Tag: NYPD
Who steals a teenager’s phone by pretending to be an NYPD officer? Apparently, this asshole. Back in mid-October, a guy posing as a cop — not creepy at all — stopped a 13-year-old for crawling through a subway turnstile without paying, then stole his cell phone. Stay hot, guy. […]
On Thursday, the City Council will propose a bill requiring police officers to get permission from a suspect before they search them, reports the New York Post: Under legislation being introduced Thursday, police officers would have to get consent for searches when they don’t have a warrant, aren’t making an arrest or don’t have probable […]
Although weed has been decriminalized in New York state since the late 1970s, the NYPD exploited the law so badly that the City had to take steps to correct the policy. On Monday, at 1 Police Plaza, Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced the plan. Here’s what you need to know: It […]
In what has been an affront to every tax payer in this city, former police commissioner Ray Kelly — for some ungodly reason — felt the need to keep a 12-member security detail with him at all times after his post as the city’s top cop was over. But now, word is that Kelly is […]
It took 11 days after the bill’s signing, but on Friday Mayor Bill de Blasio sees part of his “vision zero” plan to fruition when nearly all roads in this city drop to a 25-MPH speed limit. The move comes amid many high-profile pedestrian deaths, and while it’s only 5 MPH slower, it gives hope […]
The two NYPD officers who pistol-whipped and punched a Brooklyn teenager in August have been charged as criminals in Brooklyn Supreme Court. Officer David Afanador (pictured above, on the right) has been charged with felony assault of the 2nd degree, criminal possession of a weapon of the 4th degree, and official misconduct, while Officer Tyrane […]
In a directive that came from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office and that is being viewed through the prism of race, the NYPD has been told to stop arresting people for low-level amounts of weed, according to the New York Post. And of course the Post’s sources are spinning this as a move de Blasio […]
Two Brooklyn cops who hit an unarmed teenager in August have been indicted and will be arranged on Wednesday, reports the New York Post. Surveillance camera footage captured the incident and shows Kareem Tribble surrendering to Officers David Afanador and Tyrane Isaac after initially running away from them. As he goes to raise his hands, […]
For two hours on Monday afternoon, the city’s emergency response system was down. Dispatchers had to go straight analog by writing down calls and radio-ing them in from 2:15 – 4:05 PM, according to the Daily News. Perhaps the most frightening part is that when the computerized system is down, dispatchers have no way of […]
It’s always been tough to be a “showtime” subway performer in NYC, but more so now that the NYPD has been cracking down on them. So what better time to give them some love? Just like this documentary shows how hard subway dancers practice in order humanize them, a new video by FairEnds shows the […]
