Tag: NYPD

NYPD Arrests Man Suspected of Attempted Subway Robbery That Killed Burmese Woman in July

The NYPD has arrested a suspect who shoved a 58-year-old Burmese women down the subway stairs in an attempted robbery in July, leading to her death days later. David Robinson, 53, is suspected of approaching and assaulting Than Wtwe Than and her 22-year-old son when they were leaving the Canal Street “N” subway station in…


2 New York City Police Officers Shot in Bronx ‘Gun Battle’ Expected to Make Full Recovery

Two New York City Police officers were shot during a “gun battle” that broke out in the Bronx on Wednesday evening but both are expected to make a full recovery, officials said. The incident occurred near the corner of East 187th Street and Beaumont Avenue in the Belmont section just after 8 p.m, NYPD Commissioner Dermot…


More Than 26,000 NYC Workers Didn’t Get Vaccine by Friday Deadline

One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 shot after a Friday deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city said on Oct. 30. The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped from 76 percent on Thursday to 83 percent on Friday, as thousands of police officers, firefighters,…


More Than 26,000 NYC Workers Didn’t Get Vaccine by Oct. 29 Deadline

One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an Oct. 29 deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city stated on Oct. 30. The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped to 83 percent on Oct. 29 from 76 percent on Oct. 28, as thousands…


Heartbeats Behind the Badge: How Love Keeps NYPD Officers Serving the Next Generation

The NYPD is the largest and one of the oldest police departments in the United States and New York City streets are known for being New York tough, so the New York City police department needs to be even tougher. But to see what goes on behind that tough exterior, we spoke to NYPD officers,…


Former NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Meth, Date Rape Drug: DOJ

A former New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officer has pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking methamphetamine and date rape drugs. John Cicero, 39, from Bronxville, on Wednesday, admitted to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) in Westchester County and New York City, the Department of Justice announced. The former police officer…


Head of NYPD Sergeant Union Resigns After FBI Raids Office, Home

Ed Mullins, the head of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association, has resigned from his role just hours after FBI agents raided his home and the group’s Manhattan headquarters. Dozens of federal agents were seen carrying boxes out of the union’s Manhattan headquarters and loading them into a van on Tuesday morning as part of a “law enforcement…


Stabbing Sparked by Dispute Over Amount of Sugar in McDonald’s Coffee, NYPD Says

By Thomas Tracy From New York Daily News NEW YORK—An irate McDonald’s customer stabbed another customer in Midtown Manhattan following a dispute over the amount of sweetener in his morning coffee, police said Wednesday. The 57-year-old victim was eating inside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue near W. 35th Street about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday when the…


Trump Makes Surprise Visit to NYPD and FDNY on 9/11 Anniversary, Hints 2024 Presidential Run

Former President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and New York City Police Department (NYPD) on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. “It’s a sad day, it’s a very sad day for a lot of reasons,” Trump told reporters. He went on to criticize President Joe Biden’s pullout…


Trump Makes Surprise Visit to NYPD and FDNY on 9/11 Anniversary, Hints at 2024 Presidential Run

Former President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and New York City Police Department (NYPD) on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. “It’s a sad day, it’s a very sad day for a lot of reasons,” Trump told reporters. He went on to criticize President Joe Biden’s pullout…