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Another Bomb Scare Rattles New York
 Another Bomb Scare 
 Rattles New York 
UPDATED
May 14, 2010 12:01 AM CDT

Another Bomb Scare Rattles New York

Suspicious car belonged to harmless punk rocker

(Newser) - The fifth bomb scare to rattle New Yorkers since the failed Times Square bombing has turned out to be a false alarm. Several blocks of Manhattan were cordoned off and the bomb squad was called in after a Con Ed employee spotted a car with two gas canisters inside parked...

Suspicious Package Empties Times Square
 False Alarm 
 Empties 
 Times Square 
UPDATED
May 7, 2010 1:30 PM CDT

False Alarm Empties Times Square

Forgotten cooler sets off massive reaction

(Newser) - Streets around Times Square have reopened after being evacuated when police received a report of a suspicious package abandoned under a bench in the area. The "package" turned out to be a small cooler with water bottles inside and a bag holding some papers, CNN reports. The objects were...

Abandoned Truck Scare Shuts NYC Bridge

Bomb squad finds nothing after driver flees

(Newser) - New Yorkers got a fresh scare last night when a truck was discovered abandoned next to the Robert F. Kennedy bridge. The bridge was closed and bomb squads rushed to the scene after being told that the driver had fled and the smell of gasoline was coming from the vehicle....

South Park Bully Group Denies Link to NYC Bomb

But follower was at Times Square

(Newser) - An Islamist group that threatened South Park creators with harm for making light of the Prophet Mohammed has denied any involvement in the Times Square car bomb. The man who runs the Web site for the Revolution Muslim group in Queens acknowledged he was at Times Square when the propane...

Zazi Drove Explosives Into NYC—Right Past Police

Port Authority stopped him, on FBI orders, but then waved him on

(Newser) - Would-be subway bomber Najibullah Zazi drove across the George Washington Bridge into New York City in September with two pounds of explosives in his car—explosives that the Port Authority Police didn't find though they stopped his vehicle. The oversight, which hadn't been publicly disclosed, has caused friction between Port...

Twilight Pick-Up Lines Earn NYC Cop a Lawsuit

'I believe there's something wrong with him': detective

(Newser) - A New York police detective says she's about to file a lawsuit alleging the head of the Bronx detectives is creating a hostile work environment—by comparing her to the female human protagonist of the Twilight series and himself to her werewolf sweetie. "I believe there's something wrong with...

Bronx Buddies Face Prison for Hitting Cop With Snowball

Charged with criminal possession of a weapon, they're suing NYC for $10M

(Newser) - Throw a snowball around the wrong cop and you could be facing a year in jail. That's the message heard by four guys from the Bronx, who are suing New York City for $10 million after an off-duty policeman wandered into the fray of their snowball fight and caught one...

Letterman to NYPD, Prosecutors: Thank You

 Letterman 
 to NYPD, 
 Prosecutors: 
 Thank You 
blackmailer pleads guilty
Mar 9, 2010 8:31 PM CST

Letterman to NYPD, Prosecutors: Thank You

Robert Halderman cops plea in $2M blackmail case

(Newser) - The David Letterman blackmail case ended with a guilty plea today, and the Late Night host wasted little time thanking the prosecutors and investigators who nailed Robert Halderman. "I’d never been involved in anything like this in my life, and I was concerned and full of anxiety and...

Seinfeld Entangled in NYPD Parking Flap

Ex-cop driver uses expired narcotics placard for parking perks

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld's driver is in hot water with his former employer: the NYPD. The onetime detective popped a department parking placard into his car's window when he dropped the comedian off in Manhattan this week. But it's a Bronx permit that expired in 2007, reports the Daily News . A Seinfeld...

NYPD: Zazi Had 2 Accomplices
 NYPD: Zazi Had 2 Accomplices 
Feb 23, 2010 7:00 PM CST

NYPD: Zazi Had 2 Accomplices

Would-be subway bomber working with authorities

(Newser) - New York police said today Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan-born man who admitted plotting to bomb the city's subway system, planned to attack commuters at rush hour with at least two other bombers. Zazi, 25, pleaded guilty yesterday to several charges, and is cooperating with investigators.

