College Girl, Missing is back on
@nytimes
bestseller list for a 4th week! Please help spread the word about this book and our mission to keep Lauren Spierer’s disappearance in the spotlight so her family gets the answers they desperately need
A group of city and state officials are seeking to declare all covid-19 deaths by first responders and other essential employees "line of duty" deaths, entitling them to full line of duty death benefits and payments
New: President of NYPD captains union calls for an immediate “end to COMPSTAT as we know it.” Says the crime tracking program is used to embarrass and coerce commanders into more proactive policing
Exclusive: A pair of Catskill sisters arrested last night after one of the women allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at NYPD van carrying four officers in 71st pct. The homemade bomb hit windshield but did not ignite. The women were chased down and caught
“Your job is to keep people safe. So is that a higher calling than listening to a mayor?”
@realDonaldTrump
asks
@NYCPBA
boss Pat Lynch at the White House Friday
Another bloody night: 22 people shot overnight. That's 61 victims for the week, as compared to 14 for the entire same week last year. And we still have one more night.
Bloody week: Nine people shot overnight in NYC, one dead, source says. Another man stabbed to death. That's 29 shooting victims through 7 a.m. today, vs 14 for the entire same week last year. And we haven't even hit the weekend.
Union President Chris Monahan writes in letter to Commissioner Shea that “COMPSTAT puts pressure on precinct and division commanders to go into minority neighborhoods for targeted enforcement (precision policing) by way of arrests and summonses. This inherently creates tension..”
In letter to Cuomo and de Blasio, NYC council member Joseph Borelli and 19 other officials state that workers who perish from covid-19 should be "presumed to have contracted the virus in the course of their work."
Samantha Shader, 26, accused of tossing the incendiary device, charged with four counts of attempted murder of a police officer. Darian Shader, 20, charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration. Another protester shared video of incident with cops.
EXCLUSIVE: 'I don't trust the police not to lie.' Grandmother, 62, arrested and 'manhandled' in her pajamas after letting Freedom Convoy truckers park at her border home insists seized arms cache was planted by cops via
@MailOnline
I am thrilled to announce my new book, out May 28! ‘College Girl, Missing: The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight’ dives into the 13 year mystery – what really happened to Indiana University student Lauren Spierer? Preorder now.
EXCLUSIVE: 'Nothing ever seemed off.' Ethan Crumbley's older brother, 18, says the school shooting suspect, 15, was an 'average, happy kid', got good grades, was into Minecraft and WASN'T bullied as a child via
@MailOnline
Here’s social media pics of the two sisters arrested in last night’s protest again cops in Brooklyn. Samantha Shader (left) is accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at NYPD van, while Darian Shader is charged with resisting arrest
Woman says she went “full Karen” on cops who failed to wear masks in Catskill Bagels on Cortelyou Rd in Brooklyn. Making matters worse, they ordered all of the sesame bagels! She cried, filed 311 complaint, then posted about her trauma on my neighborhood FB page
College Girl, Missing, which reveals new information about the 2011 disappearance of Lauren Spierer, just made
@nytimes
bestseller list! Let’s keep it going and make 2024 the year we can finally bring closure and justice to Lauren’s family
Citing the deaths of Det. Cedric Dixon and NYPD employees Dennis Dickson and Giacomina Barr-Brown, they stated that this commitment "will alleviate some of the stress of those on the front lines of this battle."
College Girl, Missing just made the
@nytimes
bestseller list for a second straight week! Happy to see Lauren Spierer’s case finally back in the spotlight, 13 years and 9 days since her disappearance.
EXCLUSIVE: At least 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since Barack Obama's maskless 60th birthday bash - the most cases on the island since April
via
@MailOnline
Exclusive: “I didn't go. I had other parties to go to': Pelosi brushes off fact she was DISINVITED from Obama's 'scaled down' 60th as she is pictured at church on Martha's Vineyard via
@MailOnline
NYPD cop, asked why he wasn’t wearing mask in Union Square Park, responds, “I can’t breathe.” Woman taking video baits him: “Like George Floyd?” His reply: “Exactly.”
NY send-off: “Go home, don’t let the door hit you in the ass!” hecklers shout as mayor de Blasio arrives for his walk out ceremony at City Hall this afternoon. “Hope you and your wife go to jail!”
