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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2011

Rape Trial Opens for NYPD Cops

Officer Kenneth Moreno allegedly took advantage of a Gap employee who had given the officer the keys to her East Village apartment. Officer Moreno's partner Officer Franklin Mata has also been charged for apparently helping to cover up the crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2011

NYPD Rape Complaints Jump 24%

The NYPD logged 340 rape complaints in 2011, as compared with 274 in 2010. Brooklyn had the highest reported number (97), and Manhattan was second (86).

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011

NYPD Helps Seize $10 Million In Hydro Weed

A strike force of NYPD officers, DEA agents, and Sullivan County police coordinated the Wednesday bust. Each plant seized could produce a pound of pot worth anywhere from $600 to $1,200 on the street.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011

NYPD Cop's Family Upset by 9/11 Death Investigation

George Wong, 48, died a week ago of gastric cancer, and his doctor listed the cause of death as "9/11 toxic exposure." Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the city's decision.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2011

Former NYPD Cop Strangled Wife, Dumped Body, Prosecutors Say

Coello, who was a New York City police officer for four years until he resigned in 2000, was a person of interest in the disappearance of Tina Adovasio, 40. The 38-year-old Coello had previously faced domestic violence charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2011

Nassau Union Blames Retired NYPD Sgt. for Friendly Fire Death

Nassau PBA President James Carver said that retired NYPD Sgt. John Cafarella is known to show up uninvited at crime scenes.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2011

NYPD's Ballistic Vessel Can Thwart Mumbai-Style Attack

The jet-propelled boat will arrive with sealed windows to keep out contaminated air and is designed to respond to a suicide or active-shooter attack in the port area.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2011

Retired NYPD Sgt. Yelled "Gun" In Friendly Fire Incident

In the moments before the accidental shooting of a Nassau County (N.Y.) Police officer by an MTA officer, a retired NYPD sergeant may have yelled "gun."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 13, 2011

NYPD Cop Killed After Ex-Con's Deadly Shove

Officer Alain Schaberger, 42, fell about nine feet after George Villaneuva pushed him over the railing on the front stoop of his Boerum Hill home shortly before 5 a.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2011

NYPD Officers Exonerated In Harlem Shootout

The four officers who fired nearly 50 shots while breaking up a Harlem block party in August won't face charges relating to the shootout. Officer Brightman had said Alvarez had a gun and had fired at him.

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