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Patrol

DoorDash Driver Could Face Charges for Tainting Officer's Food

In the video, the DoorDash delivery man can be seen sticking a note inside a Chipotle container with his bare hands, contaminating the meal. The note read "Hope that ---- taste good," giving the impression that the food might have been tampered with in other ways as well.

July 15, 2021

Patrol

NYC Mayoral Nominee Changes Mind Says He Will Use COVID Money to Hire Police

After a White House meeting Monday, Eric Adams rejected President Biden’s plan that cities should use COVID money for law enforcement. Adams said Monday, “The first thing we need to do is to do an assessment of how we are using our police officers now. Far too many police officers are doing clerical duty.”

July 15, 2021

Point of Law

NYPD Officers Sue Over Attacks During Brooklyn Bridge Protest

Both officers are seeking unspecified damages for their injuries, which include “contusions, abrasions, soreness, sleeplessness and agitation, and significant pain and suffering,” according to their largely identical suits filed separately in Manhattan Supreme Court.

July 15, 2021

Patrol

Buffalo Officer Leaves Hospital 1 Month After Pursuit Crash Left Him in Coma

Friday, more than a month since the accident, Officer Jonathan Negron was able to walk out of the hospital. A contingent of family, friends and fellow officers gathered at ECMC to applaud his recovery.

July 13, 2021

Patrol

NYPD Officer Removes Thousands of Bees from Times Square

"Nothing to BEE concerned about! Officer Mays from @nypdbees swiftly responded to a swarm of bees in Times Square today, and gently removed approximately 25,000 bees from the location before transporting them to a safe location," the NYPD said in a tweet on Tuesday.

July 12, 2021

Patrol

NYPD Officers Injured in BB Attacks

An NYPD officer was shot with a BB gun in Brooklyn Sunday night, the latest in a series of BB attacks targeting law enforcement in New York City.

July 12, 2021

Patrol

Governor Says It's the Guns but NYPD Commissioner Points Finger at Bail Reform for Crime Surge

“I think you’ve got to get uncomfortable here, and the uncomfortable conversation for a lot of people is we have to address that law that was passed in 2019, and the implications that we’re feeling today,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said, referring to sweeping bail reform measures that took effect in January 2020.

July 8, 2021

Point of Law

Judge Strikes Down "Vague" NYC Law Prohibiting Officers from Compressing Subject's Diaphragm

Manhattan Judge Laurence Love wrote in a 17-page opinion that phrasing in the law, passed in the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd, was hard to define and ripe for confusion.

June 23, 2021

Command

Former NYPD Captain Likely to be Next New York City Mayor

Late returns showed the Brooklyn borough president well ahead of the pack — but because of absentee voting it will be a couple of weeks before a winner can actually be declared.

June 23, 2021

Patrol

NY Civilian Complaint Board Wants 39 Officers Disciplined for Actions During Protests

The majority of the cases with charges were for complaints of force and abuse of authority, according to the report.

June 21, 2021

Patrol

NY Officer Severely Injured During Pursuit Wakes from Coma

The Buffalo Police Benevolent Association shared an update from Officer Jonathan Negron’s family that he’s moving his hands and feet and “even cracking a couple of jokes.” They add, he knows who his family is and has stable blood pressure.

June 15, 2021

Special Units

NYPD Teaming Up with ATF Over Illegal Guns in City

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