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Judge calls on New York and other legislatures to adopt state equivalent of federal Second Look Act
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (547+ words) In 1997, U.S. District Court Judge Frederic Block sentenced Walter Johnson to five life terms for drug possessions and robbery charges. Johnson had "to be incapacitated so society is protected" Block wrote in his sentencing at the time. In 2024, Block found Johnson…...
Privacy advocates urge Mamdani to use his mayoral powers and scale back the NYPD’s surveillance programs
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1580+ words) Roughly eight weeks into his administration, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is being pressed by privacy advocates to dismantle major components of the NYPD's surveillance infrastructure " arguing that he can use his mayoral powers to do so. A new report released Thursday…...
Black History Month: Olufunmilola Obe’s journey from Nigerian schoolgirl to NYPD three-star chief and lawyer
2+ week, 2+ day ago (488+ words) Chief Obe supervises the Transportation Bureau, which oversees ticketing, moving and parking violations, traffic congestion, and, most importantly to her, keeping New Yorkers safe from deadly traffic collisions. While the inner workings of the Big Apple have now become imperative…...
Mangione murder trial gets June start date, sparking deadline battle between courts
3+ week, 4+ day ago (588+ words) The Manhattan judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's murder case set a summer start date for the state trial at a hearing on Friday, turning up the temperature on the showdown between state and federal courts over who gets a crack at…...
Op-Ed | Deploying Minnesota’s own RICO statute against Homeland Security: Boldly efficient or a risky overreach?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (440+ words) Rising from the ashes in Minneapolis is a smoldering question: who, if anyone, will investigate U.S. Homeland Security personnel allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, along with other reported misconduct by federal immigration agents operating…...
Corrupt ex-cop pleads guilty to charges in drug trafficking scheme – amNewYork
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (487+ words) A former NYPD officer on Thursday pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his involvement in a drug trafficking scheme while serving on the force." Nguyen entered a guilty plea to three of the indictment's eight counts " bribery and narcotics distribution…...
City Council override brings pay and protections to 60,000 private sector security guards, relief to family of slain officer behind namesake bill – amNewYork
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (643+ words) Of the 17 Eric Adams-era vetoes the City Council overturned Thursday, the Aland Etienne Safety and Security Act " which guarantees 60,000 private security officers citywide the pay, benefits, and protections they've long been denied " marked a deeply personal victory for Etienne's family,…...
Manhattan DA pushes for Mangione’s state trial to start July 1st – amNewYork
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (254+ words) New York prosecutors pushed on Wednesday to have Luigi Mangione's murder trial begin on July 1 so that it can be held prior to his federal trial, which is scheduled for later this year. Mangione, who is accused of shooting and…...
ICE agents’ killing of Minneapolis protester sparks emergency march in NYC demanding feds back off – amNewYork
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (433+ words) Hours after ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed its second protester this month, hundreds of New Yorkers took to the streets of Lower Manhattan amid arctic temperatures on Saturday to demand an end to the federal agency's escalating operations....
Op-Ed | Prosecuting the ICE agent who killed Renee Good – amNewYork
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (922+ words) The videos of the killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this month are chilling. They show clearly and convincingly that the agent, Jonathan Ross, killed the young mother without justification or excuse…...