Police Giving Away Apple AirTags as Car Thefts Go Out of Control
2 May 2023, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The NYPD recommends car owners to buy and plant AirTags in their cars in an effort to fight the worrying increase in car thefts
Police Discover AirTag Planted in NYPD Patrol Car, Finding the Owner Is Child’s Play
28 Jan 2023, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s coin-shaped GPS tracker is being used for all kinds of nefarious purposes, and for some reason, someone decided to plant one into a police car
NYPD Declares War on "Ghost Cars" Using Fake Plates and Registrations To Commit Crimes
11 Oct 2022, 02:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Expect NYPD wrecker trucks to be pretty busy in the coming months. It must be noted city police reserve the right to enter a vehicle in their possession if they
New York City Police Crushes "Extremely Dangerous" Dirt Bikes, Not All People Are Happy
22 Jun 2022, 20:42 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The NYPD decided it was time to crush some of the impounded dirt bikes and ATVs. They invited the mayor to speak as well. Many people think it’s a mistake
NYPD Reports Another Massive Rise in Vehicle Theft, Surprises Nobody
13 Jun 2022, 16:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Of these incidents, at least 2,200 of them involved the vehicle either being unlocked or with the keys left in the ignition
Tesla Model 3 Is Destined To Be the Next NYPD's Patrol Car of Choice
20 Dec 2021, 17:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NYPD considers buying 250 Tesla Model 3 electric cars in a push to transition to an all-electric police car fleet. The contract is valued at $12.4 million
NYPD Seizes Car With Shocking $60,000 in Unpaid Tolls
6 Oct 2021, 14:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Amazingly, this incident comes only a week after it was reported a city transit bus superintendent owed more than $100,000 in tolls and fees
NYPD Bust High-Tech Car Theft Ring, Used Forged Electronic Keys
22 Sep 2021, 19:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / These robberies were no mere window-smash and hotwiring jobs. The ring is accused of using bootleg computer code to spoof car owners’ electronic keys,
NYPD’s Digidog Comes Out for Some Good Ol’-Fashioned Police Work
24 Feb 2021, 12:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Spot has been painted blue and is now dedicated to a life of crime-fighting: Digidog continues trial for the NYPD, still gets weird reactions
The Tesla Cybertruck Is Perfect for Public Service Duty
17 Mar 2020, 04:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Renderings imagine the massive, all-electric, armored Cybertruck in more official contexts, making ample use of everything it’s got to offer
Brooklyn Community Hosts Car Wash for NYPD After Recent Water Attacks
2 Aug 2019, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Throwing buckets of water at police officers is not a sign of respect, one volunteer says, in light of recent incidents that saw cops doused by civilians
Repo Man Takes NYPD Cop’s Car, Gets Arrested on Felony Charge
11 Jun 2019, 14:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tow truck driver says he had a court order for a Nissan Altima whose owner had missed 3 payments, but somehow ended up behind bars himself
Helicopter Crashes on Top of NYC Skyscraper, Catches Fire
11 Jun 2019, 11:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pilot crash-landed on the roof of a high-rise building in Manhattan, after trying to fly in stormy weather. Police say he tried to spare people on the ground
Alleged Car Thief Beaten Into a Coma by Car’s Rightful Owner in NYC
18 Apr 2019, 12:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / NYPD are looking for a male suspect who beat an alleged car thief and abandoned him with a fractured skull on the sidewalk
Brooklyn Prostitute Steals Corrections Officer’s Car, Establishes M.O.
9 Apr 2019, 15:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / NYPD arrest Taquanna Lawton after she stole a cop’s Infiniti while he was out at an ATM withdrawing cash. She was arrested previously in October for a similar s
NYPD Cop Fired For Citing Nonexistent Cyclist on Fake Offense, Charging Overtime
2 Apr 2019, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Varon Shepard pleaded guilty to filing a “false instrument” in Manhattan court and was given a conditional discharge from the department
Teen With Cerebral Palsy Gets Custom-Made NYPD Wheelchair
26 Dec 2018, 14:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Aiden is the 16-year-old son of a police officer and he’s always dreamed of driving a police cruiser like his dad. Now, he can, thanks to the Magic Wheelchair F
Fiat Heir Lapo Elkann Fakes His Kidnapping for $10k, Gets Caught by the Police
29 Nov 2016, 18:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Living in the shadow of your grandfather - the great Gianni Agnelli, the man who founded Fiat - might get difficult at times, but not this difficult
NYPD Replaces Its Three-Wheeled Motorbikes with a Fleet of smart fortwos
22 Sep 2016, 15:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The tiny dimensions of the smart fortwo have convinced the decision makers at the New York Police Department to have them replace the trikes currently in use
NYC Police Officers Are Cheered by the Crowds to Shoot a Fleeing Range Rover
9 Jun 2016, 12:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Two NYPD officers put on a very poor performance as they try to stop a Range Rover driver from escaping a relatively blocked street