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A judge in New Jersey has re-sentenced a former teacher to 20 years in prison for killing her boyfriend, who was a retired New York City police officer. Virginia Vertetis, 59, was originally sentenced to 30 years behind bars for gunning down Patrick Gilhuley in 2014 in Mount Olive. However, her initial conviction of murder and possession of a weapon…

An NYPD officer is under investigation after he pulled down a protestors mask and pepepr sprayed him.Erica Byfield reports.

An NYPD officer was injured after getting pinned between two cars during a traffic stop in the Lower East Side, according to law enforcement officials

For the first time in its history, the NYPD has an officer whose first language is American Sign Language — something that members of the deaf community are thrilled about, giving them somone who understands their lives and their struggles. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

The deli says it has no idea how the razor blade found its way into the Philly cheesesteak sandwich that was made for a police officer, but investigators are now looking into the incident. NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos reports.

An NYPD officer has been arrested for allegedly sticking his gun in a server’s face while off-duty at karaoke bar in Queens, law enforcement sources say.

An NYPD officer killed by friendly fire — the second this year — during a struggle with an armed man was honored at his funeral Friday as a hero, as hundreds upon hundreds of people gathered to pay tribute to the young man in blue.

The NYPD said Officer Brian Mulkeen was on anti-gang patrol in the Bronx when he was shot three times when encountering a man with a gun early Sunday morning. The department said Mulkeen was killed by friendly fire. Meanwhile, those in Mulkeen’s hometown honored the fallen officer. NBC New York’s Rana Novini and Marc Santia report.

An NYPD officer grappling with an armed man died early Sunday in the Bronx after being killed by friendly fire, Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced Monday.

NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen, a seven-year veteran of the force, was shot and killed during an arrest in the Bronx early Sunday morning.

A 29-year-old man was beaten to death with a metal object by a Bronx homeowner who saw him on his property late Thursday, authorities say.

When Gwen Carr testified at a congressional hearing on police misconduct on Thursday, she said there has been no accountability for her son’s choke hold death by an NYPD officer on Staten Island over five years ago − and she pushed for congress members to vote for a bill that would make choke holds illegal under federal civil rights law.

A police officer was shot in the wrist when she responded to a domestic violence call on Staten Island Tuesday, but she is expected to be OK, authorities said.

An employee of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), a labor union representing most New York City public school teachers, was arrested on federal charges of enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, a law enforcement source said.

A 48-year-old retired NYPD sergeant was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Staten Island Monday night, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said in a statement Tuesday.

In another tragedy for the NYPD, a veteran police officer died by suicide in his Queens home Wednesday evening, police said — the seventh member of the force to do so in the last 10 weeks and the second in just two days.

A sixth NYPD officer has died by suicide in the last two months, escalating a recent crisis that has caused all levels of police leadership to speak out on the need for cops to look after their mental health and that of their colleagues.

A fifth NYPD officer has died by suicide in the last two months, escalating a recent crisis that has caused all levels of police leadership to speak out on the need for cops to look after their mental health and that of their colleagues.