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Byline: Ashley Southall The city is flexing its new enforcement powers to close hundreds of unlicensed cannabis stores. Critics have likened some of the authorities' tactics to those used during [...]

Byline: MITCH SMITH and ASHLEY SOUTHALL CLEVELAND -- A police officer who climbed onto the hood of a car after a chase in 2012 and fired repeatedly at its unarmed [...]

The article reports on concerns over the systemic flaws in the handling of criminal cases by New York's Special Victims Division such as the rape and murder of Samantha Stewart in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Topics mentioned include the delay in the Gowanus rape investigation, the refusal of the Police Department to answer detailed questions sent by email about the delay, and thoughts from NYPD Survivor Working Group founder Alison Turkos about the delay.

The article discusses the reasons why rape survivors and victim advocates have exerted efforts to convince New York state and city officials to investigate the New York Police Department's handling of sex crimes. Also cited are the decision by the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) to probe the state police, and the advocates seeking the inquiry like the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault.

The article reports that former supervisors in the Police Department's troubled sexual crimes division were disciplined in recent months amid an internal affairs investigation into misconduct by the unit's leadership.

The article reports that several Black politicians in the U.S. are against the calls to defund the police in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. Topics covered include suggestions to take a measured approach to cutting the police budget, the potential effects of aggressive reductions and reforms, and a roadmap released by the Center for Policing Equity to rethink how to allocate money for public safety.

The article reports on the scrutiny being faced by the New York police as unsolved shootings have increased while arrest numbers have declined. Topics covered include the reason behind the violence and surge in shootings according to the police, the defense of some elected officials as to why arrest numbers have plummeted and the link between the rise in shooting to the release of thousands of people under a new bail law and measures meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The article reports that James P. O'Neill has announced on November 4, 2019 about his resignation as New York City police commissioner. Topics mentioned include his policing program that focuses on healing relations between the department and minority communities, his failure to defend the rank and file from the progressive policies of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, and his decision to fire Officer Daniel Pantaleo after placing African-American horticulturist Eric Garner in a lethal chokehold.

The article reports on the termination of police officer Daniel Pantaleo from the New York Police Department in 2019 due to his 2014 chokehold case that led to the death of African American Eric Garner. Topics discussed include the impact of Pantaleo's termination on the Black Lives Matter protests, the statement released by Commissioner James P. O'Neill following his decision to dismiss Pantaleo, and Pantaleo's plan to file a lawsuit in state Supreme Court.

The article reports how the New York Police Department has rapidly expanded its genetic database using sly tests, as of August 2019. Topics covered include how a growing number of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. have amassed genetic databases that operate by their own rules, the uses of the DNA database and how the database has become a powerful tool in solving cases.

The article offers information on a federal appeals court in New York which cleared the way for the city to release hundreds of thousands of police disciplinary records which also affects firefighters and corrections officers, dealt a heavy blow to efforts by officers' unions.

The article discusses Bianca Fortis has exiting a sui way station in Brooklyn one evening in late December a man come from behind and pummeled.

The article reports that police body cameras can help reduction of bogus cops that have fueled accusation of racial bias and mentions harassment against police officers in New York.

The article discusses that New York City agency that examines allegations of police misconduct, laid off prompting claims of retaliation.

The article discusses the details of the New York City Police Department misconduct cases handled by the Civilian Complaint Review Board over three decades were released to the public after a federal appeals court lifted an order that had kept the materials from being disclosed.

The article focuses on police handling of the Bronx, New York, teenager, Jahmel Leach, who has bruised and shocked with a stun gun during the unrest following George Floyd's death being under investigation.

The article offers information on the help needed by the New York City police to find a 14 year old boy, a suspect in Barnard college student's killing.

The article reports that lawyer Hannah Kaplan of boy accused of killing college student Tessa Majors contended that detectives had badgered and yelled at boy during interrogation after arrest and mentions that the woman was stabbed by the boy.

The article informs that internal affairs officers from the New York Police Department are examining allegations of Sex Crimes involving several high-ranking officials in its Special Victims Division.

The article reports on the response of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to the shooting of 66-year-old mentally-ill patient Deborah Danner by police officer Hugh Barry in her Bronx apartment on October 18, 2016. Topics covered include the protocol of the police department for dealing with an emotionally-disturbed person, disciplinary action against Barry, and training provided by New York City for rank-and-file officers on dealing with people with mental illness.

The article presents information on a cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who branzely dumped water on them and mentions that video has escalated debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.

The article focuses on increase in committing suicide by police officers of New York City and mentions police officers are at higher risk of suicide because of intense stress of work and easy access to firearms.

The article focuses on the public scrutiny facing New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner James P. O'Neill as he is weighing his decision on the police brutality complaint against police officer Daniel Pantaleo.

