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Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik accused of strong-arming man over defective PPE lawsuit

NEW YORK — Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik tried to strong-arm a Staten Island man who is suing a personal protection equipment company, intimidating the plaintiff and his associates to discourage him from going public about his complaints, according to court documents.

Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2023

Ex-detective's five chilling clues that Texas serial killer is active after 5 bodies found

Former NYPD detective Kevin Gannon went through the autopsy reports of the dead men recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas — and he suspects foul play in their deaths

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

Shooters and victims in NYC’s gun violence surge are getting younger, police say

NEW YORK — Police working overtime to get menacing guns off the street said Monday that they are disturbed by a frustrating trend — the shooters are getting younger, and so are the victims.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Exclusive: College student sends selfie to family moments before sleeping driver fatally plows into her on Queens sidewalk

Mere minutes before being mowed down by a dozing driver as she stood on a Queens sidewalk, college student Ava Conklin spent her final moments snapping a light-hearted selfie and sending it to her beloved family.

Tribune News Service · Jun 25, 2023

Three convicted in US plot to force people to go to China

Ex-NYPD officer, two others, worked at behest of Beijing in repatriation effort ‘Operation Fox Hunt’, authorities said.

Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2023

Retired NYPD cop guilty in Chinese government plot to pressure dissident into returning to China

A former NYPD cop turned private investigator and two Chinese citizens were found guilty Wednesday in a landmark case taking aim at the Chinese government’s illegal efforts to extort dissidents living overseas.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023

Three men including ex-NYPD officer convicted of harassing Chinese exile

Prosecutors say ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ is a Beijing effort to pressure Chinese nationals in the US to return home to face charges

The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2023

Three victims slashed in string of connected attacks on Manhattan subway

Attacks come one day after a 32-year-old man was found with fatal stab wounds on a 4 train at Union Square Station

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Bosses plotted to break into NYPD sergeant’s apartment after he accused cops of getting drunk at Electric Zoo: suit

NEW YORK — An NYPD sergeant claims bosses forced him to undergo a psychiatric exam — and plotted to break into his apartment — in retaliation for his filing a complaint accusing cops of getting drunk on duty at the Electric Zoo music festival.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2023

A 3-hour phone call that brought her to tears: Imposter scams cost Americans billions

Imposter scams are top U.S. fraud now: Con artists are using new technology to get real time information plus voice cloning and caller ID spoofing to make it even harder to tell truth from fiction.

WEKU · Jun 19, 2023