Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Known for. 1997 police brutality victim. Abner Louima (born November 24, 1966 [ 1]) is a Haitian American man who, in 1997, was physically attacked, brutalized, and raped by officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after he was arrested outside a Brooklyn nightclub. His injuries were so severe that he required three major surgeries.
Civilian asking New York Mayor Abram Hewitt for protection from the police, Judge, 1887. Throughout the history of the New York City Police Department, numerous instances of corruption, misconduct, and other allegations of such, have occurred. Over 12,000 cases have resulted in lawsuit settlements totaling over $400 million during a five-year ...
On March 19, 1885, James E. Dillon was appointed to the Police Department as a "sparrow cop" in Central Park. In 1898, he was appointed to desk sergeant to the E. 35th Street Station. In 1899, he was appointed to lieutenant at the E. 126th Street Station. On January 4, 1904, he was appointed to captain.
Mayor Adams announced Monday that he’s bringing back the NYPD’s controversial contingents of plainclothes cops as part of a wide-ranging plan to crack down on gun violence in the wake of a ...
Updated May 1, 2024 at 10:24 PM. The first sign that the weekslong standoff at Columbia University was nearing a dramatic finale came after dusk, when New York City police officers clad in riot ...
New York City police officers will be required to record the apparent race, gender and ages of most people they stop for questioning under a law passed Tuesday by the City Council, which overrode ...
The Organized Crime Control Bureau ( OCCB) was one of the ten bureaus that formed the New York Police Department. The Bureau was charged with the investigation and prevention of organized crime within New York City. The OCCB was disbanded in March 2016 with all investigative entities moved to the Chief of Detectives' office. [ 2]
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is structured into numerous bureaus and units. As a whole, the NYPD is headed by the Police Commissioner, a civilian administrator appointed by the Mayor, with the senior sworn uniformed officer of the service titled "Chief of Department". The Police Commissioner appoints the First Deputy Commissioner ...