NYPD chokehold ban upheld by state Court of Appeals Monday, November 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York's highest court on Monday upheld the city's ban on police use of chokeholds, a measure enacted after the widely publicized deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd following the use of force by police officers during their arrests.The Police... Read More.
NYPD police commissioner talks about honor of being 1st Latino leader of force Monday, October 2 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Edward Caban made history in July when he was named the first Latino police commissioner for the NYPD.The 32-year police veteran and Bronx native has talked about his heritage throughout his career and has been open about his plans to keep... Read More.
First Black female NYPD police surgeon sworn in Monday, September 25 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Lynn O’Connor is now the first Black female police surgeon for the New York Police Department (NYPD) after being sworn in on Monday."This is incredibly [meaningful] to me," she told "GMA3" in an exclusive interview prior to her swearing in... Read More.
Driver hits crowd, injuring seven in midtown Manhattan, NYPD says Monday, August 21 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Seven people were injured as a car drove into a crowd in midtown Manhattan on Sunday night, police said.All of the injured had non-life-threatening injuries, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department. No one is in critical condition.Six... Read More.
NYPD makes an arrest related to death of De Niro’s grandson Leandro Friday, July 14 by ABC News(NOTE LANGUAGE) ABC News has learned a young woman has been arrested in connection with the suspected fentanyl-related death of Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, grandson of actor Robert De Niro.A suspect, Sophia Haley Marks, 20, was arrested at her home in Manhattan by the... Read More.
One dead, three injured after gunman fired from scooter in apparent random shooting spree: NYPD Monday, July 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- One person was killed and three others injured by a gunman firing a semi-automatic pistol from a scooter in an apparently random shooting spree in New York City, police said.A suspect was apprehended two hours after the first victim was shot,... Read More.
Shootings in New York City are down 25% so far this year: NYPD Thursday, July 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Despite a violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, the number of shootings in New York City decreased in each of the last 13 weeks, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). For the first half of 2023, shootings are... Read More.
Suspect arrested after 3 injured in New York subway slashings: NYPD Tuesday, June 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A suspect is in custody after three women were injured in a series of random, unprovoked subway slashing incidents over the weekend, New York Police Department officials said.A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday morning and is being charged with three counts... Read More.
Three injured in New York subway slashings, suspect is sought, NYPD says Monday, June 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Three women were injured late Sunday afternoon in a series of subway slashing incidents, New York Police Department officials said, as they released photos of a suspect.At about 4:14 p.m., police received reports of a slashing that took place at the... Read More.
NYPD safety team making high number of unlawful stops, mostly people of color: Report Tuesday, June 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A decade after the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactic was deemed unconstitutional, the police are still unlawfully stopping and searching many people, particularly men of color, according to a new report issued Monday by a court-appointed monitor.The monitor, Mylan Denerstein,... Read More.
Former NYPD cop, others to stand trial in Chinese harassment campaign Wednesday, May 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A retired New York City Police Department sergeant and two purported Chinese agents used an elderly father as bait in an alleged plot to repatriate a former Chinese government official living in New Jersey, according to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, where... Read More.
NYPD, Secret Service discuss security plans should Trump be indicted Monday, March 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Secret Service is coordinating security plans with the New York Police Department in the event that former President Donald Trump is indicted and arraigned in an open courtroom in Manhattan, according to sources.The two agencies had a call Monday to... Read More.