The New York Police Department reinstated a Muslim police officer who was suspended for not shaving his beard. The department also agreed to review its...

The NYPD now counts nearly 6,000 female officers among its ranks, a sharp rise from the 700 in the early 1970s. Of the current group, there are more than...

Brooklyn narcotics officers shot and killed a man Tuesday who was a fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted list wanted in connection with the shooting of a cop.

More than 900 new NYPD officer graduated from the Police Academy this week at a ceremony in Madison Square Garden.

Segway recently announced that the New York City Police Department has purchased a fleet of 10 Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) that it plans to deploy on...

In the wake of the fatal shootings of two NYPD volunteers earlier this month, New York City is planning to spend $3.3 million to equip its auxiliary...

In the hours following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, the NYPD increased security of hotels, transportation systems, and other vital infrastructure.

The Android phones, which cannot make or receive calls, enable officers on foot patrol to look up a person's criminal history and verify their...

U.S. Senators reached an agreement that would expand background checks for firearm purchases to limit access to weapons for criminals and the mentally ill.

Justin Johnsen was knocked down on Nov. 5 by an unmarked Ford Taurus police car. Last month, he received a $1,263 invoice for damage to an unmarked NYPD...

A New York Police Department squad car pursuing two men on an illegal motorcycle accidentally rear-ended the dirt bike, killing one and injuring the second...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted a City Council rival's plan to install an inspector general to provide greater oversight of the New York...

A New York City gang clique distributed a fake wanted poster on a social media site calling for the deaths of two NYPD officers who shot and killed Brooklyn...

A jury has convicted the "cannibal cop," a former NYPD officer who was fired after his wife revealed his macabre plan to kidnap, cook, and eat women.

A 28-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday to 45 years to life in prison for the 2011 killing of a veteran police officer during a botched predawn robbery...

New York City police officers who use their radio to heckle fellow officers or commanders have been docked 30 vacation days and put on disciplinary probation.

Lamont Pride now faces 25 years to life following his conviction on second degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and burglary. Pride was acquitted of...

A New York City man who was sentenced to be executed for the murder of two undercover police officers in 2003 — and who made headlines once again this week...

A convicted killer of two undercover NYPD detectives impregnated a guard at a federal prison, hoping to avoid the death penalty.

Frank Serpico has joined the legal team of Officer Adrian Schoolcraft, a cop suing the NYPD for $50 million after police allegedly dragged him off to a...

The report, the first official release of data from the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program, lists stops by precinct. The tactic was used most in Brooklyn and...

A New York City police sergeant collapsed during a narcotics operation Friday morning and could not be revived by medical personnel, the agency announced.

An affair between an NYPD officer and his Queens sergeant that led to his suicide has spilled into the courtroom, after the officer's widow filed a lawsuit...

A cop killer who executed two undercover NYPD detectives has again been sentenced to death by a federal jury in a case that has drawn attention for the...

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed a pair of measures to create an NYPD inspector general and allow people to sue over racial profiling by...

An undercover NYPD detective has been arrested and charged for participating in the beating of an SUV driver by a gang of bikers and lying about it to...

An undercover NYPD officer has been placed on modified duty and turned in his badge and gun for taking part in a biker gang attack on a motorist late last...

The sister of the Connecticut mother killed during a vehicle pursuit in D.C., who is a former NYPD officer, spoke out against police use of deadly force at...

A former NYPD officer claims in a lawsuit that a malfunctioning mace canister allowed a perp to fracture her wrist, ending her law enforcement career.

Broward (Fla.) Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Rivera, 32, was heading to the station at sunrise on Sept. 11, when his patrol vehicle left the roadway on Interstate...

Two bystanders were hit when NYPD officers opened fire in Times Square on Saturday evening after a disoriented man jumped into the path of oncoming traffic.

The unions representing NYPD officers have joined the fight to install an independent inspector to monitor the agency and revamp its stop-and-frisk policy.

A female NYPD officer claims she was harassed by a sergeant who told he "you look and dress like a prostitute" in a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court.

A New York Police Department officer shot a man who confronted him with two machetes Saturday evening in East Flatbush.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg filed a lawsuit against City Council to overturn a law passed last month that would make it easier for people to sue after being...

The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record...

The New York Police Department is bracing to lose as many as 3,000 officers hired 20 years ago under the Safe City, Safe Streets program who are now...

The New York City Council today established an inspector general to oversee the New York Police Department, overriding Mayor Michael Bloomberg and...

After years of burnishing a reputation as one of the nation's most potent police forces, the New York Police Department appears poised to become one of the...

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly appeared on several public affairs shows Sunday to defend the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy, saying city crime...

A federal judge ruled Monday that NYPD officers in the five precincts with the most stop-and-frisks would begin wearing on-officer video systems to prevent...

U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin also called for an independent monitor to oversee major changes to the policy including training, supervision,...

The NYPD has agreed to stop keeping the names and addresses of people who've been targets of stop-and-frisks, a civil rights group announced Wednesday.

The officer shot Shaaliver Douse just after 3 a.m. in Melrose when Douse kept firing a black Astra 9mm pistol after two uniformed officers yelled at him to...

A federal judge has struck down a lawsuit by a whistleblower cop who claimed that his Bronx precinct had a highly developed quota system. NYPD Officer Craig...

"The new edition of Inspire has instructions on a new larger device, if I understand it correctly," NYPD Commissioner William Bratton said Wednesday at a...

The NYPD faces a potential leadership crisis due to a sharp decline in the number of cops who want to be promoted to captain — and a surging failure rate...

Dina Loor, 27, was sworn in as one of 1,247 new recruits Wednesday. Loor's husband, Eder, survived an attack from a Harlem schizophrenic in April 2012. The...

The former federal corrections officer who had a baby with a man convicted of executing two NYPD detectives pleaded guilty Monday and faces 15 years in prison.

A New York City judge handed down two more life sentences to members of the Brooklyn robbery crew in the fatal shooting of a New York Police Department...