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Muslim community ‘vindicated’ after NYPD spy program produced no leads
The New York City Police Department’s heavily-criticized spying on Muslim residents did not produce any leads or help any investigations of terrorist activities, in a report a civil rights group calls a “vindication” of the city’s Muslim community. According to the Associated Press, testimony unsealed Monday evening revealed that NYPD…
New York Times complains NYPD assaulted a photographer
The New York Times has complained to the city’s police department after one of its photographers said he was assaulted by officers who arrested him on Saturday. Robert Stolarik, a freelance photographer, claimed a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer “slammed” his camera into his face before he was dragged…
NYPD will not back cop in Occupy pepper-spray lawsuit
The New York Police Department will not defend a 29-year veteran of the force being sued by Occupy Wall Street protesters, according to The Wall Street Journal. The department’s rare move means Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna could be personally liable for damages that are awarded to Chelsea Elliott of Brooklyn…
NYPD drastically oversold its counterterrorism record
By Justin Elliott ProPublica The NYPD is regularly held up as one of the most sophisticated and significant counterterrorism operations in the country. As evidence of the NYPD’s excellence, the department, its allies and the media have repeatedly said the department has thwarted or helped thwart 14 terrorist plots against…
WATCH LIVE: Thousands silently march in NYC to protest stop-and-frisk
Thousands of people turned out on Sunday to participate in a silent march in New York City. The demonstration is a protest against the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk program. For more, go here. Watch live video, courtesy of BreakTheNews, below: Live stream videos at Ustream…
Arrests of reporters at Occupy Wall Street eviction ‘a total myth’ says NYPD
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly wants people to know that anyone who thinks badly of his department is simply misinformed. In an interview published Thursday in the Queens Chronicle, Kelly defended both the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics and its spying on members of the Muslim community. He also inisted…
DOJ calls meeting with NYPD over stop-and-frisk
A dozen New York City lawmakers will meet members of Congress and officials from the justice department on Wednesday in the hope of prompting a federal investigation into the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy. The meeting marks the latest development in a series of efforts launched by legal organizations, policy makers,…
New Jersey attorney general: NYPD surveillance of Muslims was legal
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa concluded on Thursday that the New York City police did not violate New Jersey laws when they controversially conducted surveillance of Muslim communities, according to the Associated Press. According to reports, the NYPD has been conducting surveillance of Muslim communities in a number…
NYPD faces criticism over stop-and-frisk
The New York Police Department faces unprecedented fire over stop-and-frisk, a tactic officials herald for curbing the city’s once notorious murder rate, but which critics see as a racially charged assault on human rights. Champions on both sides of the debate chimed in Friday a day after the police commissioner,…
Judge approves class action lawsuit over NYPD’s stop-and-frisk searches
A judge’s ruling Wednesday on a request to authorize a class action lawsuit over the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) use of “stop-and-frisk” searches could see more than 1 million people line up to file claims against the department for violating their constitutional rights. While it’s not likely to attract…
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