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Dead Woman Found Stuffed in Suitcase in NYC

A suitcase containing the body of woman was found early today in New York City, police said. The discovery was made shortly after midnight, when police received a 911 call directing them to a large black suitcase on the sidewalk near Rao's restaurant on East 114th Street and Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem. There,...

NY-Born Man Arrested in Hawaii in Terror Case

NEW YORK (Oct.26) -- A New York City-born man was ordered to return from Hawaii where he was arrested on charges he tried to join the U.S. military at a Times Square recruiting station so he could be deployed to Iraq, desert and fight with anti-American insurgency forces. Abdel Hameed Shehadeh, 21, was charged with making...

Hair, Hair! Off-Duty Cop Foils Salon Heist

NEW YORK (Oct. 25) - Feris Jones' make-my-day moment came Saturday evening at a Brooklyn beauty salon. NYPD / AP Off-duty NYPD officer Feris Jones foiled an armed robbery attempt at a Brooklyn beauty salon Saturday, police say. The New York Police Department officer was off duty and getting her hair done when an armed...

Hispanic Leader: NYC Police Used 'Poor Judgment' in Shooting

(Oct. 4) -- The leader of a New York-based Hispanic group today accused police of using excessive force when they shot dead a knife-wielding man who had allegedly threatened to kill officers. "I am not here accusing [the] NYPD [of being] a bad department, ... [but] they used poor judgment in this one," Fernando Mateo, the...

'Feds Radiating Americans' with Scanners at Road Checkpoints: Is It True?

(Sept. 29) -- Are scanners being employed at roadway checkpoints to "radiate Americans" with dangerous X-rays designed to peer inside their vehicles? Yes, according to Alex Jones conspiratorial website Prison Planet, and this time, the mainstream media agrees, at least in part. In his most recent Google Trends coup, Alex...

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Stop And Frisk Lawsuit Gains Class-Action Status, Judge Slams NYPD Over Policy

Opponents of the New York Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk program scored a major victory in court Wednesday, after a federal judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging that the department subjects millions of city dwellers to racially biased illegal searches.

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Mayor Defends Widespread NYPD Spying On Muslims

New York's mayor served notice Friday that his police department will do everything in its power to root out terrorists in the U.S., even if it means sending officers outside the city limits or placing law-abiding Muslims under scrutiny.

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Occupy Wall Street: New York Police Department Evicts Protesters, Clears Zuccotti Park [LATEST UPDATES]

In a unexpected move, the New York City Police Department descended on Zuccotti Park around 1 a.m.

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WATCH: Lawrence O'Donnell Slams NYPD Over Pepper Spray Attack

Lawrence O'Donnell Wednesday castigated the police officer who used pepper spray on demonstrators at the Occupy Wall Street protests and the New York Police Department's defense of the officer's controversial actions.

Background on new york police department

The New York City Police Department (NYPD), established in 1845, is the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City.

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