Alleged drug dealer throws loose fentanyl powder at cop’s face

“The officer exhibited fentanyl-related symptoms, including nausea and shortness of breath and was treated by emergency responders,” December 15An alleged narcotics dealer tossed a handful of deadly fentanyl powder at a cop investigating a Bronx drug...

Alleged drug dealer throws loose fentanyl powder at cop’s face

“The officer exhibited fentanyl-related symptoms, including nausea and shortness of breath and was treated by emergency responders,” December 15An alleged narcotics dealer tossed a handful of deadly fentanyl powder at a cop investigating a Bronx drug...

More than half of police, prosecutors miss N.Y. rape kit deadline

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers approved a law last year requiring the timely testing of rape kits, which contain physical evidence collected from the body and clothing of a victim in a possible sexual assault. December 13, 2019ALBANY, N.Y. — More than half of...

More than half of police, prosecutors miss N.Y. rape kit deadline

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers approved a law last year requiring the timely testing of rape kits, which contain physical evidence collected from the body and clothing of a victim in a possible sexual assault. December 13, 2019ALBANY, N.Y. — More than half of...

State criminal reform law could cost NYPD close to $100M, O’Neill says

O’Neill said, cops will effectively have to turn over lab reports and other evidence to prosecutors within about seven or eight days of a person being charged. November 6, 2019Changes in the law governing criminal evidence as part of a package of New York State...

This groundbreaking DNA testing method solved a 1981 cold case

Clippings from Brown’s fingernails were kept on file — and OCME experts used their newly developed technique to see if she’d captured some of her attacker’s DNA when they grappled. October 21, 2019The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner...