police

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

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

2 NYPD Employees Arrested In Separate Incidents

Two NYPD employees found themselves on the wrong side of the law Sunday morning.

2013/02/17

George Hess and Caroline Stern (credit: Sonia Rincon, 1010 WINS)

Couple Will Dance In Subway Again After Settlement

An Upper West Side couple now has no qualms about dancing in the subway, after the city settled with them for $75,000 following a lawsuit when police arrested them for the act.

2013/01/21

Guns seized from a car following a police chase in Queens (credit: NYPD)

Police Wonder If They’ll Need To Confiscate Assault Weapons In Event Of Ban

Amid talk of reinstating the assault weapons ban that expired eight years ago, police departments nationwide are thinking of ways to confiscate such weapons.

2012/12/22

Makeshift memorial in front of Jovan Belcher's West Babylon home (credit: Mona Rivera, 1010 WINS)

Police Release Video Of Jovan Belcher Just Before Murder-Suicide

Police on Friday night released video showing officers finding Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and Long Island native Jovan Belcher asleep in his car, just hours before he killed his girlfriend and later committed suicide.

2012/12/08

Report: Conn Police Make It Hard To File Complaints Against Officers

A report released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut lists issues ranging from a lack of complaint forms, to threats of intimidation or prosecution of those who wish to bring complaints.

2012/12/04

Ridgewood, NJ Man Arrested, Allegedly Found With Guns And Bomb Making Materials

Sixty-year-old Roberto Rivera, of Ridgewood, faces several charges, including possession of a destructive device and recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury. His bail was set at $1 million cash. It wasn’t known Saturday if he had retained a lawyer.

2012/11/17