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Crime
NYPD captain allowed to retire after admitting to collecting around $60K for fake overtime hours
A New York Police Department (NYPD) captain has been forced out of his job after admitting to receiving around $60,000 for over 400 more hou...
Bryan Ke
Man wanted for slashing woman, good Samaritan in suspected anti-Muslim attack on NYC subway
New York City police are searching for a man who slashed a Muslim woman and an intervening bystander on a Manhattan subway on Tuesday. The...
Carl Samson
Man called ‘Asian pig,’ assaulted for refusing to give up seat on NYC subway
A man and two women are wanted in New York City after allegedly punching and kicking an Asian man for refusing to give up his seat on a Man...
Government
Retired Asian captains sue NYPD over alleged promotion bias
Four retired Asian police captains are suing the New York Police Department (NYPD) over alleged bias after they were passed over for promot...
Ryan General
NYPD asks for help after man follows woman into Chinatown apartment building and sexually assaults her
Surveillance footage showed a man sexually assaulting a woman in her New York City Chinatown apartment building. The attacker followed the...
Khier Casino
NYPD cop of 18 years charged with hate crime over anti-Muslim attack
The New York Police Department fired Riggs Kwong, an 18-year veteran, on Sept. 6 for his alleged involvement in an anti-Muslim attack earli...
NYC man charged with hate crimes for headbutting Asian victim because he’s ‘Chinese’
A man accused of headbutting an Asian man in an unprovoked attack in Queens, New York City, in July has been charged with hate crimes. Rud...
NYPD search for 3 men accused of 19 assaults in less than 1 month, including off-duty officer whose skull was fractured
New York City Police Department officer Muhammad Chowdhury, 48, was brutally assaulted and robbed while he was off-duty and jogging in the ...
Michelle De Pacina
Parents of missing Georgia man photographed on streets of NYC call for public’s help
The parents of a Georgia man who went missing two months ago called on the public for help to find their son in New York after an unexpected...
Police release image of suspect accused of slashing Asian man in Brooklyn subway racial attack
New York police have released an image of the suspect from Tuesday’s subway attack near York Street station in Brooklyn. The recent incide...
Woman targeted man with anti-Asian insults before biting him on Brooklyn subway, say police
A 65-year-old man was on a subway in Brooklyn when a woman hurled anti-Asian remarks at him before biting his back and scratching his arms ...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams urges support for police after subway shootings: ‘Raise your voice’
On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged constituents to voice support for the police as violence continues to plague the city. “I...
New York City Council holds hearing on wave of anti-Asian hate crimes
New York City Council members convened on Tuesday for a hearing to address ongoing local anti-Asian hate issues. The hearing was conducted...
Daniel Anderson
NYPD data: 32 percent drop in reported anti-Asian hate crimes in 2022
Newly released data from the New York City Police Department shows that reported hate crimes against Asians have decreased from this time l...
Veteran NYPD sergeant pleads guilty for punching two homeless men in police custody
Sgt. Phillip Wong, the veteran New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeant who allegedly punched two homeless men on two separate occasions ...
New York
Head of NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force reassigned amid complaints about treatment of Asian victims
Jessica Corey, head of the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force, was reassigned on Wednesday. The move came a day after an ...
Editorial Staff
Rookie Officer Sumit Sulan hailed a hero for taking down gunman who fatally shot NYPD cops
New York Police Department rookie Officer Sumit Sulan shot Lawshawn McNeil during a deadly domestic dispute call in Harlem on Jan. 21. McN...
Racism
Man who hurled racial slurs at Asian police officer threatens to ‘f*ck up’ next police funeral
Terrell Harper, 39, threatened the NYPD via Instagram Stories and said that he would "f*ck up" the “next cop funeral.” Harper po...
Teen arrested for allegedly participating in group attack on Asian man in NYC
Jordan McNamara, an 18-year-old man from Manhattan, was arrested on Friday for allegedly participating in a group attack against a 30-year-...
NYPD reveals that hate crimes against Asians surged 361% in 2021
The NYPD divulged that hate crimes in the city have surged 100% in the last year, with an especially high 361% increase against the Asian co...
Maina Chen
Decorated NYPD officer charged with murder after fatally shooting ex-GF’s new lover
A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer caught in a deadly love triangle has been charged with murder after allegedly killing her ex-gir...
NYPD launches hate crime investigation into unidentified man who spat, hurled racial slurs at Asian woman
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating the case of a man who spat and hurled racial slurs at an Asian woman in midtown Manha...
NYPD sergeant charged after allegedly assaulting suspects who called him anti-Asian slurs
A New York Police Department sergeant is facing charges after allegedly assaulting two suspects who lashed out at police in the last two yea...
NYPD, FBI join forces to fight Asian hate in new campaign
The New York Police Department (NYPD) and FBI have launched a joint public service announcement to encourage the reporting of potential anti...
NYC sees 395% spike in anti-Asian hate crimes
Compared to all of last year, anti-Asian hate crimes in New York City nearly quadrupled in the first half of 2021, according to new data fro...
News
‘Soy Sauce!’: Man Sued for Damages After Taunting an Asian NYPD Detective
A man has been sued for damages after taunting an Asian American NYPD detective during a social justice protest in New York last month. Terr...
Homeless Man Charged With Murder After Shooting of Queens Grocery Clerk
A homeless man is facing murder charges after being apprehended by an off-duty police officer for killing a convenience store clerk in Queen...
Entertainment
Asian American Police Officer Charged for Fatal Shooting of Black Man Inspires Film
A new film based on a 2014 case involving an Asian American police officer who fatally shot an innocent African American man while patrollin...
Karaoke Bar Waitress Sues NYPD Officer for Pointing a Gun at Her Head While Drunk
A police officer from Queens, New York is now being sued following an arrest and charge for drunkenly pointing a gun at a waitress’ head wit...
Asian Man, 59, Beaten and Robbed by 5 Suspects in NYC
A 59-year-old Asian man was reportedly beaten and robbed in Flushing, Queens last Wednesday. The NYPD is currently investigating the inciden...
NYPD Police Officer Arrested for Allegedly Spying for China
A police officer in New York City was arrested and charged Monday with spying on fellow Tibetans for the Chinese government. Baimadajie Angw...
Asian Hate Crime Task Force Now Permanent in NYC
New York City’s Asian Hate Crime Task Force is now permanent, officials announced this week. The group, which was formed last month, w...
NYPD Forms Asian Hate Crime Task Force After Months of COVID-19 Racism
For the first time since COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., the New York Police Department created an Asian Hate Crime Task Force to address the ...
NYPD Releases Videos Urging Chinese Community to Report Hate Crimes
The NYPD condemned the rise in Asian-bias hate crimes from COVID-19 and called for more reports. In a tweet thread posted to the NYPD News o...
Retired NYPD Sergeant Dies on Street Shortly After Being Diagnosed with COVID-19 at Hospital
A retired NYPD sergeant diagnosed with COVID-19 was found dead on the street only about an hour after he left the hospital on Monday. Yon C...
Ernestine Siu
NYPD Lieutenant Admits Saying ‘High Yellow’ and ‘Chinky Eyes’, But She Was Only ‘Joking’
A lieutenant from the New York Police Department has admitted to using racially-charged phrases but defended herself by claiming that she ha...