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Larry Davis (criminal)
Larry Davis (May 28, 1966 – February 20, 2008), later known as Adam Abdul-Hakeem, was an African–American man from New York City who gained notoriety in November 1986 for his shootout in the South Bronx with officers of the New York City Police Department, in which six officers were shot. Davis, asserting self-defense, was acquitted of all charges aside from illegal gun possession.Christina Jacqueline Johns & Jose Maria Borrero N., "The war on drugs: Nothing succeeds like failure", in Gregg Barak, ed., ''Crimes by the Capitalist State: An Introduction to State Criminality'' (Albany: SUNY Press, State University of New York Press, 1991)p 72 Davis was later convicted in April 1991 of a Bronx drug dealer's 1986 murder.Marilyn Corsianos, ''The Complexities of Police Corruption: Gender, Identity, and Misconduct'' (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012)p 151 In 2008, Davis died via stabbing by a fellow inmate. On November 19, 1986, nine New York City police officers, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in the United States. The NYPD headquarters is at 1 Police Plaza, located on Park Row in Lower Manhattan near City Hall. The NYPD's regulations are compiled in title 38 of the ''New York City Rules''. The NYC Transit Police and NYC Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995. Dedicated units of the NYPD include the Emergency Service Unit, K9, harbor patrol, highway patrol, air support, bomb squad, counter-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-organized crime, narcotics, mounted patrol, public transportation, and public housing units. The NYPD employs over 50,000 people, including more than 35,000 uniformed officers. According to the official CompStat database, the NYPD responded to nearly 500,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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