Discerning and discreet customers never really had to pry their white knuckles off cans of the old, psychosis-inducing recipe of Four Loko that was taken off the market because it was never actually taken off the market: five brave bodegas throughout the East Village still sell it to a satisfied public. But these heady days may be numbered, as the same Local East Village that went all Serpico on our stash last week has awoken the New York State Liquor Authority. "We'll have to investigate how this product is still on the shelves," a spokesman for the agency told the blog, "If someone is selling that stuff illegally, it's something we're going to look into." *Ahem* or they could just "look" into this paper bag full of money and forget the whoollleee thing. more ›

Like the old adage "Don't throw stones if you live in a house made of corrupt favors," so goes NYPD Internal Affairs inspector John McDermott, who is leading the department's massive ticket-fixing probe and may have indulged in the deed himself. Two weeks ago a policeman from the Bronx told a grand jury that an officer from McDermott's precinct asked him to "take care of a speeding ticket for McDermott," a source tells The Post. The officer who made the request asked that a ticket issued for Bridget McDermott, whose relationship to Inspector McDermott is still unclear, go away. So it did. It's like saving 15% on your car insurance with Geico, only you know, illegal. more ›

Officer Adrian Schoolcraft, formerly of Brooklyn's 81st precinct, has become a major thorn in the NYPDs side ever since he lobbed accusations that commanding officers have been massively under-reporting crime stats in the throes of quota-lust. He's suing the NYPD for $50 million, for throwing him in a psych ward unwillingly and suspending him from duty. But in a new interview with the Daily News, he makes it clear that it's not about the money: "There's not enough money in the state to get me to settle this suit. It's going to trial and there's no way around that—the truth has to come out." more ›

Earlier this year, Officer Adrian Schoolcraft of Brooklyn's 81st Precinct made headlines when he accused commanding officers of massively under-reporting crime stats. Now, Schoolcraft is suing the NYPD for $50 million for trying to discredit and silence him by throwing him in a psych ward unwillingly, and subsequently suspending him for going "AWOL." And seeing as how Schoolcraft logged hundreds of hours of secret recordings of police conversations and meetings, it should come as no surprise that he has recorded evidence to back him up. more ›

Earlier this year, Officer Adrian Schoolcraft pulled a Serpico, accusing the NYPD of under-reporting and refusing to investigate crimes in order to keep crime statistics down (a claim for which he received an unwilling psychiatric evaluation). Today, the Village Voice revealed that Schoolcraft sought to back up those claims by secretly carrying a digital recorder around his precinct for more than a year, logging hundreds of hours of conversations, and giving the public an insider's perspective on the management and pressures of an NYPD precinct. more ›

A day after a Brooklyn cop accused police officers in Bedford Stuyvesant's 81st Precinct of under-reporting crimes and turning away victims in an effort to improve crime statistics, a Queens politician says he's heard the same allegations from other officers—but they won't testify for fear of retribution. more ›

A Brooklyn cop has accused the NYPD of under-reporting and refusing to investigate crimes in order to keep crime statistics down. Officer Adrian Schoolcraft alleges that cops in the Bedford-Stuyvesant's 81st Precinct have deliberately recorded felonies as misdemeanors and turned some victims away so crime rates at Ralph Avenue stationhouse appear lower. "I wanted to become a police officer, chase the bad guys, and I thought the NYPD was the best police department in the world," said the Texas native, who joined the NYPD in 2002 because he wanted to serve after the Sept. 11 attacks. "I never thought it would turn out like this." more ›