Women were repeatedly being assaulted at or near a Williamsburg subway station, but the police failed to post warnings. One victim’s social media post finally led to an arrest. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.P.D. Anti-Harassment Official Fired Over Racist Online Rants
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
An investigation found that Deputy Inspector James F. Kobel had called former President Barack Obama a “Muslim savage” and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s biracial son “a brillohead.” Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Officer Solicited Sexual Photos From 46 Minors, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
Federal prosecutors said Officer Carmine Simpson posed as a 17-year-old online and coaxed dozens of teenagers to send him sexual videos and photos. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Chasing Armed Man in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
The officer, part of a unit that combats gun violence, was hospitalized in stable condition, and a person was in custody, the police said. Source: New York Times
A Killer Preyed on Older Women. Police Say He Was Their Neighbor.
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
The police say Kevin Gavin has killed three women since 2015 at the Carter G. Woodson Houses in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
New York Police Arrest Dozens as M.L.K. Day Marchers Gather Near City Hall
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2021
The confrontation came days after the state’s attorney general sued the New York Police Department for its handling of protests following the death of George Floyd. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General Sues N.Y.P.D. Over Protest Policing
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2021
Letitia James says the police have used illegal and harmful tactics for years, and wants a federal monitor to oversee the department’s tactics at future demonstrations. Source: New York Times
Queens Murder: Man Stabbed to Death, 3 Relatives Possibly Poisoned
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2021
The man’s son was arrested after the police found his father with fatal chest wounds and the family members with faint pulses. Source: New York Times
NYPD Concludes James Kobel Wrote Racist Rants
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2021
The official, James F. Kobel, who will now face a departmental trial, filed for retirement as the inquiry was winding down. Source: New York Times
Miya Ponsetto Faces Charges for Accusing a Black Teen of Stealing Her Phone at a SoHo Hotel
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Miya Ponsetto went “off script” during a disastrous interview with Gayle King, her lawyer said. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. to Interview Woman in SoHo Arlo Hotel Incident
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
Police will go to California to investigate the incident, in which the woman falsely accused the son of a prominent jazz musician of stealing her phone. Source: New York Times
Here’s Why Car Thefts Are Soaring (Hint: Check Your Cup Holder)
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
The technology that once made cars nearly impossible to steal has ushered in a new era of joyriding in some cities, thanks to carelessness with key fobs. Source: New York Times
Wired ‘Hoax Device’ Inside a Tesla Causes Panic at Queens Palace Mall
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
A car left in a parking garage at the Queens Place Mall contained a dog and what looked like a makeshift bomb, the police said. Source: New York Times
Violence Surged in N.Y.C. in 2020 Amid Pandemic and Protests
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
A time without precedent saw huge increases in homicides and shootings in the city as some other types of crime plummeted. Source: New York Times
NYPD Officer Shot in Brooklyn, but Vest Stops the Bullet
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
The 27-year-old officer, who had responded to a call about domestic violence, was “in a little pain” but “extremely good spirits” at a Brooklyn hospital, the police commissioner said. Source: New York Times