Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 25, 2012
The New York Police Department has acknowledged that all nine people wounded in the Empire State Building shootout Friday were hit with bullets fired by its officers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 24, 2012
A 53-year-old apparel designer shot and killed his former boss on a sidewalk outside the Empire State Building in New York City on Friday morning before he was confronted and shot dead by police officers. Nine others were wounded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 22, 2012
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg points to the NYPD’s covert counterterrorism program as a model for the rest of the country. But according to a deposition given by the department’s intelligence commander earlier this summer and unsealed on Monday, police eavesdropping on conversations between Muslims has led to no terror investigations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 9, 2012
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Wednesday revealed that for the last six months the city has been monitoring its residents via a network of roughly 3,000 closed circuit television cameras that feed into NYPD headquarters. The technology is termed the “Domain Awareness System.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Justin Elliott, ProPublicaJul 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 )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 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 )
By Justin Elliott, ProPublicaMar 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 )
By Justin Elliott, ProPublicaFeb 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 )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 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 )
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