Anthony Riser, accused of fatally shooting his neighbor, slipped out of a police transport van while handcuffed, sparking a ...

The number of female officers in the NYPD has grown to 21%, but a closer look shows that the women now serving in the most elite units of the department are also on the rise and drawing attention.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Monday marked 22 years since two of New York’s Finest died in the line of duty while attempting to ...

A person was shot by NYPD officers who were apparently trying to break up a fight in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon, police ...

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has made high-profile moves during her four months on the job: pushing out troubled commanders and reassigning hundreds of officers from administrative roles back to ...

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Police say they responded to a 911 call for a child in distress at 4612 Glenwood Road just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.

The NYPD will soon have a shiny new division, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced last week, dedicated to handling the city’s pressing quality-of-life issues. The squad, she told the ...

After fighting crime and violence for 20 years in the South Bronx, retired NYPD Lt. Eric Dym sold his home and set off with his family on what they planned as a dream adventure – backpacking ...

The NYPD is launching a three-pronged effort to beef up the dwindling ranks of New York’s Finest, including reinstating a timed-run requirement and a reduced college credit condition.

NEW YORK — The NYPD has reduced the number of college credits required to join the force, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Incoming recruits only need 24 college credits, a steep ...

NEW YORK — Two NYPD police officers were temporarily stripped of their guns and shields over a caught-on-camera arrest where they were recorded punching the son of a retired NYPD detective and ...