Two of the three NYPD officers who were allowed to resign with their pensions following a department judge's ruling that they had acted inappropriately in the 2006 killing of Sean Bell signed their walking papers yesterday. Marc Cooper, who fired five bullets at Bell, told the Post that he plans to "pursue higher education" with his annual payments of $55,000. "In the Police Department, you learn that you don't make any comments until after you receive your first pension check," Cooper said. more ›

A NYPD union president claims that Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna is being used as a scapegoat for his decision to pepper spray a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters in September. "Let's remember who created the atmosphere. He didn't do anything wrong using the pepper spray," Sergeant Ed Mullins of the Sergeants Benevolent Association told the Staten Island Advance. "He made a decision to use the pepper spray and it wasn't popular. It's a failure [on the part of NYPD higher-ups] to take responsibility. There's a lack of leadership." more ›

Hundreds of people gathered outside the 47th Precinct station house last night to protest Thursday's killing of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham at the hands of an NYPD officer. Marching from the family's home on East 229th Street, the crowd chanted "NYPD KKK" and "No Justice, no peace!" According to the Times, Graham's sister Leona Virgo addressed the crowd. "This is not just about Ramarley," she said. "This is about all young black men." more ›

Surveillance video outside the Bronx home of Ramarley Graham shows police struggling to enter the residence and kicking in a door moments before an NYPD officer shot and killed the unarmed 18-year-old in his bathroom. While surveillance footage from a neighboring home showed Graham running down the street with police pursuing, this footage obtained by WPIX 11 shows Graham casually entering his house. Seconds later two NYPD officers with their guns drawn attempt to break down the door. more ›

Commissioner Ray Kelly clarified yesterday that contrary to earlier reports, no struggle occurred between 18-year-old Ramarley Graham and the officer who fatally shot him in the bathroom of his Bronx home on Thursday. The Post reports that the two officers involved have been stripped of their weapons and assigned to desk duty, and the case will be presented to a grand jury to determine whether a crime was committed. "We're still evaluating the actions here," Kelly said. "We see an unarmed person being shot. That always concerns us." more ›

Five middle school and high school students are suing the Police Department over allegations that cops and school safety officers wrongfully arrested them and used excessive force. The plaintiffs in the class-action case — who range in age from 13 to 15 years old — say that "inadequately trained and poorly supervised police personnel engage in aggressive behavior toward students when no criminal activity is taking place and when there is no threat to health and safety," and often "confront and arrest students over minor disciplinary infractions such as talking back, being late for class or having a cell phone in school." more ›

Police shot an 18-year-old 11 times when he pointed a gun at them after a chase in Far Rockaway late on Saturday. Officers fired 14 shots in total, striking and killing Dashawn Vasconcellos after he ran away from cops who tried to question him for being in a park after hours. more ›

The NYPD is defending Officer Dawn Ortiz, who shot and killed a homeless man in Coney Island Thursday, saying that she was justified in firing at the man who was coming at her while swinging a chair. Paul Browne, spokesman for the department, explained, “Basically, was there an imminent threat to life or serious injury? That is the defining statement.” more ›

A police officer shot and killed a man "wielding a chair as a weapon" in Coney Island yesterday afternoon. According to WCBS 2, "the shooting happened outside a church used as a truancy center after a group of students inside reported seeing the man walk into the lot and attempt to break into a car." more ›

WNBC has video of an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn being kicked repeatedly by a guard. The video was played during the trial of five guards who are accused of using excessive force or covering up the incident. more ›