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Jose Canseco (Photo By Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Jose Canseco Accused Of Sexual Assault In Las Vegas

Word about the investigation became public after Canseco posted information about it in a string of bizarre posts on Twitter.

2013/05/22

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is painting a doom-and-gloom picture of what NYC tax rates could look like under the next mayor if wage increases are given to union workers. (Photo: CBS 2)

Bloomberg: Restrictions On NYPD Would ‘Undermine Public Safety’

In his weekly radio address Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted two proposals that he said would “undermine public safety” by placing a yoke on the NYPD.

2013/05/05

A police officer was injured in a crash in Clifton, NJ on Thursday, May 2, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Clifton Cop Injured When Police Chase Ends In Crash

It happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Clifton and Colfax avenues.

2013/05/02

NYPD Cruiser (file / credit: D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

NYPD Sergeant Arrested For Driving Drunk

An off-duty New York City police sergeant was arrested in Brooklyn early Monday for allegedly driving drunk.

2013/04/22

A couch burns during 'Delafest' near Rutgers University in New Brunswick (credit: CBS 2)

Several Arrested As Cops Shut Down ‘Delafest’ Street Party In New Brunswick

Bottles were smashed and a couch burned in the middle of the street as police in riot gear attempted to break up the crowd of young party goers, many of whom are students at Rutgers.

2013/04/13

Hackensack Gun Buyback

Police, Prosecutors Hold Gun Buyback In Bergen County

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office joined local police departments for a gun buyback at several churches throughout the county this weekend.

2013/04/13

Baby Girl (credit: Facebook/Snarr - Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation)

Online Support Grows For Staten Island Pit Bull Shot By Police

Baby Girl was shot as she tried to run away from the scene into the woods, according to the website Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation.

2013/04/09

(Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

Police In Brooklyn To Warn Drivers Who Leave Electronics Out In Cars

We’re all familiar with the advice, “If you see something, say something,” and if police in Brooklyn see a smartphone or tablet lying in your parked car in plain view, they will be saying something to you.

2013/04/03

Fort Lee Crosswalk Enforcement

Fort Lee Police Set Up Decoy Officers At Pedestrian Crosswalks

Police in Fort Lee, N.J., have set up officers as decoys, at sites where motorists have been failing chronically to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk.

2013/04/03

The entrance to the D, F, N, and Q trains. (Credit 1010 WINS reporter Gary Baumgarten.

Judge Tosses Law Requiring Subway Passengers To Give Police Their ID

A federal judge this week threw out a New York City transit system rule that allowed police officers to demand identification documents from anyone riding the subway.

2013/03/23

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Menendez Calls For Federal Probe Of Allegations That He Visited Prostitutes

A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said the senator hopes U.S. authorities join their Dominican counterparts in investigating the origin of reports he paid women in the Dominican Republic for sex.

2013/03/18

The insignia for the Elizabeth, N.J. police department. (credit: Elizabeth N.J. Police via Facebook)

Elizabeth, N.J. Police Investigate Video Which Shows Officer Punching Woman

As bar patrons wrapped up a night of clubbing this past Saturday a woman found herself at the receiving end of a direct hit by an Elizabeth police officer.

2013/03/06

Jail Cell Door

Seen At 11: Have You Ever Paid ‘The Petty Consequence’?

Imagine, you go for a late-night stroll in the park, and you end up spending the rest of the night in a police station lockup. It’s happening to everyday people a lot more than you’d think.

2013/02/26

Generic Police Photo (credit: Clipart.com)

Report: Police Shot And Wounded Knife Wielding South River Man

The man was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Neither officer was injured in the confrontation, but authorities would not identify them or provide further details on the shooting.

2013/02/23

Lines outside the Motor Vehicles office off Route 46 in Wayne on July 11, 2011 (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Pastafarian Refuses To Take Off Pasta Strainer At New Jersey MVC

A New Jersey man warranted a call to police earlier this month, after he refused to take a pasta strainer off his head for a driver’s license photo on the grounds that it was his religious right as a Pastafarian.

2013/02/20

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