An NYPD officer lied for almost a decade about the circumstances of a 2009 Bronx shooting in which he straddled a teenager and fired into his lower back at “point-blank” range, according to newly unearthed court documents.
The NYPD’s outgoing Chief of Department is expected to be grilled next week by the CCRB over police tactics during the George Floyd demonstrations last summer — but the highest-ranking uniformed officer avoided facing his own misconduct complaints after being tapped for a new city gig, The Post has learned.
The NYPD has used tens of thousands of questionable subpoenas over the last decade to intimidate private companies into handing over the personal information of cops and civilians alike — all with no oversight from the city or the courts, The Post has found.
The city is gripped by a gun-violence epidemic, but only about 20 percent of shootings have ended with an arrest, according to a Post analysis of NYPD data through late August.
The NYPD used a misleading video in an attempt to defend its own inaction after two-dozen cops were caught standing idly by as a teenage girl was thrashed in the street, The Post has learned.
The mayor and police have repeatedly blamed a coronavirus-related court shutdown for the explosion of gun violence rocking the city — but firearms cases are making their way through the criminal justice system at the same rate as last year, a Post investigation shows.
State bail reform and coronavirus-related releases from city jails are not driving this year’s surge in shootings, the NYPD’s own data shows — despite the insistence of department brass to the contrary.
The city’s police watchdog has asked the NYPD to discipline cops who follow their unions’ advice by skipping misconduct hearings — but the department has refused to get involved, The Post has learned.
The three cops at the center of the NYPD milkshake “poisoning” scandal never even got sick, and there wasn’t the slightest whiff of criminality from the get-go — but that didn’t stop gung-ho brass from rolling out the crime scene tape and unions from dishing out empty conspiracy theories, The Post has learned.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has admonished politicians and the public for trafficking in “rumors” while criticizing the NYPD’s response to city unrest — but hasn’t held himself to the same standard, a Post investigation found.
The number of NYPD members who have contracted the coronavirus has actually topped 4,000 — far more than what has been publicized, The Post has learned.
Dozens — if not hundreds — of coronavirus deaths in New York City will not be included in the Big Apple’s grim tally, because victims died at home without being tested, The Post has learned.
The NYPD is trying to reassure its rank-and-file during the coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the Big Apple — but cops feel like the top brass couldn’t care less about their well-being.
New York City taxpayers picked up the tab for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s security detail to tag along with him to watch his beloved Boston Red Sox play 2,500 miles away in Los Angeles amid his failed presidential bid last year, The Post has found.
Rogue NYPD officers are using sketchy facial recognition software on their personal phones that the department’s own facial recognition unit doesn’t want to touch because of concerns about security and potential for abuse, The Post has learned.
The day after a Big Apple cop exclusively told The Post he had been ostracized for seeking mental-health treatment amid an officer-suicide epidemic, the department reached out — but only to jam him up more, he said.
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has released a redacted list of “bad cops” who prosecutors may not want to put on the stand — the second DA office to do so.
Amid an epidemic of officer suicides, the NYPD’s recent calls for stressed-out cops to “Please reach out” for help is nothing more than “smoke and mirrors,” according to an officer who said he was publicly stripped of his gun and reassigned the day after revealing he was on antidepressants.
The cop fired over the death of Eric Garner is suing the police commissioner and the NYPD to try and get his job back, The Post has learned.
NYPD cop Daniel Panatelo has been fired for causing the death of Eric Garner, Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced Monday.
● Daniel Pantaleo declines to testify at NYPD trial over Eric Garner death
- June 5, 2019
● Ex-NYPD instructor at Garner trial: Cops use tactics without training all the time - June 5, 2019
● NYPD cops thought Eric Garner was ‘playing possum’: testimony - May 21, 2019
● ‘Not a big deal’ NYPD Lt. texted after Eric Garner’s death - May 16, 2019
● Grisly photos of Eric Garner’s autopsy shown at cop’s trial - May 15, 2019
● Eric Garner’s takedown ‘meets the definition of a chokehold’: NYPD inspector - May 14, 2019
● Eric Garner’s sister breaks down after seeing video at Daniel Pantaleo’s NYPD trial - May 13, 2019
● Daniel Pantaleo wanted vacation during NYPD trial in Eric Garner chokehold death - May 2, 2019
Mayor Bill de Blasio barred officials from the NYPD and the CCRB from testifying Thursday about the planned repeal of a law that shields police personnel files — so they wouldn’t clash in public, The Post has learned.
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office became the first in the city on Monday to publicly release a “naughty list” of NYPD members whose credibility could lead to criminal cases being tossed. The heavily redacted records, obtained by The Post through a Freedom of Information request...
City Hall’s official tally of NYPD lawsuit settlements is woefully incomplete — and fails to account for $22 million in deals struck during the first three months of this year alone, The Post has learned.
