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NYPD Record-Keeping Is Conveniently Shoddy

Attorney Elinor Sutton, who is leading a class action suit against the city seeking restitution for the hundreds of thousands of unnecessary summonses issued by the NYPD in order to meet unlawfully imposed quotas, accuses the NYPD of systematically destroying evidence that relates to summonses in documents filed last week, the Daily News reports. Attorneys […]

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Selfie Stick Urban Explorer Climbs Brooklyn Bridge, Gets Scolded By NYPD

A young fellow from Chattanooga, Tennessee named David Karnauch posted a photo to Instagram on Sunday in which he’s standing on a railing in a restricted area of the Brooklyn Bridge, between the water and the roadway. He used a selfie stick to take the photo and his free hand made some sort of vague […]

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The NYPD Really Really Really Wants to be Allowed to Use Chokeholds

Commissioner Bill Bratton went before the City Council yesterday to plead his case that fuck what y’all say, the NYPD is still gonna choke people and pretty much just keep doing everything it’s been doing. The New York Times reports that while the NYPD is willing and poised to change the language of its chokehold […]

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Meet the NYPD’s Most Prolific Writer of Cycling Tickets

Officer Joshua Vincek, who works in the Upper West Side’s 20th Precinct, issued 1,249 tickets to cyclists between Jan. 1, 2012 and Jan 1, 2015, DNAinfo reports. Vincek, who rides a scooter, handed out more than 300 more summonses than his ticket-writing runner-up. The Wilt Chamberlin of cycling tickets apparently has a vendetta against bikes. […]

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NYPD Arrests Demonstrator For Sneezing at Protest Against Police Force Hires

A peaceful protest against the city’s decision to budget $170 million to hire 1,300 new cops resulted in at least one arrest Tuesday night — because a protester sneezed. The arrest occurred in front of Gracie Mansion around 9 PM, after demonstrators gathered at City Hall, marched to Union Square, then took the subway to […]

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March For Charleston Shooting Victims Turns Into Police Brutality Protest as NYPD Makes Arrests

Witnesses say that four people were arrested in Harlem during a peaceful march in remembrance of the nine Charleston Shooting victims on Monday night. The Daily News reports that around 200 people showed up at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. statue at 125th Street to honor the six black women and three black men who […]

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Officer Daniel Pantaleo Has 24/7 NYPD Protection In Front Of His House

Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who choked Eric Garner to death last year, has two on-duty cops parked in front of his house at all times to protect him because he received at least one death threat, the Daily News reports. In an affidavit presented in court Wednesday, Pantaleo requested that Supreme Court Judge Alice […]

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NYPD Arrest Suspect in Williamsburg Serial Groping Case

The NYPD says it has arrested a suspect after two women filed formal complaints saying that a man had groped them in Williamsburg in the past week. Police did not comment on the description of the suspect in custody, but they are urging any victims to come forward. One alleged victim — who has not […]

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Data Shows NYPD Slowdown Was Most Drastic In the Precinct Where Eric Garner Died, Started Earlier Than Previously Believed

I Quant NY took a closer look at the public data the NYPD released on moving violations issued during the slowdown that took place in December of last year and January of this year. Offenses under the rubric of “moving violations” were one of many that police enforced less during the slowdown, and I Quant […]

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I Used An NYPD Firearms Training Simulator and Learned I Should Be A Cop

Normally, community council meetings are intended to be opportunities for officers and civilians to meet face-to-face and discuss issues in the precinct, but on Wednesday May 20, the Lower East Side’s 7th Precinct hosted a special session, inviting the community to try out an NYPD firearms tactics training simulator. I was intrigued, because it seemed […]

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