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Special Units

IACP 2012: NYPD Doubles Gang Unit To Focus On 'Street Crews'

To combat "street crews" that have replaced the Bloods, Crips and other traditional gangs, the New York Police Department will double the size of its gang investigative unit, Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday.

October 1, 2012

Patrol

N.Y. DA Halts Prosecution of Trespassers

The Bronx district attorney's office is no longer prosecuting people who were stopped at public housing projects and arrested for trespassing, a stop-and-frisk tactic widely used by the New York Police Department.

September 27, 2012

Patrol

Two Escape Conviction In Pa. Cop's Shooting

A jury found two suspects not guilty of shooting a Pennsylvania police officer during a 2011 home invasion that left Officer James Kuzak paralyzed.

August 19, 2012

Patrol

Wrongful Convictions Studied In New Database

Perjury, faulty eyewitness identification and prosecutorial misconduct are the leading reasons in 873 wrongful convictions studied in a new national database.

May 21, 2012

Patrol

Calif. Teen Victim Detained In Rape Case

Sacramento County, Calif., prosecutors have taken the unusual step of detaining the teenage victim of a serial rapist. The victim has been a no-show at two prior court hearings.

April 15, 2012

Patrol

NYPD Officer Acquitted of Rape Rips Prosecutor

Former NYPD officer Kenneth Moreno says the criminal justice system let him down. The ex-cop acquitted of forcing himself on a drunken woman whom he says he was helping blasted prosecutors Sunday, saying they bowed to political pressure in taking a weak case to trial.

May 30, 2011

Technology

NYPD Will Videotape Interrogations

The initiative, which will begin in two of the department's 76 precincts, is opposed by the detectives' union and supported by city district attorneys.

February 20, 2010