It was initially reported in December that a woman busted for drug possession was suing the city because an unidentified narcotics detective had photographed her with his cell phone during repeated strip searches. Now 17 other women have come forward and accused the cop of strip-searching them. (NYPD policy prohibits officers from conducting strip searches on prisoners of the opposite sex.) The accused officer has also been identified: His name is Charles Derosalia, a Long Island resident who works with the Brooklyn South narcotics team. The Daily News has a great photo of him outside his house. more ›

An ongoing investigation of corruption and illegal practices in the Brooklyn South Narcotics Unit could jeopardize dozens, if not hundreds, of successful prosecutions of drug dealers. The possibility has arisen days after a sergeant and a detective were arrested for paying an informant with drugs and cash that they themselves had robbed from the addict. Another sergeant in the unit was also arrested for using NYPD resources to investigate the vehicle IDs of a drug dealer's suspected rivals. more ›