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Stabbings, Slashings, and Sucker Punches: New York City Hit by Wave of Random Attacks
New York's police commissioner has brushed off several seemingly random attacks as “isolated incidents,” but some criminologists wonder if it could be a copycat effect.
It's Been Four Years Since the NYPD Shot an Unarmed Teen in His Own Home — And the Call for Justice Just Got Louder
On the fourth anniversary of the police shooting of Ramarley Graham in the Bronx, protesters and the teen’s family called for federal prosecutors to convene a grand jury in the case.
Is New York City About to Ease Up on Petty BS Crimes?
The NYC authorities are considering reforms that would soften penalties for things like urinating in public, making unreasonable noise, and hanging out in a park after dark.
Pot Arrests Have Plummeted in New York — But Minorities Are More Likely to Get Busted
Of the 12,530 people arrested for low-level marijuana possession in New York City so far this year, more than 11,000 were black or Hispanic.
Video Shows NYPD Officer Tackling, Choking, and Pepper-spraying a Skateboarder
The officer tackled the skateboarder and placed him in what appears to be a chokehold, a maneuver banned by the NYPD patrol guide. The NYPD told VICE News that the incident is now under internal review.
Weed Is Basically Legal in New York City Now, but Only If You're White
Arrest and summons data suggest where you live in the city has a lot to do with how likely you are to get hassled by cops for weed.
New York City's Police Commissioner Stole a Lady's Joint Thursday
He walked up to a college student on Wall Street and personally yanked a joint out of her mouth.
Video Shows NYPD Cop With Long History of Complaints Tackle Tennis Star James Blake
The NYPD released footage of an officer who faces multiple civilian complaints of excessive force wrestling the retired professional tennis player to the ground.
The NYPD Will Now Give 'Receipts' To the People They Stop and Frisk
The move is coming under fire from police reform advocates, who say it doesn't go far enough, and from the New York police union, which called it a “new burden” on officers
New York's Top Cop Thinks Not Enough People Are in Jail
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is worried criminal justice reformers want to unleash hordes of "hardcore" bad guys "who have no values, no respect for human life." Is he right?
Bodies Are Piling Up in Baltimore — But Fears of a US Crime Surge Might Be Overblown
Five federal law enforcement agencies have dispatched agents help combat Baltimore’s spike in homicides, but some experts are skeptical that crime is rising nationwide.
How Some Police Chiefs Are Like LeBron James — And Why That’s Bad for Cities
Top cops like New York’s Bill Bratton command hefty salaries when they move to new cities, but many communities are now clamoring for more control of their police departments.