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NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk Defense: We're Too Lazy

Cops criticize rank-and-file as 'complete malcontents' in trial

(Newser) - New York police have been accused of stopping people simply to fill quotas—but that's silly, officers say: They're far too lazy for that kind of effort. Some 10% of cops "are complete malcontents that will do as little as possible no matter how well you treat...

NYPD Staging Fake Bio-Terror Subway Attack

Releasing harmless gas to track its movement

(Newser) - Don't worry: The gas the NYPD will be releasing into the New York City subway system in July is totally harmless. The "per fluorocarbons" will be released as part of a $3.4 million-dollar study looking at airflow in the subway system, with the aim of helping authorities...

Skeleton Found in Charred Suitcase in NYC Building

Police ask public to help identify woman

(Newser) - A year after a fire at a Brooklyn building—and days after the building's sale—a woman's skeleton was discovered in a charred suitcase inside. Though the suitcase was found last month, police aren't sure when or how it ended up in the building, the New York ...

Queens Drug Bust Sparks Protest of 'Police Brutality'

Residents claim pattern of harassment by NYPD

(Newser) - Brooklyn isn't the only New York borough facing police brutality protests : About 50 residents of Jamaica, Queens, engaged in a three-hour standoff with police in riot gear last night after a violent drug bust outside a local housing project, the Daily News reports. Police say they saw Corey Crichlow,...

NYPD's Kelly Tried to 'Instill Fear' in Minorities: Ex-Cop

State senator Eric Adams testifies over stop-and-frisk laws

(Newser) - As controversy continues over New York City's stop-and-frisk law, a state senator—and former cop—has testified in federal court that the police commissioner aimed to "instill fear" in the black and Hispanic communities. State Sen. Eric Adams, a police officer for 22 years, said that during a...

NYPD Pepper-Sprayed My Babies: Mom

Marilyn Taylor sues over subway incident

(Newser) - New York police pepper-sprayed a woman and her family—including a five-month-old and two-year-old—after accusing her of trying to get on the subway without paying, a lawsuit picked up by the Courthouse News Service claims. Marilyn Taylor says she was getting on the subway with her four- and two-year-olds,...

'Cannibal Cop' Found Guilty, Faces Life

Jury took 16 hours to decide Gilberto Valle serious about sick plans

(Newser) - Gilberto Valle, the so-called "cannibal cop," was found guilty today on all charges related to his plan to kidnap, torture, and eat several women, including his wife, reports the New York Post . Valle's attorney argued his depraved online chats were just fantasies and fiction, but the jury...

Police Trying to Prove Brooklyn Driver Was Drunk

If they can, Julio Acevedo faces 25 years in prison

(Newser) - The man accused of killing a young couple and their infant boy in a hit and run is back in New York to face charges after opting not to contest his extradition from Pennsylvania, reports the Daily News . But what those charges will be remain uncertain. DNA Info reports that...

'Cannibal Cop' Wife: He Wanted to Gag Me, Slit My Throat

Defense says Gilberto Valle's alleged plans were fantasy

(Newser) - The wife of a New York City police officer accused of plotting rape, murder, and cannibalism has offered disturbing testimony in the case, the New York Times reports. She discovered Gilberto Valle's online chats on her computer, she says; he was discussing his plans with like-minded people. "I...

NYPD Stopped, Frisked 8.6% of City in 2011

In some places, up to 98% of those stopped were minorities

(Newser) - The NYPD detained the equivalent of 8.6% of all New Yorkers as part of its controversial " stop and frisk " program in 2011, and almost all of them were minorities, according to a statistical breakdown the department released last night. All told, police stopped a record 685,724...

NYPD Can &#39;Stop and Frisk&#39; for a Few More Months
NYPD Can 'Stop and Frisk'
for a Few More Months
says judge
Jan 23, 2013 2:10 PM CST

NYPD Can 'Stop and Frisk' for a Few More Months

Judge rules that practice can continue during appeal

(Newser) - A US district judge ruled earlier this month that a portion of New York City's controversial "stop and frisk" policy may be unconstitutional, but today she said the NYPD can continue the practice while her decision is appealed. Specifically, Judge Shira Scheindlin had ordered a halt to "...

NYPD's Plan to Catch Drug Thieves: 'Bait Bottles'

GPS bottles will lead cops to stolen prescription medications

(Newser) - How to fight the theft of prescription medications? New York City police have an idea: Stock pharmacies with fake pill bottles outfitted with GPS trackers. These "bait bottles," if stolen, could then help the NYPD zero in on suspects and their stashes of painkillers and other drugs, the...

Judge Limits NYC's 'Stop and Frisk' Policy

Cops need to justify stops outside private apartment buildings in the Bronx

(Newser) - Mayor Bloomberg says his controversial "stop-and-frisk" strategy has led to a sharp drop in crime in New York City, but a federal judge today ruled that at least one aspect of it goes too far, reports the New York Post . The judge ruled that police can no longer stop...

NYPD Stops Precinct's Tweets on Released Felons

Captain was warning people when convicts were back on streets

(Newser) - The NYPD has shut down for now a Brooklyn precinct's Twitter feed that warned residents when local felons had been released from prison, reports DNAInfo . The precinct commander used the feed to post the photos and names of ex-cons who were back on the streets, arguing that it was...

Superstorm Ruined Scads of NYPD Evidence

Thousands of barrels of DNA evidence may be irretrievable

(Newser) - Superstorm Sandy left the NYPD with a huge headache by swamping a pair of warehouses holding huge amounts of evidence. The storm surge breached the warehouses and sent some of the thousands of barrels containing DNA evidence into the muck, possibly contaminating some and creating a mess that has made...

Barefoot NYC Man Isn't Homeless

Veterans program secured housing for Jeffrey Hillman since 2009

(Newser) - Looks like Jeffrey Hillman's problems are a lot more complicated than mere shoelessness: The 54-year-old panhandler given new shoes by an NYPD officer and seen barefoot again days later used to be homeless, but has had an apartment in the Bronx secured by Veterans Affairs since 2009, officials tell...

Barefoot Again, Homeless Man Wants 'Piece of the Pie'

Jeffrey Hillman hid shoes: 'They're worth a lot of money'

(Newser) - The homeless man who recently acquired a pair of $100 boots from a police officer is already barefoot again. "Those shoes are hidden. They are worth a lot of money," Jeffrey Hillman tells the New York Times , after reporters caught up with him in Manhattan's Upper West...

Homeless Man's Family Stunned by 'Boot' Story

Jeffrey Hillman was always 'a bit lost,' says relative

(Newser) - Most of us were touched by the story of an NYPD cop buying boots for a homeless man on a cold November night. But the family of the man, Jeffrey Hillman, was simply stunned, the New York Post reports. "The last time we heard from him was maybe a...

Hero Cop in Viral Photo: Crowd Was Laughing at Man

Lawrence DePrimo calls experience with homeless man 'humbling'

(Newser) - The NYPD officer who became an Internet hero after buying boots for a homeless man says he was spurred to action when he saw people laughing at the man on the 35-degree night. "I went up to him and said, 'Where are your shoes?' And he said, '...

This Photo Turns NYPD Cop Into Hero

Lawrence DePrimo knelt as he gave homeless man boots

(Newser) - 'Tis the season for a little feel-good news, and this story out of chilly NYC more than fits the bill. As the New York Times explains, 25-year-old Officer Lawrence DePrimo was on duty in Times Square when he encountered a barefoot homeless man walking gingerly on his heels with...

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