The article reports on the investigation of the death of an unarmed black man named Erica Garner in New York which claims that the police officer who grabbed his neck with arm used a forbidden chokehold on him which caused his death.

The article reports on the claims by police chief Terence A. Monahan that 24-year-old police officer has shot the driver of a stolen car automobile near Family Court in Bronx, New York.

The article informs about a video that shows police officers trying to remove a woman's 1-year-old son from her grasp as they arrested her in a food stamp office in Brooklyn, New York.

The article informs that women who gave birth in handcuffs sues police as she struggled for nearly an hour in excruciating labor on February 8, 2018.

The article reports that police has found bodies of two young women, bound together by duct tape at their waists and ankle, and mentions that the detectives identified that women were sisters from Saudi Arabia, named Rotana Farea and Tala Farea,.

The article discusses an African American rape survivor receiving a formal apology from the New York City police commissioner James P. O'Neill after 24 years as she was raped in a Brooklyn, New York City park and then maligned by police officials and a columnist who doubted her story.

The article reports that police commanders in New York City are seeking far-right group Proud Boys and its allies for riot and attempted assault charges, highlighting the arrest of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes and a video recording of a violence outside a club in Manhattan.

The article focuses on a report that a police officer fatally shot a 54-year-old woman in Queens, New York after she called 911 to report a burglary at her home and lunged at responding officers with a knife.

The article reports on discovery of bags containing human remains found near park in Bronx and mentions that the police were investigating if the bodies are connected to the event and that the medical examiner will determine the discovered remains.

The article reports on the issuance of a memo by the Harlem, New York City Police Department on August 15, 2018 informing police officers that they can arrest people who refuse to stop video recording inside police facilities, noting that a video of a man berating an officer went viral.

The article focuses on the sentence of 30-year-old civilian Jaruay Miles for fatally shooting Deputy Darren H. Goforth in Houston, Texas. It states that Goforth was shot fro behind while filling the tank of his patrol at the station. It also mentions Miles' arrest history from various charges such as capital murder, run-ins with the law, and trespassing.

The article discusses the legal debate over a New York City law that keeps police officers' discipline files confidential after some have called for the release of records of officer Daniel Pantaleo whose chokehold on Eric Garner in 2014 resulted in Garner's death.

The article reports that the state appellate judge has issued a temporary order to block the release of police bodyworn camera footage to ensure the police officers' safety and their rights of privacy in New York City.

The article discusses the lawsuit challenging the practices of the New York City Police violating the rights of processing dues by the black and Latino people with the aid of improper use of sealed arrest records.

The article reports on the suspension of police officers for ill management of the helpline call on the disturbance at the home of a Brooklyn woman being abused by her husband and later found dead in the house.

The article reports on an off-duty New York City, New York police officer hit over the head and robbed of his firearm, his gun missing and his treatment at St. Barnabas Hospital.

The article discusses the credit card fraud in New York City, New York and the role of the New York City police officers in it.

The article reports on the video footage from the body camera of New York City police officers documenting the fatal shooting of 31-year-old man Miguel Richards at his apartment in Bronx, New York after he raised an object which appeared to be a gun.

The article reports that Miguel Gonzalez, a police officer in New York City who shot and killed Dwayne Jeune in Brooklyn on July 31, 2017, has followed police department protocols during the encounter, according to police commissioner James P. O'Neill.

The article reports on the case of death of Dwayne Jeune due to shooting from a police officer Miguel Gonzalez. The topic discussed include the training imparted on the police officers in U.S. on the handling of emergency situations and also on dealing with the mentally ill suspects. Miguel Gonzalez was the officer in the group who had not received training.

The article focuses on James L. Boulware of Paris, Texas who attacked and leave pipe bombs around the Police Headquarters in Dallas, Texas on June 13, 2015. Topics discussed include police sniper which shot to death the suspect, statement of Police Chief David Brown at a conference which confirms that his officers have escaped injury and death, and pipe bombs discovered in the armored van by investigators, based on Major Max Geron.

The article discusses Judge John P. O’Donnell of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland Ohio's acquittal of police officer Michael Brelo on manslaughter charges stemming form an incident in which he fired 49 shots as suspects Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, who were killed during a police chase. Topics addressed include ongoing scrutiny of white police officers' use of force against black people, as well as anger and disappointment regarding the acquittal.

The article reports on the death of a man named Ernie Soto on the attempt of a police officer to arrest him as a suspect in robbery on March 1, 2015. Topics discussed include the criticism obtained by the police in using force in skid row shooting, the defend of Los Angeles, California Mayor Eric Garcetti to the police department, and the pressure faced by police officer concerning the homeless problem.

The article reports on the continuing vigil of officers from the New York City Police Department for Dalsh Veve, a Brooklyn police officer who was critically injured after he was dragged by a moving stolen vehicle while responding to an incident.