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The NYPD may not at the point where it can deploy its own RoboCop to patrol the streets, but its high-tech gear is on the cutting edge of crime fighting.
From high-definition cameras to social networking trackers, experts say the NYPD leads the nation when it comes to 21st Century policing, and the agency is still looking for new gadgets for its arsenal. Continue reading “NYPD brings city policing to 21st Century with new tech”
New York Daily News – by BARRY PADDOCK
The cop busted for spying with a surveillance camera was actually peeping on his own stepdaughter for sick sexual gratification, officials revealed Monday.
Officer Miguel Gomez, 41, secretly watched the 21-year-old getting dressed and having sex between May 28 and July 15 in the home she shared with the cop and her mom in the Bronx, according to court papers. Continue reading “NYPD officer busted for spying on his stepdaughter for sexual pleasure: court documents”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NYPD detective was arrested early Monday and charged with driving under the influence – becoming the sixth police employee arrested in a period of three days.
Detective Washington Mosquera, 37, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 75th Precinct, which is located in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Continue reading “Detective Becomes Sixth NYPD Employee Arrested Since Friday”
New York Times – by ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, fresh off a defeat in his campaign to limit large servings of sugary drinks, proposed legislation on Monday requiring stores to put cigarettes out of public sight and to increase penalties on the smuggling and illegal sales of cigarettes.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a proposal on Monday that would require stores to keep cigarettes out of public sight. Continue reading “Bloomberg’s Plan Would Make Stores Conceal Cigarettes”
A New York City police officer was arrested this week and charged with unlawful surveillance.
Officer Miguel Gomez, 41, was arrested around 8:30 a.m. Friday in the 49th Precinct, which includes the Allerton, Morris Park, Van Nest, Pelham Parkway, Eastchester Gardens and Pelham Gardens sections of the Bronx. Continue reading “NYPD Officer Accused Of Unlawful Surveillance”
Huffington Post – by Jay Pinho
For gun control advocates, Robin Kelly’s Democraticprimary victory in Illinois on February 26 represented yet another incremental step forward in the fierce battle for stricter gun legislation in the United States. And momentum appears to be strengthening: a recent NBC/WSJ poll measured 61 percent support for tighter gun laws, up five percentage points from January. This is an unusual trajectory for a once hot-button issue months after the underlying spark, the Newtown shootings, has faded from the news. Continue reading “Michael Bloomberg Wants to Buy Your Vote”
The Atlantic – by SARAH GOODYEAR
One night last July, Kaylan Pedine was standing outside the Mercury Lounge in Manhattan talking to a friend. According to her attorney, Mark Taylor, here’s what happened next: Two New York Police Department officers walked by, and after they passed, Pedine said to her friend, “I wish they would stop stop-and-frisk.” Taylor says the officers overheard what she said about the controversial NYPD tactic, “and in response handcuffed and arrested Ms. Pedine.” Continue reading “Woman Files Suit Alleging She Was Arrested for Criticizing ‘Stop and Frisk’”
New York Times – by J. DAVID GOODMAN
The anger in East Flatbush is local. But the unrest that has gripped the Brooklyn neighborhood, including clashes with the police after officers fatally shot a 16-year-old, has been encouraged and incited by people coming from outside, community leaders said on Thursday.
The leaders appealed for calm a day after a vigil for the teenager, Kimani Gray, turned chaotic around Church Avenue late Wednesday night. Dozens of marchers were arrested and two officers were hurt, the police said. The crowds on the street swelled with local teenagers and seasoned organizers, including some members of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading “Outsiders Faulted for Unrest in Brooklyn”
CBS News – by Stephanie Slifer
(CBS) NEW YORK – Steven M. Katz, a New York State assemblyman who has publicly condemned the use of drugs, was arrested and charged with marijuana possession during a traffic stop on Thursday, police said, according to The New York Times.
A case of a pot-smoking lawmaker calling the kettle black? Continue reading “Anti-drug NY assemblyman Steven Katz arrested for marijuana possession, report says”
New Yorkers have taken to the streets for a fourth day, marching through Brooklyn’s East Flatbush area over the police slaying of 16-year-old Kimani Gray last Saturday. Locals said the protests will continue until officers are brought to justice.
Protesters chanted “How do you spell racist? NYPD!” and “They say get back, we say fight back!” at officers, who had a heavy presence at the three-hour-long rally. “Stop killing our kids,” yelled one woman through a loudspeaker. Continue reading “‘How do you spell racist? NYPD!’ : Brooklyn police brutality riots continue”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There were renewed calls for justice Thursday in the death of a Brooklyn teenager, shot and killed by NYPD officer after they said he flashed a gun.
