January 30, 2006

Details emerge re: cop-on-cop shooting in the Bronx

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January 29, 2006

Off-duty officer involved in fight is shot by other cops

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Shot officer was in plain clothes, had gun drawn on other person.

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January 28, 2006

Two cops hurt at Critical Mass after smacking into each other on their motor scooters

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I was in the middle of this. Quite a scene.

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NYPD officer collapses and dies after struggle with teen shoplifter on Upper East Side

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Cops kill man wearing body armor who shot at them as they broke up after-hours bar

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December 11, 2005

Off-duty officer slain in shoot-out with men robbing his neighbor's home

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One of the assailants was the star of A Bronx Tale when he was 17. Unbelievable.

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December 1, 2005

NYPD narcotics detective arrested for abusing boy for three years

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November 28, 2005

NYPD officer dies after shooting

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Shot while attempting to pull over a vehicle for running a red light. Killer is in custody.

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November 27, 2005

Suicide-by-cop attempt fails, miraculously, in Brooklyn

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Man repeatedly aimed at officers, who at first didn't fire back, then did, but missed.

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November 22, 2005

Detailed account of two officers' sexual assalt on woman

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They pulled up to her at a stop light and just started groping/harassing her from there, then continued after "escorting" her to her house. Terrible.

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November 21, 2005

Two Brooklyn cops arrested for sexually abusing woman during traffic stop

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Abuse took place inside her apartment. Hmm.

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November 19, 2005

Pedestrian hit and killed by police car in Harlem

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November 16, 2005

David Bowie's step-daughter accuses cop of taking obscene photos of her while investigating her rape

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November 4, 2005

Fare beater at Penn Station assualts two cops, all three land in hospital

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I guess this is why I saw 13 police cars racing up Sixth Avenue yesterday afternoon.

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October 26, 2005

NYT takes a closer look at the work of the NYPD's bomb squad

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Police shoot teenager after iPod robbery

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October 25, 2005

Police attempt to reconstruct circumstances of Saturdays wild shoot-out in East New York

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Cops fired 38 bullets, got shot at 8 times.

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October 11, 2005

Cop mugged on Upper East Side on Sunday

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October 3, 2005

Pregnant woman says cop tried to force her into sex act at precinct

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September 29, 2005

Police fire 77 bullets at suspect, only 3 hit him

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September 25, 2005

Another accident involving an off-duty cop results in death of girl, 12

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Responding cops then maced, handcuffed victim's sister, charged her with disorderly conduct. For taking pictures of the accident scene.

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September 15, 2005

Police shoot axe-wielding young man in front of his family

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He had been kicked out over a $285 phone bill, got mad.

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September 5, 2005

Police truck jumps curb, strikes worker, patron at sidewalk cafe

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September 3, 2005

Scufle breaks out between Jewish volunteer ambulance service and police

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August 9, 2005

HIV positive man admits trying to kill 4 cops by biting, spitting on them

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July 30, 2005

NYPD detective busted for sending dirty instant messages to young girl. Who, of course, turned out to be a fellow detective instead.

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NYT summarizes the first week of bag searches on the subway

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"I can't imagine it can be effective, realistically, in a subway system this large. But if it makes people feel better, it's probably worth it," says one rider.

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March 11, 2005

Ex-NYPD detectives were mob hitmen

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Crazy details. They were assigned to anti-mob unit. One wrote a book re fighting mafia and was in GoodFellas.

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March 10, 2005

Undercover narcotics officer stabbed 3 times during drug deal

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Challenged quality of drugs he was being sold as part of sting on Upper West Side.

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February 17, 2005

Manhattan auxiliary cop busted for fondling 13-y-o girl in marked car while on patrol

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Girl was member of "Explorers," program to involve youth in NYPD.

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February 5, 2005

Bronx cop ok after being stabbed

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February 2, 2005

Critical Mass bike riders still being arrested, harassed by police

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Cyclist says he was in bike lane with relatively small group of riders when they were swarmed by cops, arrested.

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January 31, 2005

18-y-o McDonald's worker puts bits of glass in cop's Big Mac

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Busted after undercover officer watched him spit in food for another cop.

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January 4, 2005

Off-duty narcotics detective shoots man who was shooting at him

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Cop was picking up a date, was approached by gunman, who started firing at him. Interesting details.

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December 30, 2004

Queens detective under investigation for moonlighting kills self at his precinct

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December 23, 2004

NYDN profiles NYPD's anti-pickpocketing squads

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Family sues NYPD for killing pet pitbull on housing project roof

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Dog was leashed and muzzled. Coincidentally, Timothy Stansbury was killed on same roof three months later.

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December 21, 2004

Brooklyn cop shot in finger during routine patrol of housing project; gunman escapes

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December 17, 2004

Brooklyn cop who claimed she was raped by two men at party may have made up story

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December 16, 2004

Great NYT article says old-timey cops in NYPD still use .38's instead of new-fangled semi-automatics

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"So, the model of an officer's gun dates him or her like rings on a tree." Just like Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order.

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Cop shot in the Bronx. Shoots back, kills suspect.

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Saw suspect leaving liquor store with gun; chased him, got ambushed, shot back.

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December 15, 2004

NYPD ends pilot "SATCOM" crime reduction program in Brooklyn due to lack of results

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December 11, 2004

Corrupt cop arrested in Bronx drug bust

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Was wearing bulletproof vest, may have committed home invasions.

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December 10, 2004

NYPD setting up security cameras to monitor all activity in Fordham Road business district

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Civil liberties advocates are concerned.

