Rafael Cruz, whose beating on an A train at the hands - and feet - of a group of teenag girls was captured on video, will press charges with the police. Sources tell the Daily News that Cruz "filed a formal complaint with the NYPD Transit Bureau" last night. As some people wondered if the video was fake, one man, Kevin Belvin, recognized his daughter Kierra Brown as one of the girls seen in the... more ›

To be an undercover cop! The NYPD conducted a special sting - "Operation Exposure" - to find subway pervs and over the two week period, over 13 people were arrested for "rubbing, grabbing and flashing women." The NYPD Transit Bureau chief said subway pervery is "a heavy quality of life crime," and that riders were thankful when the men were arrested. A team of four female undercover officers were "dressed as any other woman on the subway" and nabbed jerks for "forcible touching" and "public lewdness." (There was also a grand larceny arrest.) One woman said, "It happens a lot but women don't tell anyone. It's about time they did something about it because there's a lot of perverts around." Word. And the Post has the best lede: "Subway gropers, beware - next time you cop a feel, you might be feeling a cop." more ›

We imagine Steve Jobs knows about this: The NYPD is offering to etch an ID number on your iPod so it'll be easier for you to get it back if (God forbid!) it gets lost or stolen. The Daily New reports that NYPD has registered 2100 units so far, with NYPD Transit Bureau crime prevention commanding officer Sergeant William Buckley explaining:

Overall crime is down in the subways, but for iPods and cell phones, unfortunately it's up. more ›

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