This video obtained by the Utica Phoenix upstate seems to show a policeman taking a bag of white powder out of his pocket and planting it inside a vehicle while searching it for drugs during a routine traffic stop. If this is what it appears to be, it's got to rank up there among the more boneheaded Barney Fife moves in idiot cop history (and there's a LOT of history), because the incident was captured on the cop's own dashboard camera. Watch for the 1:02 mark, where the officer produces a small bag from his pocket before leaning into the car then, 30 seconds later, comes out holding the same bag... like he just found it. more ›

Two female NYPD officers are accusing a supervisor of sexual harassment at the 103rd precinct in Jamaica, Queens. CBS2 reports that the two officers, whose identities have not been disclosed, say the supervisor, Lt. Jason Margolis, is married with kids, and "is known around the precinct for hitting on female subordinates." One of the unidentified officers says, "He’s asked me several times to go to his home. He’s also asked was I interested in white men or is it because he’s married that I wouldn’t go out with him." Of course, it didn't (allegedly!) end there. more ›

Now you have another thing to get anxious about while smoking grass in the comfort of your own home (in addition to the surveillance microphones your landlord embedded in your walls). The Supreme Court has ruled that if cops are passing by your hotbox and they smell reefer, they're legally entitled to kick your door down without a warrant if they think you're destroying evidence and you don't open up. It's going to mean big business for the rolled towel and incense companies, but a tough break for anyone who struggles with paranoia after doing a J. Did you hear those sirens? I think there are cops in the building! I HEAR THEM KNOCKING RIGHT NOW—IN PERFECT TIME WITH BONHAM'S DRUM SOLO! more ›

Read A Raisin in the Sun. And the PD won a New York Award this year from NY magazine, seemingly in part because of his Bad Boys 2 soundtrack...um, whatever! more ›

Gothamist is restraining itself from cracking a joke about how these rats are more expensive than the hookers Bay probably... oh, that's not restraint.
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