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Cop Who Harassed Brooklyn 311 Caller Hit with Fine, Penalty
A cop made crank calls with "heavy breathing" and, oddly, "dolphin, seal and sheep noises" to harass a 311 complainant. He's been punished.
October 1, 2024
City Pays $150K to Settle Suit Over Cops Who Harassed Man Who Reported Police Parking Misconduct
Justin Sherwood and his lawyer will pocket $152,000 to settle his federal civil rights suit against the city and several officers who harassed him following his 311 calls.
September 28, 2023
Anti-Immigrant Cop Busted for Harassing Cyclists, Police Watchdog Finds
Meet Police Officer Frank Faber — a rogue, anti-immigrant, anti-cycling cop who finally got caught.
September 8, 2023
The NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know the Official Policy on Police Chases
The NYPD Patrol Guide has certain pages deleted and the CCRB, the main watchdog, took them down, too. Experts are alarmed.
August 30, 2023
Video Shows Cops Not Even Trying to Save Man they Struck on Eastern Parkway: Family
Where was their courtesy? Where was their professionalism? Where was their respect for this man? He wasn't dirty. He wasn't no bum off the street. That's my brother," the victim's sister said on Monday.
November 16, 2022
LEGAL EASE: How I Got Secret NYPD Misconduct Reports — and How You Can, Too
Some lessons from a lawyer who pushed the Civilian Complaint Review Board — and won.
January 3, 2022
AWFULLY IRONIC: NYPD Threatens Tipster After Streetsblog Story About Prior Harassment Over 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
“Keep fucking around,” the new harasser texted.
October 19, 2021
BAD COP, BAD COP: NYPD Threatens Tipster for Filing 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
Members of the NYPD harassed a cyclist after he reported the cops for illegally parking, according to the complainant — and now the matter is under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
October 18, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD Discipline Problem
A new lawsuit seeks the hiring of a monitor to oversee the NYPD — something both the mayor and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said was unnecessary. Our cartoonist begs to differ.
January 18, 2021