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The chief of the Rochester Police Department and his command staff announced their retirement Tuesday following days of anti-police protests in the city over the death of Daniel Prude. Just days after insisting that he did not intend to resign amid protests, Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary released a statement Tuesday announcing his retirement and calling criticism …

The NYPD made more gun arrests last week than during any week over the last 25 years, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Tuesday, a milestone for the department as the city weathers a spike in shootings and violent crime. “We hit a 25-year high in gun arrests last week, the most gun arrests we’ve made …

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris spoke with Jacob Blake on Monday, telling the 29-year-old who was shot in the back by Kenosha, Wis. police that she was proud of him. Blake “told Sen. Harris that he was proud of her, and the senator told Jacob that she was also proud of him and how …

Attorney Lisa Bloom suffered another setback this week in the sexual misconduct case against famed photographer Bruce Weber. A judge dismissed her client Buddy Krueger’s suit against Weber because, as a source claims, his recollection of the year that the alleged incidents occurred appeared to be murky. Krueger alleged that fashion shutterbug Weber “used his …

The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the U.S., endorsed President Trump for re-election on Friday, commending him for his focus on law and order. “During his first four years, President Trump has made it crystal clear that he has our backs,” said FOP president Patrick Yoes in a statement. “Our members …

Experts handicap today’s 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Post time is approximately 7:01 p.m. Vic Cangialosi New York Post handicapper Authentic: Tiz an unwritten Law that states do not bet the favorite at 3-5. A lot of pieces have to fall into place but … if John Velazquez can get Bob …

An inside look at how the 146th Kentucky Derby will shape up: Max Player (15-1) Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen Jockey: Ricardo Santana, Jr. Current Form: Ran home 3rd in the Belmont Stakes then 3rd again in the Travers, both won by Tiz The Law. Won the Withers 3 races back. Worth a wager?: Max has …

Billionaire businessman Vladislav Doronin has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against ex-girlfriend Naomi Campbell. In court documents obtained by TMZ, Doronin — who dated Campbell from 2008-2013 — alleges that his supermodel ex is refusing to pay back a sum he loaned her over the years, though the exact amount remains unclear. He also claims …

Michael Forest Reinoehl, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a pro-Trump demonstrator during clashes in downtown Portland Saturday night, was shot and killed Thursday by federal authorities in Washington as they attempted to arrest him. On Thursday evening, Reinoehl, 48, emerged from an apartment complex in Lacey that officers with the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest …

A Los Angeles federal court judge has decided that two songwriters who claim their lyrics were pilfered by Taylor Swift for her massive 2014 hit “Shake It Off” may have a case. US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler “have sufficiently alleged a protectable selection and arrangement or a sequence …