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Aug 12, 20190 min read
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Cops turn fare evasion bust into gun and heroin arrest of parolee
A minor subway crime led police to a major drug bust. When cops nabbed a serial turnstile jumper in the Bronx last month, they grilled...
Aug 12, 20191 min read
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NYPD Deputy Commissioner slams bail reform, says 99% won’t see jail cell
Almost everyone arrested in the Big Apple — aside from those facing murder or attempted murder charges — will not see a jail cell until...
Aug 12, 20191 min read
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Tensions flare as homeless and drug users spread into South End
The contrasts of urban life were on display on a recent sunny afternoon in the South End’s Franklin Square, an oasis of greenery...
Aug 11, 20191 min read
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Chicago’s top cop says he’s also ‘deeply troubled’ about city gun crime database, in fiery letter
Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson fired a full-throated defense of a controversial city database at the county’s public...
Aug 10, 20191 min read
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Jul 30, 20190 min read
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Melinda Katz declared recount winner as Queens DA fight heads to court
Katz is back! The New York City Board of Elections declared Monday that Queens Borough President Melinda Katz narrowly topped her...
Jul 30, 20191 min read
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Longtime NYPD member to become fourth female assistant chief
This NYPD chief was practically born to be part of the NYPD, and on Monday she’ll be joining an exclusive club of female assistant...
Jul 29, 20191 min read
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Everything You Don’t Know About Mass Incarceration
Certain must-pass ideological litmus tests have arisen for the 25 declared candidates (so far) seeking the Democratic Party presidential...
Jul 24, 20192 min read
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Where Law-and-Order Justice Still Reigns in New York City
Three weeks after the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney, where the leading candidates are separated by 16 votes and...
Jul 21, 20191 min read
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Technology Supplier to U.S. Police Agencies Bans Chinese Drones
A supplier of drone technology to dozens of state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, located in the U.S. and a handful...
Jul 19, 20191 min read
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What Tiffany Cabán inherits
A great deal of work has already been done to make prosecutions in Queens more progressive Tiffany Cabán, the apparent victor in the...
Jul 3, 20191 min read
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Bill Bratton says no prosecute policy will usher in ‘return to bad old days’
Boston’s former top cop is predicting a long crime-ridden summer in the city thanks to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’...
Jun 24, 20191 min read
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Careful, Queens: Is the borough prepared for a radical shift in prosecutor’s approach to sex work?
With Rory Lancman dropping out and throwing his support to the Democratic Party’s pick, Melinda Katz, it’s official: 31-year-old public...
Jun 22, 20191 min read
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God Save Queens
According to data provided by the Queens County District Attorney’s Office, more than one-third of people charged in Queens with either...
Jun 21, 20191 min read
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Jun 18, 20190 min read
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The Legislature endangered the public by botching criminal-justice reform
As a progressive prosecutor, I had high expectations for the 2019 legislative session. My party controlled both chambers, and I had hoped...
Jun 18, 20191 min read
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Progressives just won’t admit the truth about opioids and the homeless
By latest count, some 109,089 people are sleeping on the streets of major cities in California, Oregon and Washington. The homelessness...
Jun 17, 20191 min read
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