Robberies Put Long Island Pharmacies On Edge

by admin on January 31, 2012

Pharmacy robberies have climbed all across the country, and in Long Island alone, two such robberies resulted in six deaths.  The drugs of choice are narcotic pain killers, like oxycodone. They are highly addictive, and some addicts are willing to do just about anything to keep their supply coming. [click to continue…]

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NYPD Developing Radiation Technology to Scan People for Guns

by admin on January 20, 2012

Radiation scanners mounted on squad cars seems like a scene out of a futuristic science fiction movie. But, if the NYPD and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have their way, it will be a reality sooner than you might think. The agency is working to develop a system of scanners that will identify people on the street who might be strapped with a firearm. While it’s all done in the name of public safety, one has to wonder if the end justifies the means. [click to continue…]

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NY DNA Database May Include Misdemeanor Offenders

January 17, 2012

Currently, if you are convicted of a felony or one of 37 misdemeanors in the state of New York, you must submit to a DNA screening and have your genetic code entered into a database. But the volume of this database could be significantly increased if Governor Andrew Cuomo has his way.

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NYC Reporters Subject to Mistreatment from Police

November 23, 2011

Within the last two months of the Occupy Wall Street movement, we’ve seen people getting shoved around and pepper-sprayed by the police. But those being subjected to force aren’t just the protestors of the 99%, they are the reporters covering the movement. This week in a New York Times editorial, we hear from one such [...]

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“Stop and Frisk” Protesters Arrested

October 28, 2011

Last week hundreds of protesters took to the streets in NYC and this time it wasn’t about Occupying Wall Street. Instead, these protesters were there to speak out against the city’s Stop-and-Frisk policies. Over 30 people were arrested, including some pretty notable names. Despite their anger at the program, Mayor Bloomberg stands behind the practice [...]

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Former NYPD Detective Admits Fabricated Drug Charges Against Innocent People Were Common

October 17, 2011

In an agreement with prosecutors, former NYPD narcotics detective Stephen Anderson a testified in court that numerous officers and even supervisors in the division he worked for would set up innocent people in order to make arrest quotas. Charged with planting cocaine on four men in a Queens bar, Anderson admitted he was trying to [...]

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Civil Gang Injunction May Be Inevitable in Suffolk County, NY

October 11, 2011

Wyandanch police and Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy are pushing for a judge to allow a civil gang injunction in an effort to reduce violence and criminal activity. The injunction is basically a civil order that says known gang members are not allowed to meet or even speak to one another in a defined area. [...]

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More than 12 NYPD Cops to Face Charges for Ticket Fixing

September 21, 2011

The investigation into a ticket fixing scandal among the NYPD is drawing to a close and criminal charges are expected in more than 12 cases. This is fewer than previously expected but the investigation has had far reaching effects, both in the department and across the city.

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NYPD To Release Details on More Than 1,000 Police Shootings

September 14, 2011

This week the City of New York gave up its fight to keep more than 1,000 records a secret. Fight they did, for several years the city has claimed that their records concerning police shootings were exempt from the Freedom of Information Law and that they didn’t have to disclose them to anyone. This decision [...]

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In NYC, Pot Possession Has Many Potential Repercussions

August 22, 2011

The NYPD has lightened enforcement of marijuana laws when it comes to personal possession. But not everyone is on the same page. As this article in the New York Times shows, parents are losing their children to the foster care system on allegations of neglect, often when they were found with a trivial amount of [...]

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