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July 21, 2009 6:00 AM

Cop Steals Donuts

(CBS/iStockPhoto)
NEW YORK - NYPD regulations state under no circumstance will an officer receive any discounts or perks for being a cop.

But apparently that rule doesn’t apply to the No. 2 integrity control officer, who allegedly has been helping himself to donuts and coffee at a New York Dunkin’ Donuts, according to the New York Post.

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July 15, 2009 3:15 PM

Superman Returns: Battle Royale Two!

(Ryan McCormick)
NEW YORK - The Times Square street performer, who was arrested last week in a Superman costume for assault and resisting arrest, has been arrested yet again for fleeing NYPD after a one-man protest.

This time, 23-year-old Maksim Katsnelson was lecturing tourists in Times Square, police say.

"I feel that I need to save the world just like the real Superman," said Katsnelson dressed like the Man of Steel in a New York Post video.

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July 13, 2009 1:04 PM

Battle Royale: Batman and Superman Take on NYPD

(Ryan McCormick)
NEW YORK - It was the fight of the century. Batman and Superman versus New York’s finest in all out brawl at Time Square!

And the real-life battle ended in handcuffs and blood, according to a photo-snapping eyewitness, who spoke to Crimesider in a telephone interview.

The masked crusader melee began last Thursday, when two New York City police officers approached two men dressed as superheroes performing near a Planet Hollywood at 45th Street & Broadway in Times Square.

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June 9, 2009 6:00 AM

"Smart Guns" For NYPD?

(AP / CBS)
NEW YORK - The New York Police Department is looking into adapting futuristic technology that would allow officers' guns to recognize one another in an effort to avoid the type of friendly fire incident that left a cop dead in May.

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June 3, 2009 10:32 AM

NYPD Releases "Friendly Fire" Training Video



NEW YORK In the wake of a deadly friendly fire incident, in which a white cop accidentally shot a black officer, the New York City Police Department has released the training video they use to prevent this type of tragedy.

Clearly, in this case it didn't work.

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May 29, 2009 9:57 AM

White Cop Shoots Black Cop In Tragic Mistake

NEW YORK A white cop shot a black cop in a tragic mistake last night on the streets of New York City.

Omar Edwards, 25, an African American only two years on the job, was gunned down within blocks of the Harlem police station where he worked, according to Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Edwards had just finished his shift when he headed to his car and saw that the driver's-side window had been smashed and a man was going through the vehicle, Kelly said.

Edwards struggled with the man, who got away from him by slipping out of his sweater, Kelly said. Edwards chased the man up two streets with his gun drawn, he said.

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