NYPD detective: Shooter said, 'Watch what I'm going to do'
The police department's chief of detectives, Robert Boyce, said Sunday that Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, talked to two people on the street moments before the shooting, told them to follow him on the social media site Instagram and said they should watch what he was about to do. Ref. Source 3
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said today that he is posthumously promoting New York City police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu to detective first grade.
Speaking at Ramos' funeral, he also posthumously appointed Ramos as honorary chaplain of the NYPD's 84th precinct. Ramos was just hours away from becoming a lay chaplain when he and fellow New York police Officer Wenjian Liu were gunned down in their patrol car last Saturday in Brooklyn. Ref. CNN
The picture that could change New York
IT'S the picture that's caused shock waves around the world. In the ultimate act of defiance, New York City cops have thrown down the gauntlet and now things are getting heated. Ref. Source 7
Two NYPD officers shot in the Bronx
Two New York City police officers were shot in the Bronx borough of New York City Monday night, the NYPD told USA TODAY. The officers were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and the injuries are not believed to be life threatening. No suspects are yet in custody. Ref. USAToday
New York police have three men in custody, including the man they say shot and wounded two officers responding to a report of an armed robbery in the Bronx on Monday night, a law enforcement official said today. Ref. USAToday
Grand jury indicts NYPD cop in stairwell killing
A New York City grand jury has indicted a police officer in the death of an unarmed black man who was shot in a darkened stairwell in November. The Associated Press and New York media outlets are reporting the indictment of officer Peter Liang in the death of Akai Gurley, citing sources. Ref. USAToday
NYC officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter, official misconduct in stairwell shooting
A rookie police officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter, official misconduct and other charges in the shooting death of a man in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex. Ref. USAToday
NYPD Cop Epitomizes Why People Distrust Police as He Goes Ballistic on an Uber Driver:
A horrifying glimpse of power going to someone's head when they are granted a shiny badge and forget who they work for. Ref. Source 6