The Bloomington Police responded to the publication of College Girl, Missing saying they are “hopeful that a recently released book will generate new leads and keep Lauren’s case at the forefront of the minds of those with information about her disappearance.”
Here's breakdown of overnight shootings, from source:
48 Pct 2 males shot; left leg NL ( mb/22)
Right leg, shot in chin NL (mb/21)
2 females shot NL, leg NL (fb/16),
Shot in left arm NL (fb/21)
114 Pct male shot in left leg NL (mb/28)
75 Pct (1) male shot in calf NL (mb/29)
Video: Two elderly men knifed in unprovoked attack Sunday morning on 7 train in Queens. Through Sunday, 80 stabbings/slashings in subways system, vs 61 last year - despite nightly closures and decreased ridership during Covid. Two more slashings in Queens (on N and R) last night
College Girl, Missing has now made
@nytimes
bestseller list for a third straight week! Appreciate the continued support for a book that dives into the night Lauren Spierer disappeared, 4,762 days ago today.
79 Pct male shot 2x in back NL (mb/46)
75 Pct (2nd) male shot in elbow NL (mb/29)
43Pct (2nd)male shot in shoulder NL. (mh/28)
106 Pct male shot multiplex NL (mb/30)
75 Pct (3rd) 2 males shot (1 DOA)
(Mb/27) in shoulder doa
(Mb/17) in leg NL
Breaking: Mayor de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, was arrested protesting in Manhattan last night. She gave cops Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence, as her address (deleted original tweet and reposted with person id info redacted)
44 Pct 3 females shot, 1 male shot NL
(Mh/26) in left foot
(Fb/28) in right foot
(Fh/21) grazed in back
(Fh/19) in left foot
46 Pct male shot in buttocks NL (mb/18)
34 Pct female shot in torso NL (fb/40)
New: Police say this incident occurred about 4 a.m. Monday on Lenox Ave in Harlem and that the victim, a 66-year-old man, appeared to be sleeping when an unknown man threw a lit firework at him. He suffered minor burns and was taken to Saint Luke's hospital in stable condition.
42 Pct male shot in stomach NL (mb/31)
45 Pct male shot in left leg NL (mh/47)
43 Pct (1)male shot in left leg NL (mh/26)
40 Pct female shot in left leg NL (fb/42)
67 Pct male shot unk details
71 Pct male shot in buttocks NL (mb/26)
Source says NYPD is preparing for potential mass arrests tomorrow, readying extra jail cells should protests get out of hand. The CCRB and Pantaleo's lawyer are expected to get judge's recommendation Friday.
Charged with unlawful assembly for refusing police orders to leave roadway at 12th St and Broadway. She was with at least 100 other protesters. Released on a desk appearance ticket
EXCLUSIVE: Squeezed out! George Santos CANCELS exclusive interview with CNN's beleaguered host Don Lemon after his sexist comments about age last week.... in favor of Piers Morgan
via
@MailOnline
Then there was the time a cop got disciplined for repeatedly lighting scented candles in a Bronx police precinct, despite a supervisor’s allergies. Worth reading the whole complaint...
Police takedown today in Rockaways triggers probe:
NYPD: “We are aware of the video and there is an active investigation underway by the Internal Affairs Bureau. This matter is taken extremely seriously and we expect to have an update this evening as the investigation unfolds.
News alert! I've joined the
@DailyMail
as a senior reporter on its exclusives team. Excited to be hitting the road breaking news on national stories and be based in NYC where I can continue to write about crime and law enforcement. Looking forward to new adventures!
Today's NYPD sick figures:
512 members diagnosed with coronavirus (442 uniformed, 70 civilian)
761 members quarantined (665 uniformed, 96 civilian)
Total uniformed members reporting sick: 4,111
Total uniformed members reporting sick with flu-like symptoms: 3106
Exclusive: Halyna Hutchins' grieving husband Matthew tells
@MailOnline
that "we greatly appreciate all the sympathy. It feels like people are going to move mountains," is setting up a memorial with
@AmericanFilm
via
@MailOnline
Monahan sent the letter last night. Asks Shea for a meeting to discuss. Ends by writing, “For the good of the police and the community end COMPSTAT NOW. It is time that we all get on the same page. I look forward to your reply.”
A Rikers inmate convicted of beating a gay man into a coma,
charged with prostituting teens and assaulting a jail guard was selected to serve as a role model for other inmates under a new mentorship program aimed at reducing violence — until I raised it with Dept of Correction