drug dealer

An NYPD officer has been accused of slinging hundreds of oxycodone pills a day – including to a man that prosecutors say later died of a drug overdose. Officer Joseph Recca of West Islip was one of three men rounded up Tuesday on Suffolk County. The 28-year-old has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, official misconduct and drug count and released…

Another officer with a northern New Jersey police department has admitted his role in a conspiracy that involved illegal searches and vehicle stops, thefts from drug suspects and assaults.

Michael Che tells a story about the time he performed comedy at a drug dealer’s birthday party, describes what it’s like getting booed at WrestleMania and teases his upcoming LugerFest benefit performance.

Two American teenagers who were classmates at a California high school spent a second night in a Rome jail Saturday after they were interrogated for hours about their alleged roles in the murder of an Italian policeman. Investigators contended in written statements Saturday that the pair had confessed to their roles in the grisly slaying. Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega,...

A postal service worker has been convicted of intercepting packages of marijuana and delivering them to a drug dealer in return for cash payments.

A man convicted in a mistaken-identity home invasion that ended with a teacher being killed has been sentenced to life in prison.

Federal prosecutors say an 83-year-old Manhattan doctor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally dispensing thousands of opioid prescriptions to patients, one of whom died of an overdose two days after visiting the doctor.

A Paterson police officer was caught on video assaulting a man in a hospital bed — with other officers in the room. Jonathan Dienst reports.

Get a closer look at the top stories for Tuesday, Jan. 8.

In the past three years, Google searches for the term “microdosing” have tripled, and books and articles on the subject are exploding.

Like many people, Jemima Kirke spent most of Thursday watching the Senate Judiciary Committee try to make sense of the allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford when they were both teenagers in the early 1980s. Ford’s courage under fire was inspiring to many people in Hollywood, including Kirke and fellow actress Busy Philipps,...

A New York prison artist who never played golf but became known for drawings of lush courses he could only imagine was set free Wednesday after authorities agreed that another man committed the murder that put him behind bars for nearly three decades. Valentino Dixon walked out of Erie County Court into bright sunshine and hugs from his mother, daughter...

A father protecting his daughter from what he thought was a home invasion shot two police officers who mistakenly entered his apartment in District Heights, Maryland, the Prince George’s County’s police chief says.

An NYPD officer was sentenced to state prison for transporting cocaine in exchange for money, Manhattan prosecutors announced Wednesday.

A longtime New Jersey cop passed along information about police activity to help people he knew avoid arrest and also had sex with a woman while on duty instead of arresting her for outstanding warrants, prosecutors say.

An 82-year-old doctor from Manhattan was convicted in federal court of prescribing copious amounts of opioids without a legitimate medical reason, which ultimately played a part in the death of one of his patients, officials announced Wednesday.

A suspected Kentucky drug dealer likely tanked his reviews after police say a wrong phone number posted on Snapchat led clients straight to police. The Gleaner cites a Morganfield police release that says an officer received calls and texts Sunday from someone seeking to buy marijuana from a person called “Dunk.” As the officer’s name was Eric McAllister, police and...

Victims who were injured and the father of a woman who was killed when a Colorado man drove his car along the crowded Venice boardwalk will receive a total of $14 million in legal settlements related to three separate lawsuits approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council.

A month after speaking at the March for Our Lives in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Matthew McConaughey says he supports some gun control but fears the youth-led movement could be “hijacked” by those hoping to eliminate all guns in the United States.