Can Biden tackle rising crime without abandoning police reform promise? A Gallup survey showed only 24% of Americans were satisfied with efforts to ‘reduce or control crime’, the lowest it’s been The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2022
AOC hits out at potential use of ‘robot dogs’ to patrol US border This isn’t the first time the congresswoman has taken issue with robot dogs after slamming the NYPD’s use of the tech last year The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022
Mayor Adams apologizes for calling white NYPD officers ‘crackers’ in 2019: ‘That was inappropriate’ NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams bragged in 2019 about being a better cop than his “cracker” colleagues in the NYPD, the Daily News has learned. Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams apologizes for calling white NYPD officers ‘crackers’ in 2019 NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams bragged in 2019 about being a better police officer than his “cracker” colleagues in the NYPD, the New York Daily News has learned. Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022
NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico honored 50 years late Serpico testified in December 1971 to a panel appointed by Mayor John Lindsay to investigate police corruption, breaking the "blue wall of silence," the protection that fellow officers sometimes give each other, such as refusing to testify. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 4, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams called white NYPD officers ‘crackers’ in 2019 NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams bragged in 2019 about being a better police officer than his “cracker” colleagues in the NYPD, the New York Daily News has learned. Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022
Frank Serpico finally gets his formal Medal of Honor certificate from the NYPD NEW YORK — Frank Serpico has finally gotten his due from the New York Police Department. Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022
Biden praises Mayor Adams’ anti-crime plan, unveils new gun crackdown while in NYC: ‘We are not about defunding’ NEW YORK — President Joe Biden praised NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ crimefighting agenda Thursday and unveiled a new federal initiative to stem the flow of illegal weapons from southern states that has contributed to a recent surge in violence in New York. Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022
‘Every kid now is carrying guns’: New Yorkers call on Biden to act as he visits city gripped by violence Bevan Hurley speaks to residents of New York neighbourhoods blighted by gun crime, some of whom say they are afraid to leave their homes The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022
Biden praises NY Mayor Adams’ anti-crime plan, unveils new gun crackdown while in NYC NEW YORK — President Joe Biden praised New York Mayor Eric Adams’ crime-fighting agenda Thursday and unveiled a new federal initiative aimed at stemming a flow of illegal weapons from southern states that has contributed to the city’s recent spike in violence. Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022
NYPD cop pal of Trump adviser Roger Stone faces police department charges NEW YORK — An NYPD officer close to Trump adviser Roger Stone has been charged with misconduct by the police department, the Daily News has learned. Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022
‘I don’t feel safe in my own community’: Biden visits NYC as residents plead for help combatting gun violence The President visited NYPD headquarters as residents shared their fears of gun violence in the city The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022
Americans Want Police Reform, Not Abolition. So Did This Slain NYPD Officer. Despite a binary media narrative, the vast majority of the U.S. is in favor of quality, accountable policing. Reason · Feb 3, 2022
President Joe Biden arrives in New York amid a surging crimewave The President will visit NYPD headquarters and tour a public school in the Bronx during six-hour visit The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022
The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2022 Joe Biden on crime: ‘The answer is not to defund the police’ – as it happened President meets New York City mayor Eric Adams two weeks after fatal shooting of two NYPD officers – follow all the day’s politics news
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022 Susan Sarandon shares message comparing recent NYPD funeral to ‘fascism’ Actor questioned whether the large procession meant police ‘aren’t needed’
Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022 NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora mourned at funeral NEW YORK — Slain Officer Wilbert Mora was remembered Wednesday at an emotional St. Patrick’s Cathedral funeral as a man whose big heart could not be stilled by a killer’s bullet.
Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022 Actress Susan Sarandon retweets message comparing cops at funeral for fallen NYPD Officer Jason Rivera to ‘fascists’ NEW YORK — Actress Susan Sarandon in an eyebrow-raising tweet has called into question the need for police in New York City — and she did it by reposting a message likening cops at the funeral for fallen Officer Jason Rivera to fascists.
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022 '3 times a hero': NYPD to honor 2nd officer slain in Harlem Police are gathering at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pay tribute to a young officer gunned down while answering a call for help in Harlem
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 What’s behind spike in police shootings? High-profile violence revives calls for reform – and familiar scapegoats Following a deadly year for law enforcement, competing narratives about what’s behind the violence have obscured root causes, Alex Woodward reports
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022 Cheslie Kryst: Former Miss USA’s death under investigation by NYPD after she allegedly jumped from building Kryst, who won the Miss America pageant in 2019, was found dead aged 30 on Sunday morning in Manhattan
Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2022 Unvaccinated NYPD officers set to be terminated next month, sources say NEW YORK — Unvaccinated NYPD officers currently on unpaid leave after a sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate late last year will be fired next month if they don’t get the jab, the Daily News has learned.
Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2022 Widow of slain NYPD Officer Jason Rivera recalls their final goodbye in St. Patrick’s Cathedral eulogy NEW YORK — A slain young NYPD officer was remembered for his ever-present smile and love of the job Friday at a packed St. Patrick’s Cathedral funeral where his sobbing widow shared the sad details of their last day together.
Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022 St. Patrick’s Cathedral wake held for NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, killed in Harlem ambush NEW YORK — The body of a slain 22-year-old New York Police Department officer arrived at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for his Thursday wake, with scores of solemn colleagues lining Fifth Avenue in a silent farewell six days after his killing.
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022 Fallen officers sought bridges between NYPD, communities New York Police Officer Jason Rivera was no stranger to the tensions between police and some communities