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…