Judge Gives Bernard Kerik 4 Years in Jail

Term for former NYPD chief is harsher than prosecutors sought

(Newser) - A federal judge sentenced disgraced NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik to four years in prison today, berating him for trying to exploit 9/11. The sentence was harsher than the 27 to 33 months the prosecutor had recommended in Kerik’s plea bargain, in which he admitted to eight charges, including lying...

NYC Cops Claim Victim Sodomized Himself

Cops accused of sexual assault, cover-up go on trial

(Newser) - A man who accuses police of sodomizing him with a baton caused his own injuries while his hands were handcuffed behind his back, lawyers for three New York City police officers told a court yesterday. Tattoo artist Michael Mineo "was digging and digging at his backside," said a...

Cops Quiz Ex in Jon Gosselin Break-In
 Cops Quiz Ex 
 in Jon Gosselin Break-In  
your 15 minutes are almost up
Dec 27, 2009 5:01 PM CST

Cops Quiz Ex in Jon Gosselin Break-In

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin's former girlfriend has been questioned by police investigating a break-in at the former reality TV star's Manhattan apartment. Hailey Glassman was interviewed with her lawyer present after Gosselin reported that his home, which he used to share with Glassman, had been ransacked, Radar reports. An NYPD rep said:...

Kerik Trial Pushed Back After Leak
Kerik Trial Pushed Back After Leak
Oct 23, 2009 2:35 PM CDT

Kerik Trial Pushed Back After Leak

No new date set; ex-NYPD commish will remain in jail

(Newser) - Bernard Kerik has more time in jail to look forward to. The former NYPD commissioner’s federal corruption trial was postponed today, with no new date set for jury selection. Kerik’s trial was supposed to begin on Monday, but a delay was widely expected after a judge revoked his...

NYPD Yanks Top Cop From Terror Unit
NYPD Yanks
Top Cop From
Terror Unit
Sep 24, 2009 6:29 AM CDT

NYPD Yanks Top Cop From Terror Unit

Official replaced after unit's imam informant tipped off suspect

(Newser) - A top official from one of the NYPD's two counterterror units has been replaced after his unit disrupted a federal terror probe by inadvertently alerting the prime suspect to the investigation. Paul Ciorra of the Intelligence Division—which sometimes competes with the city's Counterterrorism Bureau and clashes with federal partners—...

NYC Homes Raided in Terrorism Probe

No bombs found; Senator describes action as 'preventative'

(Newser) - Federal agents and New York police raided homes in Queens today as part of an investigation of a possible terrorist attack, the AP reports. Officials said the searches revealed no bombs or other weapons they would describe as “ready for use,” but said the action was based surveillance...

NY Cops Seek Hooker in Holocaust Survivor Killing

90-year-old found bound, beaten in home

(Newser) - New York police suspect a prostitute and her male cohort of strangling a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor at his Upper East Side apartment this week, the New York Post reports. The pair allegedly stole a car and credit cards from Felix Brinkmann, who periodically brought prostitutes home and, during the Holocaust,...

In NYC, Murders Mirror Mercury
 In NYC, Murders Mirror Mercury 
ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2009 4:11 PM CDT

In NYC, Murders Mirror Mercury

(Newser) - Summer heat brings people onto the streets—and the murder rate up, the New York Times reports. In the city, September is historically the worst month for homicide, according to an analysis of police data. August is a close second. And the deadliest time? 10pm on a September Saturday. “...

Booted for Unpatriotic Bathroom Trip, Yanks Fan Sues

Suit alleges cops chucked man from stadium for God Bless America trip

(Newser) - A fan manhandled out of Yankee Stadium for trying to go to the restroom while God Bless America played is suing the NYPD, the Yankees, and the city, Gawker reports. Bradford Campeau-Laurion—whose suit is backed by the New York Civil Liberties Union—charges that two cops, believed to be...

Fox Newsman Busted for Driving Into Police Horse

Ex-cop refused breathalyzer test

(Newser) - A cop-turned-Fox-newsman has been charged with drunk driving and reckless endangerment after careening into a police horse, reports the New York Daily News. Prosecutors say New York Fox TV newsman Mike Sheehan, who refused a breathalyzer test, told cops after the coliision: "What's the matter? I didn't hit nothin'....

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