By Shayna Jacobs
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
The New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled the NYPD can randomly drug test its officers using human hair samples. [nytimes.com]
Grammy-winner Ashanti's mother testified about the sexually explicit and disturbing text messages she was bombarded with by an accused stalker. Devar Hurd, 31, is on trial in Manhattan Supreme Court facing stalking and harassment charges. [dnainfo.com]
An Upper West Side therapist accused of taking two knives to her husband in the heat of an argument plead guilty to a much lesser charge, harassment. [dnainfo.com]
A member of Original Youth Gangsters, a Harlem youth crew, was indicted on charges related to the stray bullet shooting of a 66-year-old grandmother at 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. [dnainfo.com]
State judges are taking an issue with the city's chief lawyer Michael A. Cardozo. [nytimes.com]
