Pregnant NYC woman slashed, stabbed to death
NEW YORK (AP) - A pregnant mother of four killed in her New York City apartment the day before her wedding died from slash and stab wounds to her neck, authorities said Sunday...
NY stop-and-frisk debate gains political spotlight
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than a decade of complaints, the New York Police Department's practice of stopping and frisking people on the streets has suddenly moved to the forefront as a combustible political issue...
Lawmakers weigh new rules for NYPD street stops
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police stops of hundreds of thousands of people each year are in the spotlight as city lawmakers consider setting new rules for the stop-and-frisk practice and even appointing an inspector general to monitor the police department...
NYC teen stopped and frisked for being a 'mutt'
theGRIO REPORT - The New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices have raised serious concerns over racial profiling, illegal stops and privacy rights. In new audio recordings of allegedly of the NYPD performing a stop-and-frisk of a 16-year-old Harlem teen...
Accused murderer wants 'witch doctor' to testify that he was cursed
theGRIO REPORT - Accused murderer Bakary Camara, 42, wants to call a “witch doctor” to testify on his behalf that he was possessed by evil spirits when he killed his ex-lover...
20 bystanders lift car to free pinned grandmother, toddlers
VIDEO - Nearly two dozen Good Samaritans rushed to rescue a woman and her two toddler grandchildren when they were run over by an elderly driver in a busy section of Brooklyn Friday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said...
NY court considers: Is gang member a terrorist?
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - In August 2002, a New York City street gang crashed a christening party, shouted out their superiority, confronted a rival and started a fight that left a 10-year-old girl dead and someone else paralyzed...
NYC apologizes for sending bill to man killed by cop car
theGRIO REPORT - Last month Laverne Dobbinson received a letter addressed to her son, Tamon Robinson, charging him $710 for damages to a New York police car that struck and killed him in April.
Jay-Z to release 'Live In Brooklyn' CD
theGRIO REPORT - Hov will be releasing an 8 song EP called Live In Brooklyn, that will feature the legendary rapper’s best performances from his Barclays debut...
NYC guidance counselor fired when 'sexy' pictures resurfaced online
CLUTCH - Last December, right before Webb, now 37, was to get tenure as an $84,200-a-year guidance counselor, she was fired for “conduct unbecoming” a DOE employee. Apparently a student found photos of her online and showed them to them the principal...
