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Retired Cop Says NYPD Captain Raped Her ‘Nearly Every Game Day’ for a Year at Yankee Stadium Detail

Y.R.A (BMS)December 27, 2021December 27, 2021

by Y.R.A (BMS)December 27, 2021December 27, 202109732

New York, NY – A recently-retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer has filed a $35 million lawsuit, accusing her former captain of serially...

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Juanita Holmes Named as NYPD’s First Female Chief of Patrol

BMS AdminNovember 2, 2020November 3, 2020

by BMS AdminNovember 2, 2020November 3, 202002353

On Thursday, the New York City Police Department appointed Juanita Holmes to be its new chief of patrol. Making her the first woman to ever...

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Former NYPD Cop Ordered to Pay $1 Million to Woman Whose Home He Broke Into

BMS AdminOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 29, 2020October 29, 202002840

A former NYPD officer who terrorized a Nashville woman after forcing his way into her home in a drunken stupor has been ordered to pay...

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NYPD’s Social-Distancing Practices Being Likened to “Stop-and-Frisk” As Data Shows 35 of 40 Arrested Were Black

BMS AdminMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 8, 2020May 8, 20203 3809

With tensions flaring in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods over police officers forcefully enforcing social-distancing rules, some prominent elected officials are charging that the NYPD...

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NYPD Cop Who Terrorized Black Family Resigns After Pressure from Public

BMS AdminJanuary 4, 2020January 4, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 4, 2020January 4, 20202 7782

Last month NYPD officer Michael Reynolds was charged with aggravated criminal trespassing and assault after breaking into a home near an Airbnb he was renting...

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City Reaches $625,000 Settlement With Mom Whose Baby Was Ripped From Arms By Cops

BMS AdminDecember 20, 2019October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 20, 2019October 21, 20202 5925

The city of New York has reached a settlement in the amount of $625,000 with Jazmine Headley, the mother who had her baby torn from...

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Retired Cop Reveals How NYPD Forced Officers to Arrest Black & Latino Men

BMS AdminDecember 10, 2019December 10, 2019

by BMS AdminDecember 10, 2019December 10, 20195 6453

According to new court papers, retired NYPD officer, Pierre Maximilien, claims that cops in his former bureau were awarded more overtime if they arrested black...

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Eric Garner’s Mother Pushes Anti-Police Brutality Bill That Would Set National Standard for Excessive Force

BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 201912412

On Thursday, Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, testified at the congressional hearing of police misconduct that there has been no accountability for her son’s death...

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NYPD Making Fewer Arrests Since Firing Of Cop Who Killed Eric Garner

BMS AdminSeptember 9, 2019September 9, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 9, 2019September 9, 201916 6415

New York City has seen a drastic decrease in arrests and moving violations since the firing of Officer Daniel Pantaleo who was fired from the...

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‘The Job Is Dead’: NYPD Cops Are Angry That Eric Garner’s Killer Was Fired

BMS AdminAugust 23, 2019August 23, 2019

by BMS AdminAugust 23, 2019August 23, 201936 35752

NYPD police officers are seething after the recent decision announced by Commissioner James O’Neill to fire officer Daniel Pantaleo, the cop who fatally choked Eric...

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Cop Who Held Eric Garner in Chokehold Is Fired

BMS AdminAugust 19, 2019August 19, 2019

by BMS AdminAugust 19, 2019August 19, 20198 4438

Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer whose applied a prohibited chokehold to Eric Garner in 2014, has been fired from the Police Department. Pantaleo’s dismissal on...

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Ex-NYPD Cop Claims She Was Raped By Cops In Her Harlem Precinct

BMS AdminJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 15, 2019July 15, 20193 18353

An NYPD domestic violence officer says she spent four years in a hellish environment where she was repeatedly raped and sexually abused by her partner...

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Judge Rules Trial of Officer Accused in Chokehold Death of Eric Garner Can Proceed

BMS AdminMay 10, 2019June 14, 2019

by BMS AdminMay 10, 2019June 14, 20192 4340

A judge cleared the way Thursday for a disciplinary trial to begin next week for the white New York City police officer accused in the...

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Video: NYPD Investigating Video Of Officers Hitting Suspects With Batons

BMS AdminJanuary 10, 2019January 12, 2019

by BMS AdminJanuary 10, 2019January 12, 201902211

The NYPD is investigating an incident in which police officers were caught on video repeatedly hitting two suspects with batons in Washington Heights. According to...

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Watch: NYPD arrest and drag unconscious Black teenager as neighbors are outraged

BMS AdminJuly 26, 2018

by BMS AdminJuly 26, 20183 4269

A disturbing video of New York City police officers dragging an unconscious Harlem man into a waiting police car has now sparked public outrage. According to Patch.com,...

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