NYPD detectives finding more reasons to retire early — including OT opportunities
Hundreds of New York City Police Department veterans are leaving the force, raising concerns that cases and criminals will go unnoticed, the Post reported. According to NYPD data, 370 detectives will retire in 2023 and 422 detectives have retired so far in 2024, an increase of 14%. The number of detectives has decreased by 30% […]
Missing Hawaii woman, Hannah Kobayashi, family not heard from detectives for ten days
The family of Hawaiian photographer Hannah Kobayashi, who disappeared during a “bucket list” trip to New York, said they hadn't heard from detectives in 10 days, but only after holding a rally calling for action. Ms. Kobayashi missed her connecting flight to New York and was stranded in Los Angeles after leaving Los Angeles International […]
NYPD detectives’ union tells members they ‘have an absolute right’ not to talk to the feds as City Hall probes rage
You have the right to remain silent, a local police union is reminding its members as the federal investigation surrounding City Hall and the NYPD continues. The Detectives Endowment Association is advising its members that they do not need to speak to federal agents involved in the investigation of former police chief Edward Caban and […]
Chicago man wrongfully convicted for murder awarded $50M after suing city, police detectives
A federal jury on Monday awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent 10 years in prison after being convicted of a murder he did not commit in a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and two Chicago Police Department detectives. Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 35 […]
Tennessee dad had no idea he won $1 million jackpot until detectives told him his winning lottery ticket was stolen
Authorities say a Tennessee father had no idea he’d won a $1 million jackpot until detectives told him his lottery tickets had been stolen. The lucky dad recently bought two scratch-off lottery tickets at a Shell gas station in Murfreesboro, and he reportedly asked the clerk to check if the $20 diamond and gold tickets […]