The Latest Breaking News from NYPD

Charges dropped against 16-year-old rapper accused of shooting NYPD officer

Incident occurred in January

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

‘The birthplace of hostage negotiation’: inside a groundbreaking 1973 standoff

In compelling new documentary Hold Your Fire, a siege that pitted black robbers against white US police led to an unlikely outcome

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2022

Black motorists more likely to be pulled over by NYPD, new city data show

NEW YORK — Black motorists are more likely to be pulled over by police than members of the city’s other racial groups, New York Police Department data released Friday show.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

NYC Mayor Defends Decision To Handcuff and Strip Search Woman Selling Mangos on a Subway Platform

Maria Falcon doesn't have a business license. So New York police officers detained her and confiscated all of her merchandise.

Reason · May 9, 2022

Off-duty NYPD cop shoots wife’s suspected lover to death before killing himself outside Buffalo Wild Wings

NEW YORK — An off-duty New York Police Department officer shot to death a man he suspected was having an affair with his wife, then turned the gun on himself, NYPD sources said Monday.

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Off-duty officer reportedly kills love triangle rival, then self, at New York Buffalo Wild Wings

Law enforcement has not released the names of those involved

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

Police investigate after two teenagers shot near Central Park

Police are yet to make an arrest in the shooting of two teens, aged 13 and 14

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Gunman accused of killing tarot-reading mother of NYPD officer thought she was a ‘witch’, report says

‘I’m gonna be lost without her’, says husband of tarot-card reader

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

NYPD cops shoot, wound man with machete threatening driver over Brooklyn parking spot, officer cut in hand

NEW YORK — NYPD cops shot and wounded a machete-wielding man threatening a motorist over a parking spot in Coney Island, police said.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

Mother of NYPD officer shot dead answering her front door

‘She was the best that this world has,’ says grief-stricken husband of Anna Torres. ‘I want to know why this guy did it.’

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022