NYPD

Rookie NYPD officer Peter Liang, who gunned down unarmed Akai Gurley in the darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing project, was found guilty of manslaughter late Thursday, reports the New York Daily News. Liang faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced later this year. News of the verdict spread rapidly across social media mostly because it represents […]

In a major step in the aftermath of Eric Garner's death, which touched off a nationwide movement against police brutality, federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury on Wednesday, reports The New York Times.

If found guilty, 28-year-old police officer Peter Liang could face up to 15 years behind bars.

A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a Black New York Police officer $15 million after he was beaten and had his hand fractured by fellow officers at his Queens home in 2010, reports the New York Daily News.

The mother of slain Bronx teen Ramarley Graham is demanding justice for her son, who was shot and killed at the hands of NYPD officer Richard Haste in 2012.

The Rubenstein and Rynecki law firm says it deserves a share of the $2.3 million in attorneys' fees.

Prosecutors used the testimony to further prove that Liang was too busy worrying about his job to help save Gurley.

Alan Newton spent years in a legal battle with the city after he was released from jail in 2006, the NY Daily News reports.

Trayon Christian won a settlement with the state of New York after being "stopped and frisked" for purchasing an expensive belt.

Officer Peter Liang, the Asian rookie NYPD cop who is accused of shooting and killing Black unarmed Brooklyn man Akai Gurley, has opted to have his case heard by a jury. As the selection of the jury is still days away, testimony was heard today in court regarding evidence and statements made by Liang after […]

Shields was last seen at LaGuardia Airport, where she had just finished speaking to her supervisor.

A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ordered the release of five teens accused of raping an 18-year-old girl last week at a playground in what investigators have called an increasingly complicated case, reports the New York Daily News.