Gunfire at New York subway station kills 1, injures 5. Police say teen dispute sparked shooting
Read full article: Gunfire at New York subway station kills 1, injures 5. Police say teen dispute sparked shootingAuthorities say one person was killed and five others wounded following a dispute between two groups of teenagers at a New York City subway station Monday at the start of the evening rush hour.
Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by police
Read full article: Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by policeA man killed four family members, including two children, at their Queens home in New York City and stabbed two police officers who then shot him to death.
Former New York City police commissioner Howard Safir dies
Read full article: Former New York City police commissioner Howard Safir diesHoward Safir, the former New York City police commissioner whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in the cityโs murder tolls but also some of its most notorious episodes of police killings of Black men, has died.
Police body camera ramp up started a decade ago. How well have they worked?
Read full article: Police body camera ramp up started a decade ago. How well have they worked?Body cameras have proliferated in law enforcement agencies in the U.S. over the past decade, amid mounting scrutiny over how officers and agents interact with the communities they serve.
Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely
Read full article: Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan NeelyA man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted.
Man arrested on attempted murder charges in machete attack
Read full article: Man arrested on attempted murder charges in machete attackThe New York Police Department says a man accused of attacking police with a machete near Times Square on New Yearโs Eve, injuring two officers, has been arrested on attempted murder charges.
NYC robbery crews drug unsuspecting men, some fatally
Read full article: NYC robbery crews drug unsuspecting men, some fatallyMultiple people have been fatally poisoned with narcotics in New York City in what investigators say are schemes by criminal crews to incapacitate and rob people at bars and nightclubs.
Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack
Read full article: Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attackA retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to a record-setting 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald Trump supporters.
Police: Arrest made in slaying of girl walking on NYC street
Read full article: Police: Arrest made in slaying of girl walking on NYC streetA suspect has been charged in the fatal shooting of a teen girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City.
NY attorney general sues NYPD over Floyd protest response
Read full article: NY attorney general sues NYPD over Floyd protest response"We found a pattern of deeply concerning and unlawful practices that the NYPD utilized in response to these largely peaceful protests,โ James said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit. Andrew Cuomo with investigating whether NYPD officers used excessive force to quell unrest and enforce Mayor Bill de Blasioโs nightly curfew. The lawsuit in federal court named the city, de Blasio, police Commissioner Dermot Shea and Chief of Department Terence Monahan as defendants. โA court process and the added bureaucracy of a federal monitor will not speed up this work,โ de Blasio said. Jamesโ lawsuit is the second major legal action to stem from the NYPDโs handling of the protests.
Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year
Read full article: Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this yearA man wears a protective mask during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. Small groups of revelers, some wearing glittery hats, filmed their distant view of Times Square on their phones and broke out in cheers at midnight. Preparing for the worst, the New York Police Department deployed its bomb-sniffing dogs and sand-filled sanitation trucks intended to guard against explosions. โItโs dead,โ said Ali Jameel early Thursday, who owns a store a block from Times Square. โComing to Times Square is a family tradition for some.
Watchdog: Floyd protests overwhelmed NYPD, sparking conflict
Read full article: Watchdog: Floyd protests overwhelmed NYPD, sparking conflictFILE In this June 1, 2020 file photo, New York City Police officers arrest a man during a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. It also recommended that the department no longer use for protests a rapid-response unit that deals in terrorism and other emergencies. โThe problems went beyond poor judgment or misconduct by some individual officers,โ Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett said at a news conference. โThose two weeks in late May and early June were a very painful period in an already deeply challenging year for New York City,โ Garnett said. โOur goal was to bring transparency and accountability to the events of that period.โ___Follow Michael Sisak on Twitter at twitter.com/mikesisak
Lawrence Byrne, NYPD's policy-shaping legal czar, dies at 61
Read full article: Lawrence Byrne, NYPD's policy-shaping legal czar, dies at 61Byrne, whose brother was a rookie NYPD officer when he was shot and killed in 1988, died Sunday at a Manhattan hospital after a heart attack Thursday, the police department said. Byrne defended the department in litigation over its spying on Muslims, which was uncovered in reporting by The Associated Press. He interpreted a state secrecy law in a way that shielded the disciplinary records of officers accused of brutality from public view. Bush carried his badge with him while running for the White House, and a major Justice Department grant program is named in his honor. Over the years, Lawrence Byrne and his family have testified before the state parole board, urging it not to release the men who killed his brother.
NYPD should stop making traffic stops, attorney general says
Read full article: NYPD should stop making traffic stops, attorney general saysPolice further heightened tensions by attempting to arrest Feliz on outstanding warrants for low-level offenses such as spitting, littering and disorderly conduct, James' office said. James' office concluded Rivera was justified in shooting Feliz in part because he feared the vehicle's movement was endangering another officer standing nearby, the report said. โThe officerโs alleged justification is a fairy tale,โ said Robert Vilensky, a lawyer for the Feliz family, which is suing the NYPD. James' recommendation is aimed at officers who stop people for things like speeding, seat belt infractions and other issues. โIt is highly unlikely that the incident involving Mr. Feliz ... would have escalated in the manner it did in the absence of this automatic arrest policy," James' office wrote.
DeGrom, in NYPD hat, backed by 10-run 4th, Mets rout Jays
Read full article: DeGrom, in NYPD hat, backed by 10-run 4th, Mets rout JaysNew York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano wears a New York Police Department cap while warming up before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Dominic Smith hit his first career grand slam and Wilson Ramos had a three-run double in a 10-run fourth inning. Ramos hit a late solo homer. Michael Conforto hit a three-run homer as the Mets scored four runs in the third. Conforto, who along with Ramos scored four times, hit his ninth homer to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.