Investigators pursuing criminals normally have an arduous task ahead of them. There are leads to be followed up on, witnesses to be interviewed, and even surveillance video to be reviewed. But a recent gang bust by the NYPD that netted 103 arrests was made at least somewhat easier due to the fact that a few of the alleged gang bangers openly admitted their crimes on Facebook. In a powerful show…
A black New York driver says the NYPD arrested him for driving a nice car while wearing a bandana. “I was a black man driving a nice car,” Melvin Brown told the New York Daily News. “I don’t see any other reason why they stopped me.” Brown, 51, says he was wearing a bandana as part of his job with the Department of Transportation. Although Brown says the bandana protects…
By Josmar Trujillo Is a block in Harlem a ticking time bomb between the NYPD and the residents who live there? After a recent incident where over 100 cops and dozens of police cruisers filled the intersection of 125th street and Lexington ave, some think that the worst is yet to come. On the night of April 28th a fιght brοke out between two women, according to police and eyewitnesses….
Reported BY Liku Zelleke If anything, you should admire the tenacity of the NYPD; Karen Jordan knows it firsthand. So far, the police officers have barged into her house, at least 12 times, looking for her husband. So far, it’s all been in vain. Because, what they don’t seem to accept or understand is that the poor guy has been dead for over 8 years. James Jordan Sr. passed away…
Dr Boyce Watkins and S. Tia Brown talk about the domestic violence allegations against “The Dream.” [leadplayer_vid id=”536112846ED29″]
Reported By Liku Zelleke Ramarley Graham was 18-years-old when he was shot and killed by an NYPD police officer in his home in the Bronx in February of 2012. He had run into his home with police officers in pursuit who said they had witnessed Graham participate in a drug deal. The officers, in plainclothes, had suspected that he also had a gun in his waistband. It was later found…
‘Christian Ferdinand of Maine has been charged with murdering 14 year old Shaniesha Forbes. the young girls body was found Burned, naked, and laying on Gerritsen Beach. The medical examiner has just revealed the she was in fact not pregnant. Ferdinand who is only 20 years of age appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Thursday. The police said that he stated that he thought she was pregnant– so he killed…
Sometimes, you know when someone is hit by mental illness. This case is sadder than most, and a young man may spend the rest of his life in prison because of it. Lonnie Scott is a 35-year old man who is in police custody for stabbing his mother and killing her, and someone needs to tell the poor guy that his mother isn’t alive anymore. Even worse, the Scott had…
The New York Police Department has caught a great deal of heat lately for hurting its citizens, especially minorities. This incident, however, might take the cake. Police are accused of pepper spraying a woman along with her entire family, including a five month old, a four-year old and a two year old baby. The woman was being accused of trying to get onto a subway without paying, according to a…
Now I might be mistaken, but I thought the purpose of the police force was to protect and serve the people. Not to scare them to death! NYPD obviously has a different motivation for serving their community. News One reports: During the ongoing “stop and frisk” trial in Manhattan’s federal court, a state senator said today that NYPD commissioner Ray Kellyimplemented the program to “instill fear” in the minds of the city’s Black…
Black and Hispanic men are finally having their day in Mahattan courtroom. The controversal issue NYPD stopping “suspicious” suspects at their discetion to frisl them has finally gone on trial. Whether this practice is legal or not is at question, and minority groups will now get an answer. Atlanta Black Star reports: The trial in Federal District Court in Manhattan will determine the legality of the stop-and-frisk program and have…
Hate crime or Unfortunate event? The details of the shooting and killing of 16 year old Kimani Gray are still foggy. But the odds are not in the NYPD’s favor, who seem to have shot an innocent teenager. According to Gawker: Kimani Gray, the 16-year-old who was killed in Brooklyn on Saturday night by two plainclothes police officers, was shot seven times: four in the front, three in the back….
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices “systemically” violated the constitutional rights of Bronx residents — but said it could continue with proper modifications. Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered the NYPD to “immediately cease” stopping people outside Bronx apartments enrolled in a voluntary anti-crime program unless cops have “reasonable suspicion of trespass,” in a massive 157-page decision. The ruling followed testimony last year by four black and Latino…
by Doshon Farad Newark,NJ-On Tuesday Muslim leaders and activists held a press conference at the Islamic Center of Newark(ICN) to address recent revelations that the NYPD has been spying on Muslim establishments in the city and across the Northeast region of the United States. The event which was organized by the New Jersey Council of Imams and ICN, was a follow up of this past Sunday’s private meeting held at…
During the last three months of the New York school year, an average five school kids were arrested per day. Of the students who were arrested, 90 percent were African American or Latino. According to an NYPD report, from October 1 to December 31 of 2011, 279 students were arrested and another 532 students were issued summonses. Click to read More