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

Activists Petition Against ‘Abusive Practices’ In The NYPD

Members of an activist group circulated a petition at posts around the city Sunday — with the goal of ending what the group called “abusive practices” in the New York City Police Department.

2013/04/07

Sign outside the NYPD Stop-and-Frisk trial in Manhattan (file / credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Protesters Gather Outside Stop-And-Frisk Trial

Protesters chanted and held up signs saying it’s not a crime to be black or Latino.

2013/04/05

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file / credit: Edward Reed / Mayor's Office)

NYC Teens Carrying Guns At New Low; Bloomberg Credits Stop-And-Frisk

Federal data claims that the number of teenagers carrying guns in New York City has reached an all time low.

2013/04/04

Lawmaker: Kelly Wanted Stop-And-Frisk To ‘Instill Fear’ In Minorities

“I believe that in his heart, he has the best intention of New Yorkers. I believe all of us are traumatized after September 11th, all of us are traumatized by the number of guns in the street. I think he’s used the wrong method,” Adams said.

2013/04/01

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Officers Grilled On Stop-And-Frisk As Civil Case Continues

A police officer testified Wednesday that he taunted an innocent 13-year-old boy after he detained the teen under the New York Police Department’s disputed program of stopping, questioning and frisking people on city streets.

2013/03/27

A demonstrator outside the stop-and-frisk trial - March 18, 2013 (credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

More Secretly Recorded Conversations Heard At NYPD Stop-And-Frisk Trial

There was a show of frustration outside federal court on Friday as the city defended its practice of stopping and frisking potential suspects in high-crime areas.

2013/03/22

NYPD Whistle-Blower Testifies In Stop-And-Frisk Trial

Officer Adhyl Polanco secretly recorded precinct roll calls at the 41st Precinct in the Bronx in 2009.

2013/03/20

Man Delivers Tearful Testimony On Day 2 Of Challenge To Stop-And-Frisk Policy

The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of some of the stops, with lawyers arguing the policy unfairly targets minorities.

2013/03/19

NYPD (file / credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

De Blasio: Politics Could Block Effective NYPD Inspector General

There’s a renewed push for New York City to follow most other major cities and set up an inspector general’s office to oversee police policies like stop-and-frisk. But, election year politics could play a big role, WCBS 880′s Alex Silverman reported.

2013/03/19

Opponents of the NYPD’s "stop-and-frisk" policy march on January 27, 2012 in the Bronx. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Challenge To NYPD’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy Begins In Federal Court

A civil case has begun in Manhattan to determine whether the tactic unlawfully targets people on the basis of race.

2013/03/18

NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk policy in apartment buildings

Civil Rights Trial On Stop-And-Frisk Policy Set To Begin

The NYPD “stop and frisk” policy is set to face its biggest legal challenge this week, with a federal civil rights trial on whether the tactic unfairly targets minorities.

2013/03/17

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (file/credit: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

NYPD Report: Minorities Account For 90 Percent Of Stop And Frisks

The report, titled “Reasonable Suspicion Stops,” show a total of 685,724 people were detained in 2011. The New York Civil Liberties Union fought for the release of the figures last year.

2013/02/05

Judge Lets NYPD Resume Some Stop-And-Frisks In The Bronx

A federal judge is allowing the New York Police Department to temporarily resume some controversial Bronx residential trespass stops.

2013/01/22

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly (credit: Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

Poll Gives Ray Kelly Record Approval Rating

Do New Yorkers approve of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly? According to a new poll, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

2013/01/17

Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the NYPD graduation ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn - Dec. 28, 2012 (credit: Kristen Artz / Mayor's Office)

Bloomberg Touts Record Low Murder Rate As New Cops Sworn In

As he swore in the NYPD’s newest class of recruits Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city’s murder rate is at an all-time low. There were 414 of them so far in 2012, the lowest number since record-keeping began in 1963.

2012/12/28

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