Police are reporting that white supremacists and other fringe groups are increasingly targeting cell phone towers.
Troubles Mount For Clearview AI, Facial Recognition Firm
According to a report by The Verge, Clearview AI is facing challenges to both its credibility and the legality of the service it provides. On the heels of reports, originally covered by the New York Times, that Clearview AI has…
Peter Liang Manslaughter Conviction Draws 15,000 Protesters In NYC
Peter Liang, the Chinese-American NYPD officer who shot an unarmed African-American man in November 2014, was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter on February 11. The decision has since sparked a widespread outrage among members of the Asian-American communities in New…
Demetrius Blackwell Faces Murder Charge, N.Y.P.D. Officer Dies of Injuries
Demetrius Blackwell was arraigned on Sunday in the Queens borough of New York on attempted murder charges for shooting a 25-year-old New York Police Department officer. His charges will likely be upgraded to that of murder, however, as the young…
Chipotle Catches Hell Over NYPD Service Refusal, Even After Statement
Rumors have been flying that some NYPD officers entered a Chipotle restaurant in New York and were refused service. Apparently those rumors are true, but perhaps only in part. The story goes that eight NYPD officers were greeted at the…
Erica Garner Tweets NYPD Cop’s Address
Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner–who was killed in July when an officer on Staten Island allegedly placed him in a chokehold–has tweeted out the address Justin D’Amico, one of the officers involved. The tweet was viewed by hundreds…
‘Cannibal Cop’ Set Free After 21 Months In Jail
On Monday, former New York Police Department officer Gilberto Valle was released after 21 months in jail for allegedly plotting, killing, and eating young women. He was fired from his job after his conviction. It was Valle’s wife Kathleen Mangan…
David Schwimmer Helps Police Solve A Case In New York City
At about 5:48 a.m. on Monday, a fight broke out at an apartment building in the East Village. Robert Rainey, 21, broke into a man’s apartment and stole his mobile phone and MacBook Pro laptop. The man was said to…
NYPD Will Carry Lifesaving Heroin Overdose Reversal Kits
From 2006 to 2010, deaths attributed to heroin overdose rose a staggering 45 percent, and the total heroin users in the country have more than doubled in the last six years. Many, including those at the highest levels of state…
NYPD Twitter Disaster Escalates Quickly
Never ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to. That is the motto of any good trial attorney. The witness stand is no place to ask questions that might reveal things that you are not prepared to…
The NYPD’s Twitter Campaign Ended Up Like This
Twitter campaigns for organizations and businesses don’t always turn out the way they were intended. On Tuesday, @NYPDnews, the official New York City Police Department’s Twitter account, attempted a social media outreach that ultimately back fired, asking: “Do you have…
The NYPD Is Reportedly Embracing Google Glass
As the legal battles between early Google Glass adopters and the law enforcement officials who can’t stand the Glassholes heat up, the country’s largest municipal police force is warming to the new tech. VentureBeat is reporting that the New York…
Keri Russell: Home Broken Into While She Slept
Not even celebrities are safe from having their homes broken into, even if they’re home when it happens. Keri Russell, of Felicity fame and the current FX series, The Americans, was sleeping in her Brooklyn Heights brownstone when she heard…
NYPD SUV Assault: Braszczok Pleads Not Guilty
On September 29, 2013, Alexian Lien’s life was changed forever, thanks to a vicious attack by a motorcycle gang. In a bizarre series of events recorded by a helmet-cam one of the bikers was wearing, Lien was chased 50 blocks…
Wojciech Braszczok, NYPD Cop, Part of Biker Gang Attack
Approximately two weeks ago, a gang of bikers was filmed attacking an SUV in New York. Since the video was released, authorities have been searching for those involved in beating Alexian Lien and terrorizing his wife and 2 year old…
Judge: Stop-and-Frisk is Unconstitutional
The long-awaited ruling on the controversial stop-and-frisk policies of the New York Police Department has arrived, and it does not look good for Bloomberg: the New York Times reported this morning that U.S. District court judge Shira A. Scheindlin has…
Warehouse Captive Rescued by NYPD
Earlier this week, the Queens County District Attorney announced that three men have been charged with kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment in connection with the bold kidnapping of an Ecuadorian businessman. The men are alleged to have kidnapped Pedro Portugal from…