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NYPD captain accused of attacks on wife

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Wife works for chief of Internal Affairs Bureau.

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December 4, 2004

Stakeout in Brooklyn ends with shootout on Upper West Side street

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Suspect shot by cops at 86th and CPW. Case began over stolen van.

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November 28, 2004

Emotionally disturbed man dies after being cuffed by cops

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November 20, 2004

Staten Island police captain shoots unarmed 15-y-o boy during teen-hangout bust-up

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November 9, 2004

15-y-o girl Houdini slips out of cuffs, bashes cop in the head, escapes

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Girl is still on the lam, though cops know her identity.

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NYPD deputy commissioner collars subway ride-sellers at UES station

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Post is all fired up over MetroCard benders lately. Supposedly it costs the MTA $260K/year in lost revenue.

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November 5, 2004

Police create panel to investigate RNC abuse claims

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October 21, 2004

Critical Mass cyclists whose bikes were stolen by cops sue city

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October 19, 2004

Cancer patient killed when ambulance he was riding in gets struck by off-duty cop in SUV

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Sad coincidence: victim's nephew is Post photographer, was sent to scene not knowing who victim was.

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October 18, 2004

NYPD homicide detective sues, says toxic atmosphere at station led to miscarriage

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October 6, 2004

Judge forces undercover female narcotics detective to testify under real name, blowing her cover

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If undercover officers can't testify semi-anonymously, then how are the police supposed to conduct their operations?

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Police officer runs down Park Slope street in underwear, claims he was abducted, then can't keep story straight

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October 4, 2004

NYPD team stages helicopter rescue of capsized teens

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September 28, 2004

Police shoot and kill bike messenger/ex-con aiming a Derringer pistol at them in Chelsea

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Nearby pedestrians panic, scatter. Man was being investigated for assault.

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September 27, 2004

Cops shoot gun-wielding Queens man in knee

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1 firefighter, 1 cop arrested for DUI yesterday

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Cop, 19-year vet., got in accident.

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September 25, 2004

Queens man leads cop on car chase, gets killed in "barrage of bullets"

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Tried to grab officer's gun. Exciting details lead to tragic end.

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September 24, 2004

Veteran narcotics detective fired in major theft of drug money

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Helped steal $250,000, then split it with partner and drug dealers.

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September 21, 2004

Cops saves two squabbling would-be drowning victims in Canarsie

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Third man drowned.

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Noose found on wall at police station where cops had complained re: discrimination

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September 16, 2004

Off-duty cops fatally shoots Brooklyn man, apparently by accident

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September 11, 2004

Cop's wife carjacked as officer looks on; cops caught perps soon after

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September 10, 2004

Another case of a man repeatedly arrested because of mistaken identity

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Here's the other case we've mentioned.

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September 5, 2004

Motorcyclist killed after colliding with cop car

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Two officers also hurt.

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NYT follows-up on family's reaction to shooting of disturbed son in 1999

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September 4, 2004

NYPD tries to blame fingerprint computer for illegally long detentions of protesters

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State agency disagrees.

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September 3, 2004

Great pic of the Fujifilm/NYPD surveillance blimp

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Picture of the LRAD, the NYPD's acoustical weapon

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September 2, 2004

NYT on the NYPD's pre-emptive approach to protests

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Everyone in the article is congratulating each other on their ability to suppress dissent.

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August 31, 2004

Near-riot breaks out uptown as witnesses say cops beat hand-cuffed suspect

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Incident started with egg thrown at police van.

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August 30, 2004

Conditions for those arrested in protests aren't very good

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Being held longer than necessary, diesel fuel on ground, etc.

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August 27, 2004

Cop hurt while rounding up "Truth/Bush" banner-hangers at Plaza hotel

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This leads to assault charges against activists.

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August 26, 2004

10,000 cops to occupy 8 square blocks during RNC

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Cop car slams into Brooklyn storefront, 3 injured

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August 25, 2004

Brooklyn cop busts boy, 14, allegedly takes him home, orders him to strip

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Boy escaped before further damage was done.

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August 24, 2004

City bus driver, celeb photographer say cops roughed them up after traffic accident yesterday

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Neither man was involved directly in the accident with undercover cops

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August 22, 2004

NYPD to get $20 million upgrade for Compstat

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Will also get crime-tracking "war room."

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August 20, 2004

NYPD to disband anti-graffiti unit?

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They would merge it with the transit cops' unit. [via gothamist]

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August 19, 2004

Police unveil new equipment to be used during RNC protests

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Including a 110-decibel sound system so loud it can be used as a "non-lethal weapon" -- but 110dB for 1 minute can cause permanent hearing loss.

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August 17, 2004

Police shoot armed livery cab passenger during traffic stop

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NYPD changing its system for handling confidential informants

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Will rely less on temporary informants.

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NYPD detective busted in internet sting over pedophilia

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August 13, 2004

Harlem man falls to death after police chase him for 30 minutes over rooftops, through apartments

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Note the NYT's URL is "13spider.html," as in Spider-Man, presumably.

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August 7, 2004

Big NYT feature about policing the Fifth Precinct (Chinatown, Little Italy) and declining crime rate

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I will discuss this article more later.

Posted by adm at 3:45 PM

Cop pleads guilty in death of suspect he threw his radio at and killed

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His attempted cover-up made matters worse.

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August 6, 2004

Off-Duty Cop Busted for Firing Barrage of Bullets at SI Strip Club

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