Tag Archives: NYPD

Last week, news surfaced of an alleged poisoning scandal at a New York Shake Shack. In initial reports, the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) claimed that three officers had been hospitalized after their milkshakes were allegedly tainted with bleach. At the time, the organization claimed that the officers were in the …

Parks in New York City will be renamed after Black Americans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The announcement was made Friday on Juneteenth by NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver as Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn was renamed, Juneteenth Grove. To celebrate Juneteenth, the Parks Department planted 19 new …

Hours after a video went viral of an NYPD cop using an illegal chokehold during an arrest, the cop was suspended without pay, according to authorities. In the video, three officers were seen pressing down on the man with one cop’s arm around the man’s neck as the other officers …

In a now-deleted Instagram post, retired New York Police Department spokesman Michael DeBonis condemned the officers that killed Eric Garner with a chokehold, according to the New York Post. In DeBonis’ post, he wrote that “it was a horrible injustice that is forever a part of our history,” what happened …

After 10 days of protests against police brutality and racism, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced that budget cuts would be coming to the New York Police Department, with the goal of reinvesting the revenue back into the community. In his announcement, De Blasio did not immediately give …

Police officers are canceling themselves out left and right. The New York Police Department suspended two officers without pay after two videos surfaced showing their senseless use of violence on peaceful protesters during George Floyd demonstrations. According to the New York Post, the first incident happened on May 29, in …

The New York Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a video of an officer seemingly making a white power hand signal during a #BlackLivesMatter protest for #GeorgeFloyd emerged online. The men and women in blue who are supposed to be protecting us have been causing people the most …

According to CBS News New York, the NYPD stated that an officer was stabbed in the neck while two others were shot in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. All three are expected to have a full recovery. The suspect is currently in critical condition. Police say that two officers were put …

New Yorkers ignored the social-distance regulations on Monday to watch the US Navy hospital ship, USNS pull-up on the west side of Manhattan. NYPD stood by watching as hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder, taking pictures of USNS Comfort as it pulled into Pier 90. Some of the onlookers …

The NYPD has announced that for the first time ever, they will have juveniles working as summer interns at each of its precinct stations. “There’s lots of plans to connect our police officers to kids. One of the key opportunities are a lot of summer internships that exist all over …

NYPD officers are facing backlash after a video showed at least 10 policemen ambush and pulled their guns on an unarmed Black teen on a crowded subway. This past Friday, 19-year-old Adrian Napier was chased and ambushed on a 4-line subway car after he allegedly jumped a turnstile without paying …

An NYPD officer is under investigation for allegedly telling his fellow officers to shoot 50 Cent on sight.  Police sources told TMZ that Commanding Officer Emanuel Gonzalez made the comment last June during roll call at the 72nd Precinct in Brooklyn.  50 Cent was scheduled to attend an NYPD boxing …

Four cops have gotten themselves entangled in a “love rectangle” that resulted in them being stripped of their firearms so they wouldn’t kill each other. The New York Post reports that an NYPD sergeant cheated on his cop girlfriend with a fellow officer, whose husband is also on the job …

The NYPD cops responsible for the murder of #EricGarner “will immediately begin” an internal disciplinary trial. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Thursday, an NYPD department spokesman said Officer Daniel Pantaleo and Sgt. Kizzy Adonis “will immediately begin an internal disciplinary process for the 2014 choking death of 43-year-old EricGarner. “The U.S. Department of …

On Wednesday, a bipolar Brooklyn black man was shot and killed by police after he reportedly “took a two-handed shooting stance” and pointed a metal object at them. According to New York Daily News, the incident occurred around 4:45 pm after officials received calls about a black man in a …

On Thursday, the NYPD released bodycam footage of the Sept. 6th officer-involved shooting that left 31-year-old Miguel Antonio Richards dead. According to NY Post, Officer Mark Fleming and Redmond Murphy responded to Richards’ home after his landlord called to report his erratic behavior. Upon arrival, the landlord let the officer’s …

An NYPD officer is facing disciplinary action after tweeting “Black Lives Matter” from her personal account, in response to a post from the Department’s 76th Precinct’s Twitter page.   Gwendolyn Bishop, a black woman, was reprimanded and slapped with departmental charges after officials accused her of inappropriately writing on the …