Police officers who overlooked a Brooklyn grandmother's killing could possibly face discipline.

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

Police are one step closer to finding the suspects responsible for the death of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's aide Carey Gabay, who was fatally shot before the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn last September.

In response to complaints that New York City’s police force fails to reflect the city’s multiculturalism, the department on Wednesday welcomed about 1,217 recruits to the ranks in one of “the most diverse” classes in recent history, according to The New York Daily News. Of the recruits, 78 percent are men and 22 percent are […]

Ovidio Jaramillo, 17, was at a crosswalk at around 11 p.m. in Queens when he was hit by a black Toyota Camry. The car quickly took off after hitting the teenager.

A 23-year-old has been arrested in the shooting death of a baby girl in Compton, California earlier this month, The LA Times reports. Ray Howard Patterson was taken into police custody by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Monday afternoon. Police believe Patterson was the same suspect who took off in a blue Chevrolet Impala […]

Tony Burton, best known for his pivotal role in the Rocky franchise, has died at the age of 78, USA Today reports. The actor was most famous for playing Tony “Duke” Evers, the trainer to Carl Weathers’ character Apollo Creed in the original 1976 film. Burton continued the role as Rocky Balboa’s trainer in the next […]

NewsOne’s Top 5 gives you a quick rundown of the viral stories we’re talking about today. 6-Year-Old Louisiana Boy Just Became The Youngest Person Killed By Police This Year POLICE: 9-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Chicago Was Lured Into Alley, “Executed” Due To Father’s Gang Ties Twitter Shuts Down Activist Shaun King’s Account After Dispute With CNN […]

A man from Staten Island is taking the NYPD to court after he was allegedly tossed around in a police van, an experience he compared to the rough ride 25-year-old Freddie Gray endured with Baltimore City Police. Gray’s spine was severed in the unlawful April arrest. He died in police custody. Joseph Rodman was arrested and tossed into a […]

New York Police Department lawyers and city lawyers are allegedly engaging in a “stunning pattern” of evidence destruction in a class-action case that accuses officers of issuing 850,000 bogus summonses to meet quotas, The New York Daily News exclusively reports. Amid damning evidence obtained by a whistleblower, city lawyers reportedly have failed to release emails from […]

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Antronie Scott, wanted on warrants for being a felon in possession in a firearm, was killed Thursday night as he was observed by a detective and a uniformed officer driving in an apartment complex.

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A New Jersey police chief who allegedly wrote an email defending racial profiling of "suspicious Black people in White neighborhoods," has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the correspondence.