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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 26, 2010

NYPD to Deploy Electric Stand-Up Vehicles

The New York Police Department will be utilizing six T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicles from T3 Motion, Inc., part of a multi-unit purchase order shipped recently. The units will enable the department to increase patrol capabilities, especially in subways and crowded areas.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2010

Unicyclist Claims Ticket From NY Cops Violated His Rights

The claim of Kyle Peterson, 26, may gain traction because it quotes the New York administrative code prohibiting bicycle riding on sidewalks as pertaining to a "two- or three-wheeled device."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2010

NYPD Begins Photographing Suspects' Irises

The program began in Manhattan on Monday and will be expanded to the other boroughs by the end of the year. The technology allows police to match a detainee to his or her iris in less than 5 seconds.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2010

Wrong Way Driver Who Killed NY Cop Had 0.25 BAC

Officer Andre Menzies, who was driving home from a shift at 12:05 a.m., was killed instantly when he was hit by Michael Bowen's Ford van. Bowen's blood-alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2010

NYPD Cops Fired Record-Low 296 Bullets In 2009

The department also tied the record (set in 2008) for the fewest officer-involved shootings with 105. The majority of the 47 incidents where cops shot at suspects last year were in the Bronx and northern Brooklyn.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2010

NYPD to Probe Brooklyn Traffic Quotas

The NYPD will launch a probe into memos at a Brooklyn stationhouse that appeared to set quotas for traffic summonses, Mayor Bloomberg said Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2010

Former NYPD Auxiliary Officer Made 100 Bogus 911 Calls

Rakim Alli, 24, of Jamaica, Queens, identified himself as an active law enforcement agent during the calls. Alli had worked for four years as an auxilliary officer in Queens.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 8, 2010

Memos from Brooklyn Precinct Reveal NYPD Ticket Quotas

The NYPD says there's no such thing as a ticket quota, but memos posted at a Brooklyn stationhouse say otherwise. Two notices obtained by the Daily News clearly spell out how many moving-violation summonses cops should be handing out.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2010

Parole Board Stalls Release of Brooklyn Cop Killer

he New York State Parole Board ruled Monday that Pablo Costello will have to wait until at least August before getting another shot at freedom. Costello and a partner killed Officer David Guttenberg in a botched robbery of a Brooklyn auto repair shop in 1978.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2010

Authorities Investigate Suspicious UPS Packages on East Coast

The Manhattan Bridge was closed and two office buildings were evacuated, following the discovery of an improvised device in London.

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