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Eric Adams accused of corruption by four former high-ranking NYPD officers

Ex-officers’ lawsuit accuses embattled New York City mayor of promoting corruption in one of US’s largest police forces

The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2025

Ex-NYPD chiefs allege corruption and cronyism in lawsuits against Mayor Adams and his allies

Four high-ranking former New York City police officials have sued Mayor Eric Adams and his close allies

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

NYPD rookie cop shot while pursuing suspect in Queens bus fight

NEW YORK — An argument over a seat on a city bus sparked a foot chase by police down a Jamaica, Queens, street and ended with a rookie officer in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg Wednesday afternoon, according to NYPD officials.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

Off-duty New York City police officer shot in robbery dies

An off-duty New York City police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery has died, while officials say the suspected shooter is now charged with murder

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Ex-cons remain in custody in connection with 3-borough crime spree targeting 13 victims

NEW YORK — Optimism was in short supply Wednesday for two ex-cons busted in a three-borough, two-hour armed crime spree — despite one suspect’s bold prediction of a short stay behind bars.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

Elite NYPD squad uses surveillance video to track and catch criminals: ‘We take a lot of pride in our work’

To these New York Police Department detectives, New York City is one giant “Where’s Waldo?” game.

Tribune News Service · Jan 1, 2023

Duck sauce, death and decapitation: 10 notorious crimes that rocked NYC in 2022

A terrifying spray of bullets on a train beneath Brooklyn. The murder of a Chinese food delivery man over a dearth of duck sauce. The shocking stabbing death of a married Queens mom by her handyman lover.

Tribune News Service · Dec 31, 2022

Man charged with killing a doctor, fatally slashing stranger’s throat, attacking bar patrons in NYC spree

NEW YORK — A man stopped by police in a stolen Mercedes-Benz in the Bronx has been charged with randomly stabbing to death of a doctor in a Harlem park, fatally slashing a stranger’s neck on a Lower East Side sidewalk, and stabbing two customers inside an East Harlem bar…

Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022

Four suspects in bizarrely dressed ‘Green Goblin’ gang that attacked women on NYC subway identified

The suspects were identified as Emily Soto, 34, and 26-year-olds Mairam Cisse Issouf, Ciante Alston and Dariana Pegueroa

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

Fifteen-year-old boy shot dead after fistfight with masked thieves in Brooklyn park

NYPD say victim Unique Smith was approached by two ‘high-school age’ suspects as he sat on a bench

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022