911 Call Reveals NYPD Spying Safe House (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 25, 2012 The NYPD this week turned over an audio recording of a call between a confused New Jersey building superintendent and a 911 dispatcher, in which the caller reports discovering an apartment empty except for surveillance equipment. The room turned out to be a safe house for New York police officers spying on New Jersey’s Muslims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the NYPD Overstated Its Counterterrorism Record

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Jul 11, 2012 Has the NYPD, celebrated as the nation’s top counterterrorism cops, really helped thwart 14 "full-blown terrorist attacks”? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Your Phone, the Snitch

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 Devices that intercept calls and text messages and dig into data stored on your mobile phone are being marketed to police departments across the United States “as being perfect for covert operations in public order situations.” Or, as the ACLU’s Privacy SOS blog puts it: protests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Group Challenges NYPD Surveillance With Lawsuit

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 Revelations about the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslims across the Northeast has prompted eight Americans in a Muslim advocacy group to file a suit demanding the department stop its monitoring and intelligence gathering program. “Democracy Now!” speaks with Glenn Katon (above), the group’s legal adviser. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYPD May Be Using Warrant Squads to Monitor Protesters

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2012 OWS communications coordinator Shawn Carrié was walking home at 9 p.m. on May Day when nine plainclothes police officers approached him, took his belongings, placed him in handcuffs and put him in a van. He was questioned about his involvement in Occupy Wall Street and then spent the next 13 hours in jail. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NYPD Reportedly Beat Occupier, Ignored Her Apparent Seizure

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2012 Occupiers are accusing New York police officers of beating and neglecting a woman who had a seizure after being handcuffed during the breakup of the movement’s six-month anniversary party in Zuccotti Park on Saturday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Gets Revenge for LulzSec Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2012 You didn't think Anonymous would stand idly by after the arrests of several members of the hacker collective's extended network, did you? Well, it didn't. On Friday, news broke that AntiSec, an Anonymous spinoff group, had struck at two companies in retaliation for the LulzSec bust that happened earlier in the week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did the NYPD’s Spying on Muslims Violate the Law?

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Mar 1, 2012 ProPublica interviews co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at NYU School of Law Faiza Patel to explore whether New York police crossed the line. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NYPD Snooping on Muslims Contradicts Bloomberg Claims

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Feb 23, 2012 An AP report detailing NYPD surveillance of a New Jersey Muslim community conflicts with Mayor Michael Bloomberg's claims about how police operate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The NYPD Against Muslim-Americans

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s involvement in a blatantly anti-Muslim film used to train cadets has leaders of Muslim-American groups calling for his resignation. Debbie Almontaser, who chairs the Muslim Consultative Network, documents some of the NYPD’s acts of aggression against the Muslim community. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Zuccotti at Midnight on the Eve

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2012 Occupiers rang in the New Year on Saturday night with a game of tug-of-war with the NYPD at Zuccotti Park. Instead of rope, however, activists and police officers struggled over the metal barricades that have surrounded the area since late September. Dawn Sunday saw the barriers replaced and the park closed to the public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Intervention

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