Monthly Archives: November 2019
NYPD Says Gangs Responsible for More Shootings
Chief of Department Terence Monahan insisted that street gangs in Brooklyn and Queens are primarily responsible for increased shootings. So, lawmakers are considering two proposals which may give teeth to the NYPD’s “get tough” stance. In the last year, serious crimes have fallen 3.8 percent in New York City. But shootings have increased 7.1… Read More »
Officials Unveil New Crime Stoppers App
NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said the department’s new CS-NYC app would help officers “connect to the public, and get more and more people involved, get the store owners involved, the parents [involved, and] the people that live and work in the communities [involved]” in law enforcement matters. Since Crimestoppers began in 1983,… Read More »