“A doctor testifying for the defense in the NYPD sodomy trial told jurors on Wednesday that the alleged victim’s injuries couldn’t have come from a police baton. … ‘Do I have an opinion on it? I don’t believe it happened.’” Both these quotes are from this Daily News article on Mineo.
The New York Times reportsthat, “Intense pressure to produce annual crime reductions led some supervisors and precinct commanders to manipulate crime statistics.” I’m shocked. Shocked. Reclassifying a $1,100 theft as a $950 theft isn’t the end of the world. But a police culture where it’s OK to play a bit fast and loose with the…
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I think Michael Mineo is a liar. I’ve said it before here and here and I’ll say it again. The latest is this, “[A police baton] could not have possibly made the hole in this underwear,” said [a defense witness], “This is a square hole.” Seems like pretty damning evidence. At the end of an…
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Illustrating once again that crime and the economy are not inherently linked. The storyin the New York Times.
Here’s to Sgt Kelly and his good Times Square shooting! The man was carrying a card that said: “I feel sorry for a cop if he think I’m getting into his paddy wagon.”
Seems like everybody in the NYPD is doing it. And so what? The whole concept is strange to this former Baltimore police officer. So is the language. I had three real badges when I was cop. They give you one, for your shirt or jacket. You need to pay for others. One other you need,…
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The story by Michael Schmidt in the New York Times.
NYPD cars are getting a low-frequency device to supplement their lights and siren. Why do I have the feeling I’m not going to like this. I think sirens should be quieter, not louder. We don’t need to escalate noise in the city. The problem isn’t that people don’t notice lights and sirens, it’s that they…
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The New York Timesreports: Documents filed in Brooklyn against the driver, Najibullah Zazi, contend he bought chemicals needed to build a bomb — hydrogen peroxide, acetone and hydrochloric acid — and in doing so, Mr. Zazi took a critical step made by few other terrorism suspects. … “The ingredients here are quite scary,” and the…
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Leonard Levitt writes a good column. He has some harsh words for the NYPD Intelligence Division and the recent NYPD/FBI/terrorism case. The Intelligence Division under Cohen and his crony, Assistant Commissioner Larry Sanchez, is operating as a mini-CIA with no accountability and with no model to guide it. Now it appears that these lone wolves…
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