Ex-NYPD chiefs allege corruption and cronyism in lawsuits against Mayor Adams and his allies Four high-ranking former New York City police officials have sued Mayor Eric Adams and his close allies The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025
NYPD ignores 100s of misconduct cases The department has killed more than 400 substantiated cases of alleged misconduct this year Salon · Sep 12, 2024
Administrative judge says discipline case against high-ranking NYPD official should be dropped A New York Police Department administrative trial judge has recommended that a disciplinary case against the department’s highest-ranking uniformed officer be dropped, arguing that the police watchdog agency that investigated the case lacked jurisdiction The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024
NYPD commissioner buries cop misconduct Victims are never told their cases have been buried by NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Salon · Jun 27, 2024
Complaints against NYPD hit 11-year high under pro-police mayor Adams Concern that community relations are suffering as return to 1990s-style ‘broken windows’ policing focused on anti-social behavior The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2023
The New York Police Department has sworn in a Latino commissioner for the first time Edward Caban has 32 years of experience in the NYPD and was picked as the department's first deputy commissioner in 2022. He follows in the footsteps of his father, who was a transit detective. WEKU · Jul 18, 2023
NYPD appoints Edward Caban as NYC’s first Latino commissioner NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Monday took over as the 46th head of the nation’s largest police force. Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023
New York City names its first Latino police commissioner NYC mayor names 55-year-old Edward Caban as leader of the largest US police department, the first Latino in the role. Al Jazeera · Jul 17, 2023
Veteran police official Edward Caban becomes first Latino to head the NYPD Longtime police official Edward Caban has been sworn is as commissioner of the New York Police Department, becoming the first Latino to lead the 178-year-old department The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023
Reason for NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resignation remains a mystery, though it’s clearly a hit for Mayor Adams, experts say NEW YORK — Even before she finished her first year as New York City’s top cop, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell suggested she was frustrated by those who second-guessed her and told her things they would never tell a man. Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2023
NYPD Commissioner Sewell’s resignation likely influenced by Adams and deputy mayor’s heavy involvement in policing, former top cop Bratton says NEW YORK — Too many cooks in the kitchen brought the NYPD’s leadership dynamic to a boil — and may have led to Commissioner Keechant Sewell’s surprise resignation, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2023
First woman boss of NYPD steps down after 18 months ‘I will always be a champion for the people of New York City’ The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
New York police chief Keechant Sewell quits after 18 months Sewell, first woman to hold post, says ‘my time here will come to a close’ amid reports of tension with mayor Eric Adams The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2023
New York City police commissioner, first woman to lead department, resigns after 18 months New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell is stepping down after 18 months on the job The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023 Punishments for NYPD misconduct could be less severe under proposed revisions The NYPD on Thursday proposed less harsh penalties for certain types of police misconduct.
Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023 NYPD reboots cyborg police dog after backlash and, again, civil rights advocates warn against high-tech hound NEW YORK — Digidog, the NYPD robot pooch, is back and department leaders promise it’s not the dystopian surveillance nightmare it was made out to be the first time New Yorkers got a look at it.
Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023 NYPD rookie cop shot while pursuing suspect in Queens bus fight NEW YORK — An argument over a seat on a city bus sparked a foot chase by police down a Jamaica, Queens, street and ended with a rookie officer in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg Wednesday afternoon, according to NYPD officials.
The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2023 Who is Alvin Bragg, the DA who got a grand jury to indict Donald Trump? In getting a grand jury to charge Trump over his hush money payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016, the Democrat has carved himself a place in history
Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023 NYC cranking up security, bracing for Tuesday protest as potential Trump indictment in hush money probe looms NEW YORK — The NYPD is stepping up security and scouring social media for threats as the city braces for protests over former President Donald Trump’s potential criminal indictment — including an expected “car caravan” of Trump supporters who plan to come in from Long Island on Tuesday, the New…
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Adams dodges on Cardi B flap in promotion of new probation commissioner NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams refused to explain on Friday why NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell wasn’t looped into the controversial decision to invite Cardi B to a police event — and instead praised the NYPD’s former Chief of Training Juanita Holmes for making the move.
Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023 ‘Shoot me, I’m not stopping’: Rampaging U-Haul driver evading Brooklyn car stop strikes 8, leads cops on wild chase NEW YORK — A rampaging U-Haul driver leading cops on a wild chase through Brooklyn Monday struck six men, a woman and a cop and sent other pedestrians on the sidewalk scurrying for their lives, police said.
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 One dead, two critically hurt, and a suspect who ‘wanted to die’: What we know about the Brooklyn U-Haul ‘rampage’ ‘At this time, we have no indication that there was any terrorism involvement in this incident,’ NYPD Commissioner says
Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023 Rental van mounts New York pavement ploughs into 8 people leaving 2 critical The truck was brought to a standstill
Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023 3 arrested, 2 cops assaulted in Times Square protests over Tyre Nichols death, NYPD says NEW YORK — Three people were arrested and two police officers were assaulted during New York City protests over the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers, New York Police Department officials said Saturday.
Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2023 NYC protests of Tyre Nichols death draw more than 100; two arrested as Times Square protester smashes police car windshield NEW YORK — More than 100 people showed up at two protests in Manhattan on Friday night as Memphis police released video showing its officers fatally beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man.