A city database meant to shed light on police misconduct settlements is missing the largest deal struck in the first three months of the year — even though it involved cops on both sides.
NYPD detectives identified the mystery man who sparked terror by leaving a pair of rice cookers in a subway long before their bomb-squad counterparts even realized the devices were harmless — thanks to controversial face-scanning technology.
Five NYPD cops found guilty of lying didn’t just keep their jobs — they were set to bear witness at criminal trials as recently as January, The Post has learned. Manhattan District Attorney’s Office papers obtained by the Post detail strikes against at least 31 NYPD members.
Behind every baton blow and broken bone, every compliance hold and gunshot wound, there are piles and piles of paper. Somebody had to be keeping tabs, right?...
The intention was simple, N.J. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said: Be more proactive, identify problem behavior and intervene before a situation gets out of control. As it turns out, however, that new system has a big blind spot....
Mayor Daniel Reiman attended a golf fundraiser hosted by a non-profit aimed at supporting "unfairly" charged officers, which was formed a week after his brother, a Carteret cop, was arrested...
It all started with the unexpected massage of her shoulders followed by an unwelcome kiss on her neck, she said. Sgt. Kia Brooks hurried out of the elevator and away from one of her supervisors...
In the back of the Allstar Family Fun & Events Complex in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, past the skeeball tables and arcade games, dozens of dealers are set up in the 48,000-square-foot space, and all...
The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating allegations that police officers punched, kicked and bloodied a 16-year-old suspect...
The borough police officer charged with assaulting a teenager is responsible for more than one-fifth of all arrests involving force recorded by the department...
● Assault charge filed against N.J. cop accused of beating teen
- June 9, 2017
● N.J. cop accused of beating teen after chase placed on paid leave - June 9, 2017
● Dashcam footage shows violent encounter between cop, teen (VIDEO) - July 15, 2017
● Carteret cop charged with assaulting teen during arrest back on payroll - July 20, 2017
● This cop has a violent past. Did his mayor brother protect him?/a> - March 4, 2018
● Cops say fellow officer crossed line in bloody arrest. Here are the candid conversations. - March 24, 2018
● Cops' body cams were off during teen's bloody, violent arrest (VIDEO) - April 13, 2018
Authorities are looking into whether the "Make Edison Great Again" anti-Indian and anti-Chinese school board election mailers sent to township residents violated any campaign regulations or criminal laws...
Mayor Daniel Reiman attended a golf fundraiser hosted by a non-profit aimed at supporting "unfairly" charged officers, which was formed a week after his brother, a Carteret cop, was arrested...
Michael Dotro, the former Edison cop who orchestrated a series retaliation plots against those who crossed him, including other officers, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firebombing his supervisor's home...
Without the influence of a Woodbridge man, the 28-year-old Edison man brutally killed with pickaxe would still be alive today, prosecutors said...
Two borough councilwomen refused to recuse themselves from voting recently to approve the hiring of five new police officers from a pool of candidates that includes their relatives...
A famed Coast Guard cutter and former Navy tug has entered its third tour of duty as it now sits 135 feet below sea level off the coast of New Jersey...
Ania, now 11-years-old, wrote an emotional letter to the judge before the sentencing Monday of her father's killer Roland Amos, detailing the night her father died ...
As Donald Trump christens his Bedminster golf course with his first weekend visit as president, the national press pool is spending the time working in a hotel...
Julianne Bowe returned to the Boston Marathon this year determined to overcome the 26.2-mile challenge after having to withdraw the previous year mid-race...
The state Attorney General's Office will overhaul its rules for how local police departments can obtain military equipment such as heavily armored vehicles...
Police departments across New Jersey received thousands of military hand-me-downs -- including 13 heavily-armored vehicles -- over the past two years...
"It makes no sense," Rev. Edward Allen said to a crowd of close to 200 family, friends and community members Wednesday morning at New Hope Baptist Church...
"It makes no sense," Rev. Edward Allen said to a crowd of close to 200 family, friends and community members Wednesday morning at New Hope Baptist Church...
Lee Parker thought he was just lucky Sunday when he stumbled upon a nice backpack left on top of a garbage can, steps from the Elizabeth train station...
Irma Garcia said she had a "feeling in her stomach" about her 49-year-old mother, Jesy, after she woke up Friday and saw the news of a fatal NJ Transit bus crash in downtown Newark...
The Newark intersection where two NJ Transit buses collided early Friday transformed into "total chaos" as people rushed to pull the injured from the twisted wreckage, witnesses said...
New Jersey continues to lead the country in foreclosures despite a national trend showing many states recovering to pre-recession numbers...
One out of every 10 fatal accidents that occurred between 2010 and 2013 in New Jersey involved a driver without a valid license, accounting for more than 200 deaths, according to data...
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