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Police were able to get protesters off the tracks, but the demonstration continued on the platform. The protests called for justice in the murder of Neely, who was choked to death by a former U.S. marine named Daniel Penny on Monday. Neely’s death caused a public outcry over Penny not being charged for applying the […]
A former NYPD officer who was fired after a failed drug test found cannabis in his system claims his soap is to blame. As reported by Patch, fired cop Jeremy Jacinto filed a complaint in Manhattan court this week, alleging that his use of a hemp-based soap resulted in THC being found in his system. […]
New York City has agreed to pay $21,500 each to demonstrators who were trapped by NYPD officers during the racial justice protests nationwide in 2020, the New York Times reports. The city will pay the amount to hundreds of protesters, who were pinned in by officers who beat and arrested demonstrators en masse using a […]
Malcolm X’s family has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD, state of New York, and federal agencies, alleging that the government concealed evidence in the murder of the activist. Tuesday marked 58 years since the civil rights leader’s assassination. Per ABC 17, daughters Qubilah Shabazz, age 62, and Ilyasah Shabazz, 60, appeared at a news conference alongside […]
The New York Police Department has denied accusations that officers recorded fans leaving Drake’s show at the Apollo Theater in New York City this weekend. TMZ reports via NYPD sources that the video of officers recording concertgoers wasn’t surveillance but rather being filmed for social media. The sources said the footage was to be used […]
Three men are on the run after stealing $300,000 from an armored truck in Brooklyn. The New York Post reports the incident took place in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood on Friday afternoon. According to the NYPD, a Brinks truck driver was making a delivery at Chase Bank at 5423 Eighth Ave. around 1 p.m, when two of […]
A fire erupted at an NYPD evidence facility in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning. NBC New York reports 150 members of the fire department were called to respond to the blaze, which was elevated to a three-alarm fire within 30 minutes. Located in an area known as the Erie Basin Auto Pound, the warehouse contained seized vehicles and […]
A New York City man has been arrested after allegedly fatally stabbing a man who confronted him for not saying “thank you.” NBC News reports the incident took place on Sept. 20 around 11:30 p.m. Joan Nunez, 37, opened the door of Tobacco Road Corp near President Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn for Edwin Pedroza, 42. “It was […]
More details have emerged in the murder case of Jordany Aracena, a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot in NYC earlier this week. A police source confirmed to the New York Daily News that Aracena was an aspiring drill rapper who may have been targeted over his name-dropping lyrics. The anonymous insider said detectives believe the attack was retaliatory, […]
Rolling Loud New York will be down a few hometown artists. According to the New York Times, multiple drill rappers say they were removed from the festival’s lineup, at the request of the NYPD. The acts include the Bronx’s Sha Ek and Ron Suno, as well as Brooklyn’s 22Gz. The latter rapper was one of five artists who […]
