@NYPDnews / Twitter Preschool Girl Abandoned on Street Corner, Police Searching for Answers Police asked that anyone who knows anything about the little girl call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-8477. By Amanda Thomason March 2, 2021
Kevin Hagen / AP New York AG Accused of 'Pointing Fingers' as She Sues NYPD Over Handling of George Floyd Unrest New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the New York Police Department over its handling of unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death. By The Associated Press January 14, 2021
Jason Redmond / AFP / Getty Images 2020, the Year of 'Defund the Police,' Was NYC's Bloodiest Year in Nearly a Decade After a year full of anti-police protests and tight pandemic restrictions, New York is one of many cities to see a massive uptick in murders. By The Associated Press December 29, 2020
New York Post / screen shot Video Shows Homeless Man Stalking Governor's Staffer Before Bashing Her Over the Head with Cinder Block An apparently random crime on the streets of New York City left a 51-year-old woman hospitalized on Christmas Eve. By Jack Davis December 26, 2020
@NYPD112Pct / Twitter screen shot Woman Faces Decades in Prison on Firearms Charges - Even Though 'Not a Single Gun Was Real' Elizaveta Zlatkis was charged after police said they found 22 guns in her home. The guns were either fake or inoperable, but she still could go to jail for 25 years. By C. Douglas Golden December 19, 2020
Henry S. Dziekan III / Getty Images CBS's 'Blue Bloods' Breaks Hollywood Trend, Speaks Up for Cops in 'Defund Police' Episode The left hasn't ruined "Blue Bloods," a show depicting a family of decent public servant whose family dinners always begin with a prayer. By Christine Favocci December 7, 2020
Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images Unanswered Complaints About NYC Homeless Reach All-Time High After Crippling NYPD Budget Cut Thousands of calls regarding homeless people have gone unanswered after New York City cut $1 billion from its police department. By Jake Dima December 4, 2020
WABC-TV screen shot Punk's Bloody Brawl with Trooper Ends When a Cowboy Rolls Up The state trooper pulled the man over for a cell phone violation until things spiraled into a potentially deadly situation. By C. Douglas Golden November 26, 2020
Scott Cornell / Shutterstock New York City Police Officer Hospitalized After Being Attacked by Mob A New York police officer was hospitalized after being beaten by a group of men while jogging on his dinner break. By Jake Dima November 21, 2020
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Numerous Arrests Made as Election Chaos Hits Major Cities What began as a protest march morphed into spasms of violence directed at outdoor diners, police and any other target that was handy. By Jack Davis November 5, 2020