Four NYPD officers revealed in new sworn declarations that an unofficial, off-the-books arrest quota system led them to target Black and Latino New Yorkers. According to a report in the Seattle Times, one cop recalled the time a white supervisor asked, “Are you going to take someone’s freedom today?” The …
Read More »NYC Pride Parade Organizers Ban NYPD Participation Through 2025, NYPD Responds “It’s Hurtful and Disappointing”
The New York City Pride parade organizers are banning participation from the New York Police Department from their June parade and any related events. The ban will remain in effect until 2025 when Heritage of Pride reviews whether or not it should remain in effect. The ban applies to all correction and law enforcement exhibitors. CNN reports …
Read More »Three New York Police Officers Charged In Bribery Scheme
Three New York police officers have been arrested on a slew of corruption charges. Officers Heather Busch, Robert Hassett, and Robert Smith are facing five counts each of using interstate facilities to perform bribery and two counts of conspiracy to violate the Travel Act after taking part in an elaborate …
Read More »Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk And Killing NYPD Officer Says She’s “Sorry”
Jessica Beauvais, 32, was arraigned on Tuesday in a New York court on vehicular manslaughter charges. Beauvais is accused of drinking and smoking marijuana before causing a fatal car accident along the Long Island Expressway that killed NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos, a father of two. Authorities say the woman’s blood-alcohol …
Read More »NYC Police Name Teen As Shooter Of A 29-Year-Old Woman That Accused Him of Groping Her
New York police are searching for an 18-year-old male who they say fatally shot a young woman and wounded her fiancé two months ago. On Friday, NYPD released a photo of Moussa Cisse as the suspect they are looking for in the death of Shadina Smith, 29. Cisse is accused …
Read More »Retired NYPD Officer Who Once Provided Security To The Mayor Charged With Attacking Capitol Officer
On Monday, a retired NYPD officer surrendered to the FBI’s Hudson Valley Field Office for attacking a Capitol police officer with a metal flagpole during the riots in Washington D.C. on January 6. On Tuesday, Thomas Webster, 54, appeared in White Plains federal court where prosecutors said he attacked a Capitol …
Read More »Malcolm X’s Family Claim New Letter Exposes NYPD And FBI Conspired To Murder Him
Malcolm X’s family is demanding his murder case be reopened after claiming that a letter they now have reveals that the NYPD and FBI were directly involved his death. The three surviving daughters of the late civil rights leader held a news conference this weekend to ask the Manhattan D.A. …
Read More »Unarmed Black Man Seen Being Punched Repeatedly By NYPD Cops For Smoking A Cigarette At Subway Station
An unarmed Black man was seen in a now-viral video being punched repeatedly by an NYPD officer while restrained at a subway station. The NYPD police released the footage on Thursday. The clip shows three officers holding 50-year-old Alex Lowery down while another officer repeatedly punches him in the head. …
Read More »NYPD Cop Charged With Soliciting Porn From At Least 46 Teens
On Thursday, a New York City cop was arrested after prosecutors say he allegedly posed as a 17-year-old on social media to solicit sexually explicit pictures and videos from at least 46 minors. NBC News reports that the 26-year-old officer, Carmine Simpson, of Holbrook, New York, specifically targeted “vulnerable children” …
Read More »Black and Brown New Yorkers Are Paying The Price After NYPD Cashes In On Sex Trade Arrest
One summer night in 2015, two women on a street corner waved down a community college student driving home via East New York in Brooklyn. He figured they might need help, so he pulled over and cracked his window, but the pair had something else in mind. “Do you want …
Read More »NYPD Official Is Under Investigation After Report Connects Him To Racist Posts On A Police Message Board
A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department has been temporarily relieved of his command and placed on modified duty after a City Council investigation found evidence suggesting he was behind a collection of racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments on a public law enforcement message board. According to CNN, …
Read More »For The First Time NYPD Gets A Black Woman As Its Chief Of Patrol
The largest police department in the country has upped its stakes. For the first time ever, the force will have a Black woman as its chief of patrol. Chief Juanita Holmes will manage most of the department’s patrolling uniformed officers, CNN reports. On Thursday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea made an …
Read More »New York Police Officer Charged In The Murder Of His 8-Year-Old Son; Allegedly Forced Him To Sleep In Freezing Garage
A New York City police officer has been charged in the death of his own 8-year-old son, Thomas Valva. According to Newsday, the little boy passed away after being forced to sleep in a freezing garage at his father’s Center Moriches home. The 41-year-old police officer’s attorney states that he …
Read More »Toronto Raptors Rookie Terence Davis Arrested In NYC After Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend
On Tuesday a Toronto Raptors rookie was arrested in NYC. Twenty-three-year-old shooting guard Terence Davis allegedly assaulted his girlfriend during a verbal dispute. When Police Arrived at The Beekman Hotel where Davis was staying they found a woman badly bruised with a shattered phone. The unidentified female refused to fully cooperate …
Read More »NYPD Officer Suspended Without Pay For Saying “Trump 2020” Over The Patrol Car Loud Speaker
A New York City police officer has been suspended without pay after videos shared over social media on Saturday night appeared to show him using his patrol cars loudspeaker to promote “Trump 2020.” According to NBC News, NYPD News’ official Twitter account shared a video posted of the incident and …
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