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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NYPD stories: 35 news summaries

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Groom-Slaying Cops Face Disciplinary Hearings

Sharpton upset they haven't been fired

May 21, 08 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York cops who were acquitted last month after firing more than 50 bullets at an unarmed man on his wedding day will face police department disciplinary action, Reuters reports. Seven officers are on the hot seat, including the three who were cleared of criminal charges last month, and... More »

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NYPD • New York City • Al Sharpton • police brutality • racial tension • Sean Bell

NYPD Arrests Sharpton,
Bell's Fiancée at Protests

Hundreds march against acquittal of officers in shooting

May 7, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots,... More »

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NYPD • New York City • Al Sharpton • civil rights • police brutality • racial tension • Sean Bell

After Bell Shooting, NYPD Awaits Its Own Verdict

Case 'revealed significant deficiencies' in undercover operations: critic

Apr 26, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York judge yesterday cleared the detectives who fatally shot Sean Bell, but the NYPD is awaiting its own verdict, after the case provoked charges of shoddy undercover police work. The shooting “revealed significant deficiencies in supervision, tactical planning, communications and management accountability,” said the Queens district... More »

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NYPD • Al Sharpton • police • New York • trial • civil rights • police brutality • verdict • Sean Bell

NYPD Cop Accused in
3 Heists

He allegedly robbed banks to buy engagement ring

Apr 12, 08 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York cop nabbed for robbing a bank this week may have committed two other heists last year, the NYPD said today. Christian Torres, a transit officer described by NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly as “a model cadet,” will be charged in New York after proceedings wrap up... More »

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NYPD • corruption • Pennsylvania • bank robbery • bank robber • New York City Police Department • Raymond Kelly • Christian Torres

NYPD and FBI Tussle Over
War on Terror

Frustrated NY cops
use 1,000 officers
to thwart attacks

Mar 22, 08 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irked by the FBI, New York police have quietly turned their anti-terror mission into a global operation, the Washington Post reports. They have nabbed suspected terrorists and won convictions, but Big Apple cops still fume over the FBI's refusal to share data. “Controlling information is power, and they don't... More »

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War on Terror • CIA • FBI • NYPD • counterterrorism • al-Qaeda • New York City Police Department • Raymond Kelly

'Bikini Anchor' May Sue NYC Over Cop Tussle

Fired newscaster lays groundwork for claim
of 'economic injuries'

Mar 14, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former Philadelphia news anchor who allegedly punched a New York cop may be preparing to sue the city, the police department, and several individual officers—including the one she was originally charged with hitting. Alycia Lane's lawyer tells the Daily News the move allows her “to keep her... More »

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NYPD • New York • Manhattan • felony • Philadelphia • lawsuit • assault • Alycia Lane • Rich Eisen • bikini • Bikini Anchor • news anchor

UPDATED

Cops Arrest Suspect in Shrink Slaying

Patient claims he
only planned to rob
his psychiatrist

Feb 16, 08 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Police arrested an "emotionally disturbed" patient today for brutally slaying a New York psychologist earlier this week, the New York Post reports. Suspect David Tarloff "made statements implicating himself in the homicide," police said, and was identified by four witnesses as the killer of psychologist Kathryn Faughey.... More »

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NYPD • New York City • crime • police • murder • homicide • psychology • suspect

Bikini Anchor Fired After Arrest

Alleged assault on NY cop costs job

Jan 8, 08 2:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A Philadelphia television news anchor embroiled in a road rage incident with undercover New York police officers has been fired, the Philadelphia  Daily News reports. Alycia Lane, 35, was arrested last month for allegedly shoving a female officer and using a sexual slur after a slow-moving unmarked police car delayed... More »

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NFL • NYPD • Alycia Lane • Rich Eisen • KYW TV • CBS3 • news anchor

'Bikini' TV Anchor Charged With Punching NY Cop

Confrontation sparked by road rage incident

Dec 17, 07 4:34 AM CST
(Newser) - An Emmy-winning news anchorwoman was arrested in Manhattan after allegedly punching a female plainclothes police officer during a road-rage altercation with three cops, the New York Post reports. Alycia Lane, anchor with Philadelphia's KWY-TV, is said to have called one of the officers "a dyke bitch"—then struck... More »

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NYPD • Alycia Lane • KWY TV • Rich Eisen • Chris Wragge • Chris Booker • news anchor

NYC Murder Rate in Free Fall

New York City murder rate drops to lowest in more than four decades

Nov 23, 07 11:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The murder rate in New York City hit a new low this year—the lowest it's been in the 44 years reliable statistics have been kept, reports the New York Times. And if early analysis holds up, of the fewer than 500 murders this year, fewer than 100 will have... More »

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NYPD • New York City • crime • robbery • murder • rape • crime statistics

Assistant Confesses to Stein Murder

She flew into a rage,
beat celeb Realtor
with a yoga stick

Nov 9, 07 5:48 PM CST
(Newser) - The assistant to celebrity Realtor Linda Stein confessed today to beating her boss to death. Natavia Lowry was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after she made a videotaped confession that she flew into a rage when Stein blew pot smoke in her face and was verbally abusive to her.... More »

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Elton John • NYPD • New York real estate • Ramones • Linda Stein

Dogs Have a Nose for Pirates

Lucky and Flo are a trained to sniff out illegal DVDs

Aug 31, 07 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NYPD's two cutest agents busted what cops say was a counterfeit DVD operation this week, heralding a new era in anti-piracy enforcement. Lucky and Flo, two black Labs trained to sniff out chemicals in DVDs, are just back from Malaysia, where they led authorities to 26 arrests on 35... More »

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NYPD • police • piracy • DVD piracy • canine units • dog

2 NYPD Officers Shot

Officials gun for suspects

Jul 9, 07 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - One NYPD officer was shot twice in the face and his partner in the left arm in an early-morning attack caught on camera, Newsday reports. The officers were shot in Brooklyn after a routine traffic check on a black BMW SUV indicated the car was stolen. At least two suspects... More »

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NYPD • police • Brooklyn • violence • guns

Rudy Shouldn't Get Credit for Crime Busting

New study argues real victor in war on crime is 70s-era campaign to reduce lead

Jul 8, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani, who's running for commander-in-chief on his tough-guy cred, can thank early-1970s reductions in lead levels for his crime-busting success, a new study argues. Economist Rick Nevin concludes that the nearly 60% decrease in violent crime during Rudy's stint as mayor is a result of government programs to cut... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • NYPD • New York City • crime • lead poisoning

Newmark Brains Scammers

Craig's List founder tracks online
swindlers the old-fashioned way— brainpower

Mar 5, 07 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - “We are not really that high-tech of a company,” the man who brought classifieds into the Internet age, Craig’s List founder Newmark, tells the New York Observer, explaining why he uses a combo of customer feedback and his own memory—instead of techie solutions like IP-address... More »

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technology • Internet • entrepreneurs • Craig Newmark • online fraud • NYPD • real estate • New York real estate • fraud • Craigslist

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