police officers

51 names added to NYPD's hallowed Wall of Heroes, including slain Detective Jonathan Diller: 'The very best of us'

NYPD brass and hundreds of family members gathered in the lobby of 1 Police Plaza, where plaques were ceremoniously unveiled, revealing the names of 50 fallen cops of all ranks,...

NJ cop smashed ex's door with baton, threatened to burn down house during violent home invasion: court docs

Both victims attempted to hold Sayegh down in the living room before the suspect “broke free” and allegedly smashed items and pictures on the wall, authorities said.

Off-duty female NJ cop arrested for allegedly breaking into home, assaulting two people inside

Toms River Police Officer, Rebecca A. Sayegh, 32, is accused of breaking into the house in Berkeley Township just before 11:30 p.m. last Friday, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

2 career criminals charged in shooting of off-duty NYPD cop during apparent carjacking attempt: sources

Denzel Brown, 29, and Marvin Dankwah, 26, also face charges of first-degree robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in the 6:30 a.m. Hunters Point violence that left the 25-year-old...

Principal who blocked cops from investigating bomb threat at school has a ‘disdain for law enforcement': police

Brian Steel, President of the Capital City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #9, told The Post in an interview that James has “implicit bias and disdain for law enforcement,” and...

Inside the unholy alliance pushing parole for NY cop killers

Some crimes are so depraved that the perpetrator should never be allowed to breathe free air, assassinating a police officer tops that list.

Murder suspect Karen Read asks SCOTUS justice to put trial on hold as jury selection underway — here's why

Read is accused of backing her Lexus SUV into her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard on Jan. 29,...

A cop killer's possible parole: Letters to the Editor — April 8, 2025

NY Post readers discuss David McClary facing a Parole Board that has recently sprung 43 other cop killers.

Leftists' new 'no stops' bill aims to keep thugs and killers ON the roads

Credit where it’s due: The pro-crime progressives in Albany never rest in seeking new ways to make us less safe.

Autistic teen fighting for his life, leg amputated after being shot 9 times by Idaho police

An autistic teenager is fighting for his life after Idaho police shot him a whopping nine times -- prompting community-wide outrage and protests, according to authorities and reports. Police were...

Slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller becomes face of sick online scam claiming he's gone missing

Less than eight months after Jonathan Diller was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Queens, a bogus flyer claiming Diller was "missing" circulated in three states.

Naked Florida man who killed veteran deputy just hours away from retirement slapped with decades-long sentence

The veteran deputy was just one shift away from retirement after more than 30 years on the force when he was killed.

4 sheriff's deputies from same department die by suicide in just a few weeks span: report

Four current and former sheriff’s deputies from Harris County Sheriff’s Department in Houston, Texas have died by suicide since February -- including three in a span of one week, according...

NJ police chief's alleged sick pranks -- including stomach-turning bathroom behavior -- revealed in images and court docs

"He also was fond of scraping fluids from his underwear onto people seated in [his] office," the court documents alleged.

NYPD Commish rails against 'broken criminal justice system' at Mass honoring slain hero cop Jonathan Diller

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday railed against the “broken criminal justice system’’ at a memorial Mass marking the first anniversary of the shooting death of hero cop Jonathan Diller.

Violence runs in the family of 14-year-old charged with killing Newark cop

Violence runs in the blood of the 14-year-old Newark, NJ, boy charged with gunning down a cop in a shootout earlier this month. 

He waved, he smiled — he killed his father: Neighbors of LI man accused of slaying cop dad left 'stunned'

He was a "terrific" guy who played with kids and often gave a friendly wave — and not someone who would ever be accused of being a psycho killer who...

'Miracle' Long Island cop 'itching to get back out there' as union raises $150K after defying death in car chase

A "miracle" Long Island cop who defied death in a high-speed car chase earlier this year got a $150,000 check from well-wishers Thursday -- and he said he's "itching" to...

NJ cop stole huge stash of drugs from evidence room and made $600K in questionable bank deposits: prosecutors

“The alleged misconduct by the defendant represents a stunning, tremendous disservice to the public,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in the statement.

Retired NYPD cop goes broke trying to save son from rare brain cancer: 'We won't give up'

Dym and his wife Luiza found themselves in a living nightmare when their son Derek, at age 7, was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive brain cancer.