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Mar 15

NYPD Commissioner Hits Malcolm X

Mar. 15, 1964 - New York City Police Commissioner Michael Murphy warned civil rights leaders today that he would not allow them to “turn...

Mar 3

Rocky Signs Two Major Crime Bills

Mar. 3, 1964 - Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York signed his two major crime bills today despite opposition from bar and civil...

Aug 14, 2023

NYPD Chooses First Negro to Study at FBI National Academy

Aug. 14, 1963 - The New York Police Department has chosen Lieutenant Lloyd Sealy (center in 1959) as the first Negro on the New York...

Apr 16, 2023

NYPD To Continue “Operation Decoy”

Apr. 16, 1963 - “Operation Decoy,” the New York City program in which policemen dress as women to trap muggers, perverts, and rapists,...

Apr 5, 2023

Sobbing Truck Driver, World War II Vet, Saved from Suicide

Apr. 5, 1963 - A sobbing truck driver was pulled to safety from his precarious perch on a railing of the Manhattan Bridge today as he was...

Apr 5, 2023

NYC Police Launch Mass Crackdown on Obscene Books

Apr. 5, 1963 - In a carefully coordinated mass crackdown, more than 100 New York City police raiders fanned out in Queens today and hit...

Aug 29, 2022

NYPD’s “Operation Decoy” Smashing Success

Aug. 29, 1962 - During the first week of being disguised in women’s clothing, “Operation Decoy” policemen in New York City made 80...

Aug 24, 2022

NYPD Launches “Operation Decoy”

Aug. 24, 1962 - Eight of New York’s finest became eight of New York’s fairest today as the Police Department’s “Operation Decoy” moved...

May 23, 2022

Two Members of NYPD Charged with Excessive Use of Force

May 23, 1962 - The New York Civil Liberties Union today asked New York Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy to institute disciplinary...

May 16, 2022

NYPD Commissioner Murphy Assigns Extra Police to Parks and Recreation Facilities

May 16, 1962 - New York Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy (pictured left with Mayor Wagner) today called on the extra policemen who...

Apr 4, 2022

French TV Star Charged in Massive Brooklyn Heroin Bust

Apr. 4, 1962 - A prominent French television figure, a Parisian nightclub owner, and a Brooklyn father and son pleaded not guilty in...

Mar 28, 2022

NYPD Confiscates Toy Guns That Look Too Real

Mar. 28, 1962 - New York police detectives will mosey up to toy gun counters during the next few weeks and figuratively give the order to...

Mar 27, 2022

NYPD: Most Murders in 1961 Committed in Family Disputes

Mar. 27, 1962 - Most of the murders committed in New York City last year were not planned, nor were they associated with underworld...

Mar 6, 2022

NYPD Says Attacks on Policemen Increasing

Mar. 6, 1962 - New York Deputy Police Commissioner Walter Arm told an institute on police and community relations today that there had...

Feb 25, 2022

Massive Heroin Bust in the Bronx

Feb. 25, 1962 - New York City detectives and Federal narcotics agents seized pure heroin worth $20 million last night after subduing a...

Aug 29, 2021

NYC Grand Jury Finds No Police Brutality in Suspected Rapist's Prison Cell Death

Aug. 29, 1961 - A New York County Grand jury reported today that it had found "no evidence of criminality" in the death of a suspected...

Aug 21, 2021

Attacks on NYPD Officers Increasing in Incidence and Viciousness

Aug. 21, 1961 - In the first 6 months of this year, 1,171 New York City policemen were attacked while trying to make arrests. From July 1...

Jul 28, 2021

Violence in Harlem, Debris Thrown at Police

July 28, 1961 - Scattered violence and milling crowds disrupted Harlem last night. A police riot call brought reinforcements to the...