An oversight board had recommended that Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, be punished for interfering with an arrest. Commissioner Edward Caban dismissed the case. Source: New York Times
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NY Man Is Accused of 3 Shootings, 2 Fatal, in 24-Hour Crime Spree
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
A 17-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man were killed, and a 96-year-old bystander was wounded, in three separate attacks in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Source: New York Times
13 Guns Used in Harlem Shootout, Police Say, Underscoring Deadly Threat
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
The tally shows how ubiquitous firearms, many illegal, are in New York, with more legal ones anticipated after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Source: New York Times
Girl, 11, Was Killed When One Teen Tried to Shoot Another, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2022
The police filed charges in a Bronx slaying that came as New York’s children are suffering in a wave of violence. Source: New York Times
New York Honors 4 Who Spotted Brooklyn Shooting Suspect
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The mayor and police commissioner honored the tipsters who alerted the police after seeing Frank R. James, who was then arrested in the Brooklyn subway shooting. Source: New York Times
As Police Make Arrests in One Bronx Shooting, Teen Is Slain in Another
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2022
A 16-year-old girl was killed and two other teenagers she was with outside a high school were shot on Friday, the police said. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Rolls Out New Version of Anti-Gun Unit With Violent Past
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Officers will wear modified uniforms, not plain clothes, in the unit, which in its previous form was involved in a disproportionate number of fatal shootings. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Boss’s First Weeks: A Rush of Tragedy, a Rise in Scrutiny
By Gotham Rex on February 25, 2022
Keechant Sewell, who took over the New York Police Department as an outsider, was immediately faced with a series of shocking crimes. Source: New York Times
Conflict Quickly Emerges Between Top Prosecutor and Police Commissioner
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
A memo by New York City’s new police leader sharply questioned Manhattan’s new district attorney over his strategy for prosecuting crime. Source: New York Times
Police to Step Up Patrol of New York Subway, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
As the subway tries to lure back riders, Mayor Eric Adams said that officers would more regularly patrol stations and trains. Source: New York Times
Louis Molina, Las Vegas Public Safety Chief, Expected to Lead N.Y.C. Jail System
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Mr. Molina, a former N.Y.P.D. officer and Correction Department official, will be tasked with restoring order at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex. Source: New York Times
Keechant Sewell, a Queens Native, Comes 'Full Circle' to Head N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Keechant Sewell, chief of detectives in Nassau County, will become the city’s 45th police commissioner after she impressed Eric Adams with “emotional intelligence.” Source: New York Times
Keechant Sewell to Become First Woman to Lead N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
The selection of Ms. Sewell, the Nassau County chief of detectives, was seen as one of Eric Adams’s most critical appointments as incoming mayor. Source: New York Times