The incident has sparked protests in the borough and subsequently dozens of arrests late Wednesday night. Continue reading “Mother Of Kimani Gray, Brooklyn Teen Shot By Police, Speaks Out”
Village Voice – by Ryan Devereaux
The only civilian eyewitness to come forward in the case of a Brooklyn teen shot dead by a pair of plainclothes New York City police officers is “certain” the 16 year-old was empty-handed when the cops opened fire.
Kimani ‘Kiki’ Gray was shot several times by two officers patrolling East Flatbush in an un-marked car around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night. Continue reading “Eyewitness “Certain” Kimani Gray Was Unarmed When Police Shot Him”
Huffington Post – by Matt Sledge
NEW YORK — The ring of steel is expanding. New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced a “major project” at a budget hearing on Tuesday to install license plate reader cameras “in every lane of traffic on all of the bridges and tunnels that serve as entrances and exits to Manhattan.”
Soon, no one will be able to drive onto or off of the island without potentially being recorded. Continue reading “NYPD License Plate Readers Will Be Able To Track Every Car Entering Manhattan”
Progress Texas – by Glenn Smith
The powers that be at CPRIT, the cancer research fund that Gov. Rick Perry is using as his slush fund to reward contributors, would like us to forget that it remains under criminal investigation. Texans, though, are outraged that tax money intended to find cures for cancer has been turned into just another crony capitalist wasteland.
Over the last few months, Texas media have uncovered improper grants, grants made without scientific review, grants to Perry contributors, and the resignations of dozens of agency scientists in protest of the crass commercialization of the agency and the crony capitalism. Continue reading “Rick Perry Breaks His Promise on Cancer Research”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Bloomberg Administration moved forward Tuesday afternoon with its appeal of a judge’s decision to halt New York City’s ban on super-sized sugary drinks.
“We are moving forward immediately with our appeal,” said corporation counsel Michael Cardozo. “We believe the judge was wrong in rejecting this important public health initiative. We also feel he took an unduly narrow view of the Board of Health’s powers.” Continue reading “NYC Files Notice Of Appeal Of Judge’s Decision Halting Large Sugary Drinks Ban”
Huffington Post – by WILL WEISSERT
AUSTIN, Texas — George Prescott Bush filed the official paperwork Tuesday to run for Texas land commissioner next year, hoping to use a little-known but powerful post to continue his family’s political dynasty in one of the country’s most-conservative states.
A Spanish-speaking attorney and consultant based in Fort Worth, Bush is considered a rising star among conservative Hispanics, and his political pedigree is hard to match. He is the grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, the nephew of former President George W. Bush and the son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – himself often mentioned as a 2016 presidential hopeful. Continue reading “George P. Bush Running For Texas Land Commissioner”
Huffington Post – by Hunter Stuart
Proposed legislation known as the “Anti-Bloomberg Bill,” which was passed by an overwhelming margin in the Mississippi House on March 6, would make it illegal for local governments to restrict the sale of fatty or sugary foods based on the nutritional value of those foods. Continue reading “Mississippi ‘Anti-Bloomberg Bill’ Would Make Health Initiatives Illegal At Local Level”
New York Daily News – by ERIN DURKIN
A judge has invalidated Mayor Bloomberg’s controversial plan to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants and other eateries, one day before the new law was to take effect.
State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling in Manhattan ruled the new regulation was “arbitrary and capricious” and declared it invalid, after several soda and business groups had sued the city challenging the ban. Continue reading “Judge tosses Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on large sugary sodas one day before it goes into effect”
Take a look around any coffee shop, airport, hotel or library, and you’ll quickly notice that Public WiFi hotpots have become the rule, not the exception. See all those people tapping away on their smart phone, tablet or laptop in a one-man/woman quest to check their email, pay their bills, tweet, update their status and so on? They’re your proof. In 2011, the number of WiFi hotspots reached 1.3 million worldwide. By 2015, WiFi users will be able to connect to 5.8 million hotspots, according to a report commissioned by the Wireless Broadband Alliance. Continue reading “Why Public WiFi Hotspots Are Trouble Spots for Users”
Few presidents in modern times have been as interested in gun control as Richard Nixon, of all people. He proposed ridding the market of Saturday night specials, contemplated banning handguns altogether and refused to pander to gun owners by feigning interest in their weapons.
Several previously unreported Oval Office recordings and White House memos from the Nixon years show a conservative president who at times appeared willing to take on the National Rifle Association, a powerful gun lobby then as now, even as his aides worried about the political ramifications. Continue reading “AP Enterprise: Nixon Wished for Total Handgun Ban”
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