NYPD cop acquitted on assault charge after caught-on-camera clash with unruly Apple Store customer
An NYPD police officer accused of punching an unruly man inside an Apple Store on the Upper West Side three years ago has been acquitted, police union representatives announced Thursday. Manhattan prosecutors in October 2021 charged police officer Salvatore Provenzano with third-degree assault for punching a man as Provenzano tried to kick him out of […]
Cop killer Eddie Matos’ bid for freedom denied
Cop killer Eddie Matos maintains his current address: the high-security Greenhaven Correctional Facility in the upstate. Matos, who is serving a 25-year life sentence for the October 1989 murder of Anthony Dwyer, has been denied parole for the seventh time, authorities announced this week. “My family and I are very happy with the results. We’re […]
Fired Philadelphia cop pleads guilty to murder in 12-year-old’s shooting
A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder for fatally shooting a 12-year-old boy as he ran away, but prosecutors say the boy was on the ground and unarmed when the officer opened fire. He announced that he was there. Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of criminal tools as part of […]
Inmate accused in cold case killing of DC cop Tony Anthony Mason Jr.
Investigators believe they have solved the “painful mystery” of who killed an off-duty Washington, D.C., police officer while he was sitting in a parked car with his date. The case remained on ice for nearly seven years. Dion Thompson, 24, a repeat offender, allegedly pulled the trigger on the sergeant. Tony Anthony Mason Jr. and […]
Karen Read Massachusetts trial: 3 things to know about woman charged with cop boyfriend’s murder
The trial surrounding the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe in January 2022 is finally underway. Prosecutors say the trial of his then-girlfriend, Karen Reed, has begun. O’Keefe is accused of intentionally backing his Lexus SUV into O’Keefe and leaving him in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home after a drunken fight inside […]
Syracuse cop and Onondaga sheriff’s deputy shot and killed in Salina
A Syracuse police officer and a sheriff’s deputy were shot and killed in an upstate New York community Sunday night, according to reports. The double shooting occurred between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in a residential area in the Syracuse suburb of Salina. Syracuse.com reported. A Syracuse Police Department officer and an Onondaga County Sheriff’s […]
NYPD cop fired over phony 311 calls calling boss ‘tranny looking,’ tapping into police database
A veteran city police officer was fired from the force after making a damning 311 complaint about his boss, while also accessing the NYPD’s database 500 times to look up his ex-girlfriend, records show. According to online reports, Aram Bayram tracked his cousin’s car 158 times during his 18 months as one of New York’s […]
Embattled New Jersey Dem accused of stealing money from Democratic club, previously charged with selling cocaine and meth to undercover cop
A former New Jersey city councilman has been accused of stealing money from a Democratic club. Previously, the Democratic politician was charged with selling cocaine and methamphetamine to an undercover police officer. On Thursday, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Said Malik D. Johnston, of Flemington, New Jersey, was indicted by a grand jury on a […]
Witnesses describe ‘enormous courage’ of hero cop who stopped Australia stabbing spree
A female police officer who acted alone to neutralize a suspect in a stabbing at a shopping center near Sydney, Australia, has been hailed a hero. A 40-year-old knife-wielding man went on a rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon, killing six people, including a nine-month-old baby, and injuring eight more. Authorities said the […]
‘Hero’ Female Cop Shoots Australian Mall Attacker Who Killed Six
A female police officer who shot a knife-wielding man at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, killing six people and injuring several others, has been hailed as a “hero.” NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Anthony Cooke told reporters that the assault occurred at around 3:30pm local time when an unidentified man attacked seemingly random […]