Tag: NYPD

Several People Shot in Brooklyn Subway Station: FDNY

Several people were shot and several explosive devices were reportedly found at a subway station in Brooklyn on Tuesday, said the Fire Department of New York. The fire agency said it received a call about smoke in the 36th Street subway station in the Sunset Park neighborhood at around 8:30 a.m., according to local media….


In March 2022, NYC Saw 59 Percent Jump in Auto Theft, 48 Percent Uptick in Robberies: NYPD

New York City saw a substantial increase in grand larcenies, burglaries, and other crimes in March 2022 compared to the previous year, even as homicide rates dropped, according to data from the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Overall crime rose by 36.5 percent in March 2022 compared to March 2021, an April 6 NYPD…


Supreme Court Rules for Navy Veteran, Makes It Easier to Sue for Malicious Prosecution

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case of a New York man suing police for malicious prosecution to relax the legal standard for bringing such lawsuits in federal courts, overturning the tougher prevailing standard. The case is Thompson v. Clark, court file 20-659. The high court agreed March 8, 2021, to consider the case…


400 Bulletproof Vests to Be Sent to Ukraine Stolen in NYC: Officials

Thieves stole about 400 bulletproof vests that were supposed to be sent to humanitarian workers in Ukraine, officials said. The bulletproof vests were stolen from the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, a nonprofit organization based in Manhattan, the New York Police Department confirmed to news outlets on Wednesday. “People right now in our community, they’re either…


NY Museum Stabbing Suspect Arrested in Pennsylvania After Setting Fire to Motel Room

By Rocco Parascandola From New York Daily News NEW YORK—The crazed patron who police say stabbed two workers at the Museum of Modern Art in a caught-on-camera attack after his membership was revoked was caught in Philadelphia early Tuesday after setting his motel room on fire, the NYPD said. Gary Cabana, 60, was nabbed about…


NYPD Sends 100 Officers to Washington to Help With State of the Union Security

WASHINGTON—Some 100 police officers from New York have arrived in Washington to help the U.S. Capitol Police with security for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union. At least five buses transported the officers to the nation’s capital, where they were sworn in at the Capitol Police headquarters, an officer who declined to be named…


New Anti-Crime Unit Helps, But NYC Mayor Must Not Recoil in Times of Pressure, Policing Experts Say

New York Mayor Eric Adams’ new anti-crime unit, which will debut in a week or so, is tasked with going after gun-related crimes as murders and shootings climb in the city. Policing experts warn that because the unit will deal with armed suspects most of the time, its members have a higher chance of being…


Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Post Mocking NYPD Funeral

Actress Susan Sarandon has apologized after making a controversial Twitter post that mocked a funeral for a slain NYPD officer. On Feb. 4, the Oscar-award-winning actress wrote: “I deeply regret the meme I recently shared on Twitter that included a photo of Officer Jason Rivera’s funeral.” “I reacted quickly to the picture without connecting it…


Thousands of Officers Turn Out to Farewell Second of Two Slain Policemen

NEW YORK—For the second time in as many weeks police officers from far and wide assembled on Feb. 2 at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in New York for the funeral of one of their own. A funeral mass was held at 10 a.m. (EST) for Wilbert Mora, the second of two policemen who were…


Blue Lives Matter: Honoring Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora

NYPD honored slain officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, who were killed by a shooter while on a domestic dispute call in Harlem. This not only places New York City in the spotlight for increasing crime but also elected leaders and how their decisions and even the media place officers’ lives at great risk. Hosted…