Of those 12, just one man remains behind bars — meaning 11 of the defendants are back on the street, including the four who were cut loose with no bail. The others had posted bail that was set in their respective cases.
April 26, 2022
The detective, a decorated officer with many past gun-related arrests during his years of service, had been set to retire in the coming days after 27 years with the Yonkers department.
April 21, 2022
Members of the Westchester Safe Streets Task Force attempted to arrest three men as part of a firearms investigation, two of whom were in the bodega when one of the men tried to push past the detective inside the deli and shot him in the stomach.
April 20, 2022
The officers — Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski — will be allowed to start working again, after the arbitrator concluded the two used “absolutely legitimate” force and did not violate department policies.
April 11, 2022
Adams said that the unit, known as Neighborhood Safety Teams, made 31 arrests and confiscated 10 guns in the Bronx since it was reconstituted last Monday.
March 23, 2022
“We know what was wrong with the (previous) unit. It was an abusive unit. It targeted and profiled,” Mayor Adams said.
February 1, 2022
“I want to be clear: This is not just a plan for the future – it is a plan for right now,” Mayor Eric Adams said. “Gun violence is a public health crisis. There is no time to wait.”
January 26, 2022
The owner of the 11-month-old female cougar surrendered the animal on Thursday, said Kelly Donithan, director of animal disaster response for the Humane Society of the United States.
September 1, 2021
Task Force One, the NYPD and FDNY’s Urban Search and Rescue team geared up and headed down south on Sunday as Ida was making landfall as a category four hurricane.
August 30, 2021
ATF agents will be directly embedded in the NYPD, according to the mayor. Agents will work together alongside NYPD officers to help stop the flow of illegal guns. In turn, NYPD intelligence detectives in the ATF gun-tracing team will be deputized and designated as federal agents.
June 9, 2021