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Why 'Stop-and-Frisk' Inflamed Black and Hispanic Neighborhoods
During Michael R. Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor of New York City, police officers stopped and questioned people they believed to be engaged in criminal activity on the street more than 5 million times.
Brooklyn Shooting: Poker Player Opened Fire and Was Killed by Bouncer
NEW YORK — Chester Goode might have been holding a grudge after a fight last year at an unlicensed social club tucked in a row of town houses in Brooklyn. Or perhaps he was losing a game of poker and wanted to rob other gamblers at the illicit operation that drew patrons in flashy cars — and complaints from neighbors.
NYPD Fires Officer in 2014 Chokehold Case
NEW YORK — The New York City police officer whose chokehold was partly blamed for Eric Garner’s death in police custody in 2014 was fired from the Police Department on Monday, ending a bitter, five-year legal battle that had cast a shadow over the nation’s largest police force and the city it protects.
How a Brooklyn Rite of Summer Ended in Bloodshed
NEW YORK — Anthony Davis said he had just parted ways with an old friend at the Brownsville Old Timers Day block party when he heard a woman warn that a fight was about to break out.
Gunmen Fire Into Crowd at Block Party, Killing 1 and Injuring 11
NEW YORK — The organizers of the 56th annual Old Timers Day in Brooklyn welcomed the thousands of people expected at the beloved event with one word of caution: “All r welcome let’s come in peace,” a photo caption attached to a Facebook flyer read.
Gunmen Fire Into Crowd at Block Party, Killing 1 and Injuring 11
NEW YORK — The organizers of the 56th annual Old Timers Day in Brooklyn welcomed the thousands of people expected at the beloved event with one word of caution: “All r welcome let’s come in peace,” a photo caption attached to a Facebook flyer read.
Dousing of Officers Stirs Debate on Police Restraint
NEW YORK — Cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who brazenly dumped water on them went viral this week, escalating a debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.Dousing of Officers Stirs Debate on Police Restraint
NEW YORK — Cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who dumped water on them went viral this week, escalating a debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.Dousing of Officers Stirs Debate on Police Restraint
NEW YORK — Cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who brazenly dumped water on them went viral this week, escalating a debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.Police believe officer used chokehold on Garner, supervisor says at hearing
NEW YORK — Internal affairs investigators who reviewed Eric Garner’s death determined that the officer who wrestled him to the ground in 2014 used a forbidden chokehold on him, a police supervisor testified Monday during the officer’s disciplinary trial at New York Police Headquarters.
5 years after Eric Garner's death, an officer faces trial
NEW YORK — The last words Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, uttered on a New York City sidewalk in 2014 instantly became a national rallying cry against police brutality. “I can’t breathe,’’ Garner pleaded 11 times after a police officer in plainclothes placed his arm across his neck and pulled him to the ground while other officers handcuffed him.
Two women were killed on a beach vacation in 1973, and a DNA test just led to an arrest
In the nearly 30 years that Ernest J. Broadnax has lived in New York City, he has always been known for getting into trouble, with 14 arrests on charges like assault and burglary. He served three stints in state prison.
Police widow charged with stealing from charity for officers' families
NEW YORK — Lorraine Shanley’s husband was a New York City police officer who died in the line of duty, and in the years after his death, she became active in a charity that supports the families of other officers who died on the job.
Witness IDs led to his conviction, then court ruled on racial bias
NEW YORK — Otis Boone insisted he was innocent from the time he was accused of two robberies in 2011, when he was 19. But the two victims who had their cellphones snatched by a knife-wielding man picked Boone out of separate police lineups. Though there was no physical evidence, he was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
New York's Understaffed Special Victims Unit Gets a New Boss
NEW YORK — The path to Deputy Chief Judith Harrison’s office at the Special Victims Division in lower Manhattan is lined with the reminders of her recently ousted predecessor.Prosecutor drops abortion charge in Queens murder case, stirring debate
The man, Anthony Hobson, 48, was arrested and charged Friday with second-degree murder for the Feb. 3 attack on Jennifer Irigoyen, 35.
Pinned between cars, officer shoots a driver near Bronx court, police say
That decision led to wild confrontation on a bustling avenue in the borough’s court district during which a police officer, who was nearly crushed, shot the driver of the stolen car, police said.
Pinned Between Cars, Officer Shoots a Driver Near Bronx Court, Police Say
NEW YORK — Three people on a carjacking spree drove a stolen car to a Bronx courthouse Monday so that one of them could make an appearance in court in regards to a different crime, police said.Man is shot dead in fight at a Queens subway station
The graphic cellphone video captured the victim struggling with his attackers, who were on top of him as at least two other men attempt to break up the fight.
Man Is Shot Dead at a Queens Subway Station
NEW YORK — A man died on a Queens subway platform after he was shot in the head midday Sunday while quarreling with two men who fled on foot, police said.
