Officer stomped and punched suspects head as he was “resisting arrest” An NYPD officer was convicted by a judge Friday morning for “gratuitously” stomping on the head of a suspect. In a statement explaining his decision, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Alan Marrus said that disgraced officer Joel Edouard “let down …
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An off-duty police officer and 16-year veteran of the force was arrested Saturday on domestic abuse charges alleging that he beat and choked his wife in front of the couple’s teenage daughter at their home in Jamaica, Queens. Officer Richard Phipps, 42, who just three years earlier had received the “Cop …
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New York City has settled a lawsuit with a group of wrongly accused citizens, known popularly as the Soundview Five, to the enormous tune of $40 million. The 4 men and one woman served nearly two decades behind bars after being imprisoned unjustly for the death of 2 people in 1995. It …
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This article originally appeared in Filming Cops and has been re-posted with permission. [Update and Correction Below] A Brooklyn judge has set bail at $5,000 for one activist arrested protesting the sentence of former NYPD officer Peter Liang in front of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s house on Tuesday night. The activist, Jason …
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Repeatedly stalked and harassed postal employee who unknowingly gave directions to cop-killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Two New York City police detectives have been indicted on assault charges after viral photos and evidence of them surfaced assaulting a uniformed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee who had just finished his shift on October of …
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Peter Liang, the ex-NYPD officer who shot and killed unarmed Akai Gurley in November, 2014 will serve no jail time, according to a ruling handed down by Judge Danny Chun. Liang had previously been charged with manslaughter for shooting Gurley, but Judge Chun reduced his sentence to criminally negligent homicide. …
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Judge upholds DA’s recommendation, charge reduced to criminally negligent homicide Peter Liang, the former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, will not be facing any jail time after a judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide and upheld District Attorney Ken Thompson’s …
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Judge ruled Thursday that a mistrial would not be granted for rookie NYPD cop found guilty of manslaughter Peter Liang, the former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, is expected to be sentenced this afternoon after a judge ruled Thursday against a motion …
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Eyewitness says police gave no warning and fired on George Tillman within 30 seconds of approaching A 32 year old Maryland male electrician was shot and killed early Sunday morning in Queens, NY after NYPD officers say he reached for his gun while being chased. Around 1:30 AM, two plainclothes officers …
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Midtown Manhattan became a heated battlefield Thursday evening as thousands of protestors convened around Grand Central Station to protest a GOP fundraising gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, where all three remaining Republican presidential nominee hopefuls were in attendance. The NYPD was out in full force, prepared with riot gear, …
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Supreme Court Justice Denny Chun ruled today that ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang will not be granted a re-trial for the murder of Akai Gurley. Liang, who shot and killed the unarmed 28-year-old father of three in November, 2014, was indicted by a grand jury on manslaughter, assault, and other criminal charges in …
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At a court hearing in Brooklyn on Wednesday, defense attorneys for convicted former NYPD officer Peter Liang accused one juror, Michael Vargas, of lying to get on the jury. Liang was convicted of manslaughter in February for firing his service weapon into the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project while …
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FBI agents arrested former Manhattan restaurant owner Hamlet Peralta on Thursday for allegedly masterminding a Ponzi scheme which defrauded 12 investors in his company of more than $12 million. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. Peralta is now the third businessman linked to an FBI probe into corruption within …
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The NY Post reports that Thursday morning two high-ranking NYPD officials have been stripped of their guns and badges after an FBI investigation into corruption allegations. Police Commissioner William Bratton announced that both Deputy NYPD Inspector James Grant, the commander of the 19th Precinct in the Upper East Side, and …
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A source in the NYPD has told the NY Daily News that an undercover detective, whose name has not yet been released, has been accused of rape and sexual assault on a woman. Sources say the 10-year veteran of the Internal Affairs Bureau was arrested on Friday. A woman reportedly …
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