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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2009

Manhattan Teenager Obsessed with 'Fight Club' Arrested in Memorial Day Starbucks Bombing

A New York teen obsessed with the ultraviolent movie "Fight Club" was busted for bombing an upper East Side Starbucks in a bizarre homage to the Brad Pitt cult classic.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2009

NYPD Cracks Down on Ex-Cops for Using Trademarked Department Shield

The NYPD is warning retired cops they can't display the department shield on T-shirts or Web sites - drawing howls of outrage.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2009

NYPD Warns About Weapons Hidden in Cell Phones

The NYPD has found an unintended use for the T-Mobile Sidekick and other hand-held devices - a razor blade can be secreted in their battery compartments, police sources say.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

Cyclist Sues NYPD for $1.5M for Body Slam Captured on Video

A cyclist knocked off his bike by a rookie cop last summer is suing the NYPD for $1.5million on Tuesday for trying to cover up the shocking attack, which was taped and put on YouTube.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

NYPD Probes Beheading of Statue of Liberty Replica Seen in YouTube Video

Police in New York City are scrambling to locate the producers of a YouTube video that depicts a stolen replica of the Statue of Liberty blindfolded, beheaded and smashed into pieces — a display that one terror expert says is intended to "instill fear" in everyday Americans.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

NYPD Cops Hit by Ricochets in Attempt to Stop Pit Bull Attack

Three cops were hit with ricocheting bullets Wednesday night while blasting away at a pit bull attacking them in a narrow passageway of an upper East Side housing project, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2009

NYPD Seeks Teens who Attacked Children with "Drano Bomb"

The teenagers tossed a bottle, believed to be filled with a mix of Drano and other liquids, across South Eighth St. in Williamsburg on Sunday about 8 p.m., police and witnesses said. The stinging substance splashed several kids.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 24, 2009

NYPD Detective Convicted of Perjury, Faces Up to 7 Years in Jail

Detective Christopher Perino faces up to seven years in prison for testifying that he did not interrogate attempted murder suspect Erik Crespo. It turned out that the then-17-year-old recorded 70 minutes of Perino's questioning on his MP3 player.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithJune 12, 2009

Smart Guns Are Not Ready for Duty

What the lab tried to communicate to the NYPD was that the technology wouldn’t have prevented the Edwards tragedy. You see, the radio system will pick up any friendly gun within 600 feet. That means that when the other officers pointed their weapons at Officer Edwards their guns would have only told them that a friendly gun was in the general area. Well, they already knew that. They knew that at least three friendly guns were in the area. After all, they were holding them.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2009

Bell Sells Two 412EP Helicopters to NYPD

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced the sale of two 412EP helicopters to the New York Police Department (NYPD) for use as air-sea rescue helicopters.

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