The NYPD was thrown into panic mode last week after a longtime NYPD forensics lab technician was suspended after allegedly falsifying drug-test results, meaning hundreds of cases' verdicts could be called into question. Mariem Megalla, who tested drugs in about 180 felony cases just this year, was suspended on Friday as the NYPD advised DAs to examine pending cases to see if she had done any forensics work. One source told the Post, "It could potentially be hundreds and maybe thousands of cases that need to be looked at because of how long she's been in the department." more ›

Lawyers for Natavia Lowery, the personal assistant accused of killing Linda Stein, are arguing in the press that a recently released forensics report practically exonerates their client from the crime. Police and the DA's office said that they'll wait until the trial to address the evidence, but that it was not as significant as Ron Kuby and David Pressman were describing. more ›