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Four More Hasids Accused Of Interfering With Orthodox Sex Abuse Trial

For the second time this year, four Orthodox Jews have been arrested for allegedly interfering in the trial of prominent Jewish leader/"therapist" Nechemya Weberman, who allegedly sexually abused one of his patients for several years, starting when the girl was only 12 years old.The four men arrest ... More >>

Counterfeiters Busted Selling Fake IDs to Undocumented Immigrants in Brooklyn

Two Brooklyn men were indicted on forgery charges yesterday for creating counterfeit identification cards and distributing them out of a Sunset Park bakery. Jose Mateo Castro, 56, and Leonel Escamiilo, 43, allegedly sold counterfeit Social Security Cards, Green Cards and driver's licenses to undocu ... More >>

Reminder: Two NYPD Officers Are Being Investigated For Killing/Beating New Yorkers

Hurricane Sandy and the presidential election have dominated the headlines here in the Big Apple for the last two weeks. But let's not forget what was going on in New York before that bitch Sandy dropped by: two NYPD officers are under investigation for what could potentially be pretty appalling cri ... More >>

Jerome Isaac, Man Who Burned Brooklyn Woman Alive in Elevator, Will Serve 50 Years in Prison

The man responsible for burning a 73-year-old woman alive in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building will serve 50 years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to first-degree murder and second-degree arson charges. Back in December, Jerome Isaac, 48, cornered 73-year-old Delores Gilles ... More >>

Is There Any Reason The NYPD Officer Who Beat The Crap Out Of Ehud Halevy Shouldn't Be Charged With A Crime?

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office announced yesterday that it has dropped charges of assaulting a police officer -- and other less-serious offenses -- against a Crown Heights man who earlier this month got the crap kicked out of him by a police officer for no apparent reason.The D.A.'s Office ... More >>

More Than 100,000 People Signed Petition Supporting NYPD Punching Bag Ehud Halevy

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office yesterday dismissed all charges -- including one of assaulting a police officer -- against a Crown Heights man who was beat up by an NYPD officer earlier this month. It did so, however, only after more than 100,000 people signed an online petition calling for ... More >>

Brooklyn D.A. Drops Charges Against NYPD Punching Bag Ehud Halevy *UPDATE*

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office just announced that it has dropped all charges against a Crown Heights man who was roughed up by an NYPD officer earlier this month for no apparent reason."After review of all available evidence I have decided to dismiss the charges against Ehud Halevy," Brook ... More >>

New York Pols Wonder How Many NYPD Beatings Aren't Caught on Tape

As we reported yesterday, a Crown Heights man was roughed up by a NYPD officers because they mistakenly thought he was trespassing when they found him sleeping on a couch in a synagogue and outreach center for troubled youth in Crown Heights.Following the two-minute-long beat-down -- during which ... More >>

Andrew Goodman, Perv Who Got Smooch-On-The-Wrist Plea Deal, Could Be Federally F**ked

At the sentencing hearing earlier this month for convicted Brooklyn pervert Andrew Goodman, the pederast was so happy about the wimpy sentence he was set to receive (thanks to a sweetheart plea deal from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office) that he used the court appearance to declare his undyin ... More >>

Cat-Killing Father And Son Face Prison Time In Beating Death Of Own Cat

You'd think that at ages 60 and 29, the prepubescent thrill of killing animals (most typically found in soon-to-be serial killers) would have faded. That, apparently, is not the case for a father and son in Brooklyn, who authorities say beat a cat to death and then tossed it in the road.Jean Rog Mur ... More >>

Brooklyn D.A. Mum On Slap-On-The-Wrist Plea Deal For Convicted Pervert Andrew Goodman

On Friday, we asked the following question: How Did Brooklyn Perv Andrew Goodman Get Off With A 2-Year Prison Sentence? The question wasn't meant to be rhetorical; we really want to know how a guy who was initially hit with 48 pervert-related felonies after admiting to sexually abusing two young boy ... More >>

How Did Brooklyn Perv Andrew Goodman Get Off With A 2-Year Prison Sentence? Seriously...How?

A Brooklyn pervert convicted of molesting a pair of brothers for years proudly declared during his sentencing hearing yesterday his unwavering love for one of his victims, a 17-year-old boy -- all as the boy sat just feet away, shaking in fear, before calling his abuser "the devil disguised as a hum ... More >>

Fireworks Amnesty Day: People Actually Participated (Sigh)

As we noted last week, if you just walk into a police station and hand over your illegal fireworks during what NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and other local law-dogs dubbed "Fireworks Amnesty Day," you're a "f**king schmuck."That said, there apparently a few schmucks out there.According to the Brookly ... More >>

Brooklyn Principal Accused Of Asking 15-Year-Old Student For A Blowjob

Today is Thursday, a day that ends in the word "day" -- which apparently means one thing for the New York City Department of Education: a school employee is accused of inappropriatepriate sexual behavior with a student.The latest school employee to face accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior w ... More >>

Four Indicted For Attempting To Cover Up Orthodox Sex Abuse Case

Four Orthodox Jews have been indicted on charges that they attempted to persuade/intimidate witnesses into not testifying in the upcoming trial against "therapist" Nechemya Weberman, who allegedly sexually abused one of his patients for several years, starting when the girl was only 12 years old. ... More >>

Alleged Junkie Hit With Murder Raps For Killing Four -- Including Two Kids -- In 2006 Arson Fire

After a six-year investigation, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office has charged an alleged heroin addict with murder for the 2006 arson fire deaths of four people in a Crown Heights apartment building.Samuel Martinez, 38, has been hit with eight counts of second-degree manslaughter for allegedly ... More >>

Brooklyn Man Who Dressed As Dead Mother In Real Estate Scam Is Heading To Prison

A Brooklyn man who dressed up as his dead mother to commit real estate and social security fraud was in court this afternoon where he was sentenced to some rather lengthy prison time after getting found guilty last month of multiple dressing-as-your-dead-mother-to-scam-people-related crimes. Parkin, ... More >>

Cops Bust Bodega Worker Ismael Duran for Not Selling Booze to Minor

If you sell alcohol to a minor, you can get arrested. And if you do not sell alcohol to a minor, you can apparently also get arrested. No, really. The Daily News tells the story of Ismael Duran, a father of three who immigrated to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic three years ago. Duran work ... More >>

Zaire Paige Not Only Played a Movie Killer, He Became One in Real Life.

This is how he squandered his big chance to go straight.

Stop-and-Frisk 101: Arrest Training?

That's how a handful of dead-end high-schoolers ended up giving the city a big black eye.

Fatal Taser Cop Erred, NYPD Says

Major League: Cop Busted for Steroids

The Sean Bell Curveball For Cops on Trial

Prosecutors' 'acting-in-concert' theory in chaotic shooting of Sean Bell misses the mark, observers say

When Cops Go Bad Does the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau Even Notice?

A Shot Reputation

Pharmacist in eye of cops/steroids storm is found shot to death only days before he was to speak to investigators

Cops on Steroids

Baseball has no monopoly on foul balls. The NYPD's own drug scandal keeps simmering.

Juvenile Injustices

Court change means some kids have less than a snowball's chance of staying out of hell

Cop Who Killed Stansbury Gets Union Post

Still under investigation, Neri now has paid job of advising cops on future shootings

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