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Two NYPD detectives, 31-year-old Angelo Pampena and 29-year-old Robert Carbone, have been indicted on assault charges after allegedly beating a U.S. postal worker on Oct. 21, 2015.
It has been a great honor for me to work with law enforcement officials throughout the United States on leadership, violence prevention, and crisis planning initiatives for the past 20 years.
Flags fly at half-staff once again in New York City, this time to honor the passing of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder.
Once again America’s heart is wounded as a dedicated law enforcement official is contemptuously murdered.
What can NY Mayor Bill de Blasio do to heal his deepening rift with the New York Police Department?
As thousands of mourners prepare to attend the wake and funeral of a second New York City police officer killed in an ambush shooting, police Commissioner William Bratton is urging the rank-and-file to refrain from making political statements.
As city officials work to soften the New York Police Department’s image and change how officers engage with citizens through reforms and training, part of the effort is happening online.
De Blasio’s characterization of New York City under his predecessor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as a “Tale of Two Cities” won the progressive Democrat a landslide victory. The issue resonated, as did the candidate’s vision for a more equal city.
Police are assigning additional officers to patrol Times Square at Wednesday’s New Year’s Eve celebration, in anticipation of protesters who plan to demonstrate against police brutality there.
For many New Yorkers who viewed the video capturing Eric Garner getting restrained by police officers in Staten Island moments before he died, the initial reaction was shock—at the sheer amount of force the officers used to subdue the man, and at how Garner repeated 11 times, “I can’t breathe,” while an officer kept his arm tightly wound around Garner’s neck.
Recent tragic incidents involving the New York City Police Department (NYPD)—including the summer 2014 death of Eric Garner, who was being arrested on Staten Island, and the autumn 2014 death of Akai Gurley, shot accidentally by a young police officer in a housing project in Brooklyn—have reinvigorated police critics, especially in the context of a broader national discussion about crime and race prompted by events in Ferguson, Missouri.
An estimated 23,000 police officers, many traveling from other cities, paid their respects in Queens Saturday at police officer Rafael Ramos’ funeral, attended by Vice President Joe Biden.
“Daddy, why does everybody hate the police?” NYPD Detective Martin Green’s son posed the question to his dad three days after two police officers were shot and killed in Brooklyn by an emotionally disturbed individual, targeted for their uniform.
Hundreds of officers standing outside the church where a funeral is being held for a New York City policeman killed in an ambush shooting have turned their backs on the mayor as he spoke during the service.
Thousands of officers from across the country filled the streets Saturday outside the church where a funeral will be held for a policeman shot to death with his partner in an ambush that shook the city and put an end to large-scale local protests criticizing police over a series of high-profile, in-custody deaths.
Thousands of people were expected to attend the funeral of a New York City police officer shot to death along with his partner one week ago in a brazen daylight ambush that shook the city and put an end to large-scale local protests criticizing police following a series of high-profile deaths in police custody.
