Shawn Cohen
The Archive
Escaped suspect in handcuffs found hiding in SUV trunk
A cuffed drug suspect ran away from cops in Manhattan on Wednesday — only to be caught in a parking garage minutes later hiding in the trunk of an SUV,...
Cop killer Herman Bell is a free man
Convicted cop killer and Black Liberation Army member Herman Bell walked out of prison a free man Friday afternoon after more than 40 years behind bars — despite fierce protests...
Cop acquitted in shooting death of mentally ill woman faces NYPD discipline
The NYPD cop who was acquitted in the shooting death of a bat-wielding schizophrenic Bronx woman has been hit with a fresh set of departmental charges related to the matter,...
Grand jury weighs charges against driver in fatal Park Slope crash
A grand jury is weighing evidence against the scofflaw driver who fatally mowed down two Park Slope kids earlier this year, according to law-enforcement sources. It is unclear what charges...
Prisoner escapes from police custody at Bronx hospital
An NYPD prisoner escaped from custody at a Bronx hospital on Friday — and then blew away officers in a footrace to freedom, police sources told The Post. “This guy...
Feds want cop in bribe sting to testify at NYPD trial
Manhattan federal prosecutors have quietly called for a new witness to take the stand in their upcoming NYPD bribery trial involving two Mayor de Blasio donors, The Post has learned....
Suspected subway shover in 'MAGA' hat arrested
Cop have busted the “Make America Great Again” hat-wearing thug who allegedly shoved a Hispanic man onto the subway tracks at Union Square, police sources said. Willie Ames was nabbed on...
Cop-killer to walk free while police union makes new bid to block his parole
Cop-killer Herman Bell can now walk out of prison a free man Friday — after a judge Wednesday denied a last-ditch attempt to keep him locked up ahead of his...
Cop killer Herman Bell 'excited' to be released from prison
Cold-blooded cop killer Herman Bell is “excited” about his imminent release from prison, he said Tuesday. “I feel good, yes I’m excited,” he exclusively told The Post at Shawangunk Correctional...
Man slashed during argument on subway platform
A spat between two Times Square straphangers over a newspaper ended in violence Tuesday when one of them threw a punch and the other returned the favor by slashing him...
Ex-NYPD chief allegedly chose retirement to dodge background check
Former NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks abruptly retired to avoid a background check that was part of his planned promotion to first deputy commissioner, The Post has learned. “He...
Probe of ex-NYPD chief's finances grew out of liquor Ponzi scheme
The FBI investigation of ex-NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks grew out of a probe into a suspected liquor-wholesaling scam that turned out to be a $12 million Ponzi scheme....
Cop-killer Herman Bell's parole is back on schedule
Former Black Liberation Army terrorist and three-time cop-killer Herman Bell is eligible for parole, an Albany judge decided Friday, rejecting a police widow’s request for a do-over parole hearing. State...
Justice Department split over charges for cop in Eric Garner's death
Some federal prosecutors have recommended that charges be leveled against the NYPD “chokehold” cop in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, but top Justice Department officials have expressed strong doubts,...
Teen committed suicide after parents wouldn't let her go to party
A 14-year-old girl who committed suicide by jumping from her Greenwich Village apartment building was upset over not being allowed to go to a friend’s birthday party, sources said on...
A-Rod's 'nephew' abducted in Lamborghini sale gone bad
A man who identified himself as Alex Rodriguez’s nephew was kidnapped and held for ransom in a Midtown hotel Wednesday night when a deal over a $600,000 Lamborghini went south,...
NYPD cop involved in fatal car crash busted on slew of charges
The NYPD Highway Patrol unit’s budget director used his department-issued credit card to order thousands of dollars in lights, sirens and spy equipment to soup up his personal car —...
Cops nab burglar accused of crawling into teen's bed
Cops nabbed a burglar who crawled into bed with a teenage girl in Brooklyn before fleeing without his underwear, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. The man was being held at...
Sex-trafficking survivor uses her organization to help others
A young girl, distressed and desperate, is looking for someone to save her from her abusive pimp — even though just making the call has already put her life at...
NY's lawmakers are failing sex trafficking victims in a big way
Prosecuting pimps who sell kids for sex may seem like an open-and-shut trafficking case — but not in New York. Weak state laws are keeping traffickers out of prison, and...