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Chaos erupted in Washington Square Park Saturday night as NYPD officers clashed with parkgoers over a new 10 p.m. curfew. At least 22 people were arrested for unlawful assembly and violation of park rules, according to law enforcement sources. Five cops were injured, the New York Post reports. Videos posted on Twitter showed police in […]
Graffiti artist Michael McLeer has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD after some of his artwork was reportedly painted over by the cops. The 51-year-old artist, who is sometimes also credited as Michael Kaves through his work with the Lordz of Brooklyn, has argued that the NYPD’s recent initiative to replace graffiti across the city “endangers hundreds of […]
The New York Police Department has been banned from the New York City Pride parade until at least 2025. NYC Pride issued a statement, saying they encourage authorities to “acknowledge their harm and to correct course moving forward,” according to KTLA. “The sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be […]
New York authorities have charged two men in connection with a 2020 shooting that left a 1-year-old boy dead. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the news Thursday, less than a year after the deadly incident at Raymond Bush Playground. Investigators say 25-year-old Dashawn Austin had driven up to the area at around 11 p.m. on July 22, […]
Police in New York City are on the lookout for a suspect who was caught on camera attacking an Asian woman with a hammer on a Manhattan street. The suspect reportedly approached two women on the street and told them to take off their masks before swinging the weapon, striking a 31-year-old victim, and fleeing on foot. […]
The New York Police Department has said good-bye to Spot—a canine-like robot from engineering company Boston Dynamics. According to the New York Times, the department had acquired about 500 models of the four-legged robot, which it nicknamed Digidog, back in August 2020 and had intended to test their capabilities for an entire year. Officials argued that the machine could […]
The NYPD are investigating a possible anti-gay hate crime that occurred inside a CVS in New York City over the weekend, NBC News reports. Police released surveillance video showing the unidentified attacker punching a man in the back of his head and neck as he was entering the drug store on Saturday. The suspect also hurled homophobic […]
An Ohio teen was taken into custody Friday after he was allegedly found with a semi-automatic weapon at a New York City subway station. New York Daily News reports 18-year-old Saadiq Teague was arrested at around 12:30 p.m. local time after he was seen near the A/C/E line with the rifle at his feet. Officers say they approached the man […]
A video of a robot dog exiting a building in New York has gone viral, with many comparing it to iRobot, The Terminator, RoboCop, and Black Mirror. Called the Digidog, the 70-pound machine was first utilized by the NYPD at the end of last year and has been deployed in different scenarios, including resolving a […]
An NYPD officer was arrested on Monday near her home in the Bronx on marijuana charges, New York Daily News reports. A warrant was filed for the arrest of Catherine Soto, 31, after she allegedly sold marijuana and a small amount of painkiller to an investigator for the Internal Affairs Bureau in November and December […]
