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Civic Center

April 30, 2013

NYPD Officer Arrested for Welfare Fraud, Prosecutors Say

Officer Nivia Fontanez, 31, was arrested for allegedly getting $12,000 in aid illegally.

Morris Heights

December 14, 2012

Off-Duty Cop Charged With DWI, Hitting Cars in The Bronx, Police Say

NYPD Officer Ramon Cuevas was charged with driving while intoxicated in Morris Heights.

Brooklyn Heights

October 16, 2012

Off-Duty Cop Arrested for Assault in Brooklyn

Ernest Volcy, 38, was charged with assault after a domestic dispute early Tuesday.

Bushwick

October 03, 2012

Two People Injured In Encounter With Emotionally Disturbed Persons

The victims were taken to Woodhull Hospital with minor injuries, an FDNY spokesman said.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

September 18, 2012

Cop, Two Others Injured in Police Car Accident in Brooklyn

The patrol car crashed with a Lexus GS300 at Bedford and Myrtle avenues early Tuesday.

Jamaica

September 12, 2012

Off-Duty Cop Stabbed, Seriously Injured After Chasing Burglar in Queens

The off-duty police officer was stabbed near 170th Street in Jamaica shortly after noon, police said.

Lower East Side

July 05, 2012

Cop Shot at Lower East Side Housing Complex Saved by Bulletproof Vest

Police are searching for the gunman who shot a cop inside a building on Essex Street.

Jamaica

July 04, 2012

MTA Police Officer Stabbed in Eye, Suspect Shot to Death in Queens

Veteran cop John Barnett was stabbed in the eye after a struggle with a suspect at the Jamaica station.

Washington Heights & Inwood

May 23, 2012

Cop Indicted After Allegedly Punching Inwood Clubgoer into Coma

NYPD Officer Ariel Frias was indicted on felony assault after allegedly punching Edwin Veloz.

East Harlem

May 02, 2012

Police Officer Stabbed in Head in East Harlem Heads Home

Eder Loor said he was happy to be alive after surviving a knife being driven into his head two weeks ago.

Harlem

April 18, 2012

Cop Stabbed in Head Expected to Make Full Recovery

Eder Loor, 28, was stabbed in the skull by a mentally unstable Terrence Hale, 26, in East Harlem Tuesday.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

February 07, 2012

'Evil' Cop Shooting Suspect Luis 'Baby' Ortiz Indicted

Luis "Baby" Ortiz has been indicted on charges he attempted to murder Brooklyn cop Kevin Brennan.

Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick

January 31, 2012

Cop Shot in Head on Bushwick Avenue and Moore Street

Officer Kevin Brennan, 29, was shot at 370 Bushwick Avenue Tuesday evening.

Manhattan

December 12, 2011

Mayor Renews Call for Tougher Gun Laws After Officer Killed in Line of Duty

Police Officer Peter Figoski, a 22-year veteran and father of four was shot to death during a robbery.

Washington Heights & Inwood

November 16, 2011

Ydanis Rodriguez Says Cops Assaulted Him in OWS Arrest

Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez was released without bail Tuesday evening following his Occupy Wall Street-releated arrest on Nov. 15, 2011.