Subway Shooting Suspect Evades NYPD Manhunt, Reports Himself
The alleged suspect in a subway shooting that left ten people shot on Tuesday became the focus of a manhunt that ended 30 hours later thanks to a security camera installer on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Zack Tahhan, a 21-year old Syrian immigrant, spotted the suspect, whose description and photo had been shared for hours
The Black Giuliani
Last week, news about New York City’s supposed return to Broken Windows policing – perhaps the most consequential mantra in modern policing – dominated the headlines. Mayor Eric Adams and his police commissioner announced a new quality-of-life crackdown in some neighborhoods to focus on offenses like public urination, dice games and marijiuana sales. News of the policing
Copwatch Blotter: Fall 2021
You’ve probably heard many times that police don’t “make” the laws, they only “enforce” them. People, especially the cops themselves, even refer to police with the mendacious euphemism “law enforcement.” However, this, like almost everything cops claim about their job, is a lie. Aside from pushing for policies (like Broken Windows policing) that give themselves
WATCH: NYPD Detain All Motorcyclists & Moped Riders Without Probable Cause On The Williamsburg Bridge
On Saturday, October 23rd, according to the NYPD, a motorcyclist was arrested for allegedly crashing his bike into a metal barricade as he exited the Williamsburg bridge. The NYPD claimed a sergeant was hurt with a minor cut on her leg. The NYPD stated the motorcyclist was “possibly driving under the influence”. In a show
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A Retrospective Report on the Met Gala Protest
In the aftermath of the Met Gala direct action it is abundantly clear that the powers that be intend to maintain the status quo by enforcing deafening media silence
NY1’s Copaganda & the Rikers Crisis
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on linkedin LinkedIn This week, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio visited Rikers Island amid weeks of calls of a “humanitarian crisis” and the 12th death in the city’s jail system so far this year. While the torturous, polluted and overheated reality of city jails
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Target is trying to artwash what they did during the 2020 uprising.
Read our essay in @CopwatchMedia about Target’s deep ties to the police state: https://copwatch.media/2021/04/why-did-target-email-the-lapd-after-police-killed-george-floyd/ https://twitter.com/daviss/status/1530034150853513216
The long standing Target banners that read “We stand together. We build together.” have been taken down across from the former 3rd precinct. I’m told 7 local artists are working on new murals. Don’t mean to try and interrupt unfinished work but can’t help but notice the fists..
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Freedom is necessary: Prakash Churaman’s liberation struggle in Queens
The daily heartbreak of our precious children increasingly being incarcerated, many for life, by the capitalist genoci...
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Josmar Trujillo on Hyper-Policing
"If it bleeds, it leads" journalism lets news outlets look as though they're tracking an important event in real time.
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