The NYPD says a “computer glitch” is the main culprit in an ongoing ordeal whereby cops swooped in on an elderly Brooklyn couple’s home at least 50 times looking for suspects, in some cases “as often as three times a week” reports the Daily News. Police paid one last visit to the Martins yesterday, but this time it was apologizing detectives and not the warrant squad. |NYDN|
The NYPD has wrongfully descended on an elderly Brooklyn couple’s “Marine Park home at least 50 times in the last eight years hunting bad guys – only to learn they were chasing a bad address” reports the Daily News. Yes, you read that right, 50 times! Although the couple—in their 80s—says they’ve become accustomed to door pounding cops, the latest incident on Tuesday sent the man’s blood pressure soaring. |NYDN|
The NYPD has been keeping a database of people that were stopped and frisked, even if they were cleared of any wrongdoing, prompting two City Council members to pen a stern letter to Commissioner Kelly, urging him to end the practice. There’s been a sharp increase in “street stops” last year with officers logging in 575,000 stop-and-frisk reports. Only 6% of those led to arrests, leaving one long ass list of innocents. |NYT|
Proving that Staten Island is evil, thieves broke into a school for autistic children and stole the student’s pet hamster Star. They also took computers, video game consoles, a camera, rubber duckies and Skippy the Sock Puppet, which has the kids particularly upset. |NYDN|
After he serves out his latest term and finishes probation, serial arrestee and rapper DMX needs to move the hell out of Arizona. He was sent back to Maricopa County jail on Tuesday after violating his probation for drug use, providing America’s asshole sheriff with another opportunity to say even more stupid shit to the media. |AZCentral|
A group of young men from the Bronx could face a year in jail for criminal possession of a weapon after a stray snowball hit an off-duty transit cop in the leg while they were messing around last month. The officer drew his gun, called in for backup and they were arrested. They plan on suing the city for wrongful arrest, and one of the men explained just how humiliating the street-cred threatening experience was: Read more »
Remember those plastic Zebra guns that come with the yellow pellets and were great for shooting people during study hall? Well, a rookie cop mistook a painted one (pictured) of those for a real weapon and shot a 22-year-old man dead in Brooklyn after he allegedly pointed it at him and refused to drop it. |NYDN|
Barring another courthouse fire or emergency dental work, Lil Wayne will finally be sentenced today and start serving out his jail term at Rikers Island which is expected to last one year. Earlier, the rapper left a poetic note for his fans via Twitter, writing: “Law is mind without reason…I’ll return.”
A highly respected law professor and defense attorney told the Jamaica Observer that Buju Banton is going to have a hard time proving an entrapment plea, but he may want to reconsider his position in light of some new information about the federal informant who is central to the government’s case. Buju’s legal shaman and lawyer David Markus asked the prosecutor for more information on the informant. As it turns out, this dude has made a career out if and according to the Tampa Tribune, has been paid “$3.3 million for helping law enforcement in numerous cases over several years.” That’s drug dealer money, no wonder he decided to switch sides. Here’s some other things to keep in mind about this guy: Read more »
When someone gets arrested for so much MDMA that it has to be measured in pounds, you know they’re screwed. A Canadian man attempting to cross into the U.S. was busted by Customs and Border Protection officers with 47 lbs. of ecstasy, which after what must have taken a lot of time to count, amounted to 77,856 multi-colored tablets. As for that “birthday party” the suspect said he was planning on attending in NYC, no glow sticks for them!
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