Retired NYPD cop goes broke trying to save son from cancer
After 20 years of fighting crime and violence in the South Bronx, retired NYPD Lt. Colonel Eric Dim sold his home and set off with his family on what he planned as a dream adventure. Instead, Dim and his wife, Louisa, fell into a living nightmare when their 7-year-old son, Derek, was diagnosed with a […]
The NYPD floods special zones to fight crime
NYPD is policing without boundaries. Crime in the infamous hotspots is crossing the Big Apple. The NYPD is touting a new strategy to guide COP into target zones regardless of the district boundaries they cross, authorities said this week. “The idea is literally flooding the zone,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tish told the crowd at a […]
NYPD chaplain busted for patronizing prostitute in the Bronx
Flock and Frisk. Police say the NYPD pastor has been arrested by the Bronx after allegedly patronizing a prostitute. With Father Michael Egino, a Catholic pastor of the NYPD. Pastor of St. Anselm's Church In the Bronx, he was arrested around 11:20am on Friday, officers said. Sources say the 40-year-old was arrested for sexually providing […]
Hero cop wounded in a shootout with attempted murder suspect promoted at NYPD ceremony
The hero police officer who was injured while hunting an attempted murder suspect last year was one of a group of brave officers promoted at the NYPD ceremony on Friday. det. Matthew Mauro, 37, bumped into a sophomore detective after a wild incident in which he was shot in the foot after pursuing the suspect […]
NYPD commish Jessica Tisch admits NYC ‘need more cops’ — here’s how she plans to attract new recruits
The NYPD has launched three efforts to strengthen New York's highest reduced rank, including reviving the time-run requirements and declines in university credit conditions. Police Commissioner Jessica Tish said Wednesday that changes would be needed to hire more officers as the department's ranks have been at risk in recent years. “We need more cops. I'm […]
NYPD launching ‘Quality of Life’ commission to tackle soaring complaints about open-air drug use, panhandlers and more
New York is set to win a new “quality of life” committee that plagues the Big Apple streets and subways, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tish. . The committee is set to be finalized and implemented in the coming months, with some pursuing the complaints New Yorkers have committed about the city's collapse, just as police officers […]
NYPD wasn’t ready to stop violence at September’s West Indian Day: lawsuit
The mother of a Long Island child filmed at a parade on West India Day last year has sued the NYPD, claiming that the event's infamous reputation has led authorities to prepare for potential violence better Masu. Gale Minsey of Nassau County was present at the September 2, 2024 festival in Brooklyn, where one person […]
Eric Adams opposes bill to abolish NYPD gang database
Mayor Eric Adams and police officers swipe through the bill pushed by Progressive, which abolishes the NYPD gang database. The mayor said during a press conference at City Hall that he had not purchased debates from left-wing critics. “There are numbers they ruled out. 96% of the victims of city shootings are people of color, […]
US Coast Guard, NYPD recovery efforts in progress near Staten Island after boat capsized with six people onboard
A search is underway for a missing person near the New York coast after a boat carrying six people was eventually killed and two others hospitalized on Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard and New York City police and fire departments are involved in the rest of the sailors' recovery efforts. Coast Guard officials said they […]
NYC paid out $206M to settle NYPD misconduct claims last year — most since 2018: report
City taxpayers last year dumped almost $206 million to resolve NYPD police misconduct lawsuits, according to a new report. an Analysis by the Legal Aid Association Big Apple also has $750 million since 2018 to close thousands of police misconduct claims as several issues were resolved by the Secretary's office before the lawsuit was filed. […]