NYPD School Safety Agent Arrested for Assault
Christopher Martinez, 50, was off duty when cops busted him on two counts of assault in the confines of the 41st Precinct.
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Bronx Cop Charged With Assaulting His Toddler Son
Freddy Difo, 29, is charged with assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child, according to the NYPD.
State AG Seeks Federal Oversight for NYPD, Citing Abuse of Protesters
The lawsuit marks the first time the empire state’s AG has ever sued the city’s police force.
NYPD Officer Arrested for Beating His Wife on City Island
Robert Castillo, 51, was off duty when he landed the facial blow on the victim and tossed her against a wall at her City Island address, leaving her with cuts and bruises, according to prosecutors.
Protesters Sue NYPD, de Blasio Over Floyd Crackdown
Demonstrators brutalized by the NYPD in the wake of George Floyd’s killing are suing the police and Mayor Bill de Blasio, alleging violation of the First and Fourth Amendments, a new lawsuit says.
Cop Who Ran Over Bronx Woman was Going Twice the Speed Limit: NYPD
The NYPD patrol vehicle that fatally struck Sophia Gomez was speeding down Pelham Parkway at nearly 60 miles per hour when the crash happened, Commissioner Dermot Shea said.
AG to Probe NYPD Vehicular Homicide of Bronx Woman
The office of state Attorney General Leticia James will probe the killing of a 20-year-old Bronx woman by a police officer who struck her with an NYPD patrol car, authorities said.
Woman Killed by NYPD Patrol Car in The Bronx
Sophia Gomez, who lived on Pelham Parkway near the site of the fatal crash, died Thursday night at Jacobi Hospital.
NYPD Crackdown in Bronx was Human Rights Violation, Says International Watchdog
“The New York City police blocked people from leaving before the curfew and then used the curfew as an excuse to beat, abuse, and arrest people who were protesting peacefully,” said Ida Sawyer, co-author of the Human Rights Watch report. “It was a planned operation with no justification that could cost New York taxpayers millions of dollars.”
Bronx Deemed Part of “Anarchist Jurisdiction” by DOJ
The Department of Justice on Monday placed New York City on a list of municipalities it considers “anarchist jurisdictions,” a designation aimed at stripping the five boroughs of badly needed federal funds.