A man who pushed a police officer to his death off a 9-foot balcony last year was sentenced to 28.5 years to life in prison today. "The fact of the matter is I didn't push your son, all right?" George Villanueva told the parents of decorated Officer Alain Schaberger in court. According to the Daily News, Villanueva added, "Do the math. I'm not going to turn a simple domestic thing with my girlfriend into a murder case. My deepest condolences go out to you guys." more ›

Lamont Pride, the 27-year-old career criminal accused of killing police officer Peter Figoski, told officers in the days after the slaying that he was sorry. Not sorry enough to plead guilty or try and change his story a few times—but sorry! "I’m sorry for what I did," he said according to newly released court papers. "I didn’t mean for this to happen. I didn’t want to kill a cop. It went wrong and I’m sorry. I can’t take it back." more ›

Yesterday, five men were indicted for the killing of police officer Peter Figoski, who was shot in the face while responding to a Brooklyn home invasion on Monday. Lamont Pride, the alleged shooter, was charged with first-degree murder, while Michael Velez, Nelson Morales, Kevin Santos, and Ariel Tejada were charged with second-degree murder. more ›

As the investigation continues into the death of police officer Peter Figoski, who was fatally shot in the face while responding to a home invasion robbery in East New York, there has been finger-pointing about suspected shooter Lamont Pride. Pride, wanted on an outstanding warrant in North Carolina, was arrested twice in NYC; NC authorities appeared to lag in extraditing him and a NYC judge decided to free him without bail. Bloomberg had harsh words for the judge. more ›

The man who was previously found guilty and sentenced to death for the 2003 murder of two undercover police officers in Staten Island has a new defense strategy to avoid the death penalty during his "penalty phase" retrial next year. The lawyer for Ronnell Wilson called him "mentally incompetent" during a hearing in Brooklyn federal court, and argued that he may not be eligible for the death penalty as a result. more ›

On June 19, 1980, officer Joe Keegan, 41, attempted to eject a 22-year-old fare-beater, Bruce Lorick, from the Columbus Circle station. Instead Lorick grabbed Keegan's gun and executed the cop before fleeing the station into Central Park. Lorick was eventually caught and sentenced to 25 years to life, with his fourth parole hearing set for February 21. But if Keegan's family, which includes 13 NYPD cops with more than 150 years of service, has anything to do with it he won't be going anywhere fast. More than 40 of Keegan's relatives are planning on storming the Division of Parole to testify against the cop-killer. more ›

Three years ago, Ronnell Wilson was sentenced to death for the 2003 murders of undercover police officers, Detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews. Now, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has overturned the death penalty, ruling "that prosecutors violated Ronell Wilson's constitutional rights by attacking his claims of remorse during the penalty phase of his trial." more ›

The Seattle cop killer who was fatally shot by a lone police officer Tuesday made a trip to Manhattan in June to tell a Riverside Drive "cyber-minister" that he was Jesus Christ. Maurice Clemmons twice approached Bishop E. Bernard Jordan, first disturbing a June 13th prayer service by rushing the stage and yelling about his divine status, and then confronting Jordan again the next day. Clemmons, it has been revealed, was a regular in the Zoe Ministries spiritual chat rooms during the time he was on the run from charges ranging from vandalism to child rape. more ›

Almost three years after off-duty police officer Daniel Enchautegui was killed, after trying to stop a robbery next to his home in the Bronx, one of his accused killers' trial begins. Steven Armento and Lillo Brancato, on the prowl for drugs, had been trying to break into a house when Enchautegui intervened; though shot by Armento, Enchautegui, 28, managed to shoot both men. Yesterday, Armento's lawyer said it was the cop's fault, for not properly identifying himself, but prosecutors said the slain cop did ID himself and told them not to move. The defense also told the jury that a prosecution witness (from the NYPD) would "lie to you." Patrolmen's Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said, "[Armento] deserves a defense, but they’re not entitled to make fiction into fact. I’ve never been so insulted in a courtroom by that animal’s defense." more ›

In an extremely embarrassing incident for the Brooklyn DA's office, an audio technician taped over a statement made by a cop killer while in custody. The DA's office will now have to rely on a detective's notes taken during that statement and the videotape recorded during a follow-up interview with suspect Robert Ellis. more ›