Category: NYPD Trial Room

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BlogSep 19, 2011

Two female NYPD officers’ disciplined for tossing football with young boy while on their post

Two female NYPD officers’ disciplined for tossing football with young boy while on their post. Their lawyer, Eric Sanders, said the NYPD needs to...

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BlogApr 29, 2011

Officers who faced charges after fatal shooting of Gilberto Blanco in Brooklyn could be cleared soon

Two cops hailed as heroes and then brought up on departmental charges after a fatal shooting in Brooklyn could soon be in the clear....

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BlogApr 28, 2011

British Are Coming to Fight Cancer; an Officer Is Cleared

At 10 a.m. Tuesday, the fatal shooting of a day laborer by Officer Dawn Ortiz of the New York City police more than two...

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BlogJan 13, 2011

Retired top cop Louis Anemone blasts NYPD’s slap of two officers

A retired top cop is criticizing the NYPD’S move to punish two officers for the fatal shooting of a deranged Brooklyn man. Disciplining the...

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BlogJan 4, 2011

How One Police Dept. Reached 2 Rulings on a Shooting

In August 2009, a NYPD panel, after reviewing evidence and interviews with police officers, school safety agents and a civilian witness, signed off on...

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BlogJan 3, 2011

2 Officers Face Sanctions on Tactics in a 2008 Shooting

Two New York police officers cleared of department violations in a 2008 fatal shooting of a man in Coney Island will now face a...

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BlogJan 3, 2011

Two cops who won honors in ’08 shooting now under fire over incident

Two cops honored after the fatal shooting of a crazed man who was waving a metal chair have been slapped with disciplinary charges in...

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