New York (CNN)At a time of intense scrutiny of law enforcement since , a movement to slash police department budgets nationwide is gaining momentum in the midst of police reform efforts and an uptick in violent crime in some major cities. The New York Police Department, the nation's largest police force, faces its financial reckoning this week, with its 2021 budget due before Tuesday. Around the country, from Los Angeles to Seattle to Minneapolis to Philadelphia, city officials are mulling cuts that scale back the number of officers to shift money toward social services. Economic woes from...…New York (CNN)At a time of intense scrutiny of law enforcement since , a movement to slash police department budgets nationwide is gaining momentum in the midst of police reform efforts and an uptick in violent crime in some major cities. The New York Police Department, the nation's largest police force, faces its financial reckoning this week, with its 2021 budget due before Tuesday. Around the country, from Los Angeles to Seattle to Minneapolis to Philadelphia, city officials are mulling cuts that scale back the number of officers to shift money toward social services. Economic woes from...WW…

Washington (CNN)A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of their own -- a staff inspector facing assault charges after allegedly at an anti-racism protest last week.Like all criminal defendants, Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is innocent until proven guilty. But it seemed like the crowd of already made up their minds, despite viral footage of Bologna hitting the student in the back of the head with a metal baton, sending him to the hospital. Following the rally, the union that...…Washington (CNN)A crowd of police officers in Philadelphia gathered outside their local union headquarters on Monday to show their support for one of their own -- a staff inspector facing assault charges after allegedly at an anti-racism protest last week.Like all criminal defendants, Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna is innocent until proven guilty. But it seemed like the crowd of already made up their minds, despite viral footage of Bologna hitting the student in the back of the head with a metal baton, sending him to the hospital. Following the rally, the union that...WW…

(CNN)New York Gov. has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have criticized him in an aggressive effort to contain political fallout from revelations that his administration had concealed the full extent of nursing home-related deaths during the Covid pandemic. Describing an alleged exchange with the governor that has not been previously reported, Democratic Assemblyman Ron Kim told CNN that he received a call on his cell phone from the governor last week as he was bathing his children at home. "Gov. Cuomo called me...…(CNN)New York Gov. has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have criticized him in an aggressive effort to contain political fallout from revelations that his administration had concealed the full extent of nursing home-related deaths during the Covid pandemic. Describing an alleged exchange with the governor that has not been previously reported, Democratic Assemblyman Ron Kim told CNN that he received a call on his cell phone from the governor last week as he was bathing his children at home. "Gov. Cuomo called me...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — After announcing the Trump campaign’s plan to pursue a series of lawsuits at an event billed as a press conference in Philadelphia, the President’s son, Eric Trump, and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, didn’t take questions from the media. Instead, they spent time lambasting election officials who they said blocked access to ballot-counting locations for partisan Trump campaign poll watchers and casting doubt on mail-in ballots.Their attempts to discredit voting by mail are the latest in a sea of misinformation on the topic propagated by...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — After announcing the Trump campaign’s plan to pursue a series of lawsuits at an event billed as a press conference in Philadelphia, the President’s son, Eric Trump, and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, didn’t take questions from the media. Instead, they spent time lambasting election officials who they said blocked access to ballot-counting locations for partisan Trump campaign poll watchers and casting doubt on mail-in ballots.Their attempts to discredit voting by mail are the latest in a sea of misinformation on the topic propagated by...WW…

(CNN)A 33-year-old tech CEO was found dismembered in a luxury New York condo, a law enforcement source told CNN. The New York Police Department confirmed a man had been found dead Tuesday in an apartment in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The source identified him as tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, a venture capitalist and , Nigeria's motorcycle ride-hail company.Saleh was last seen in surveillance footage Monday evening, getting into the elevator in his apartment building in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the source said. A man dressed in all black -- who, according to police, is suspected...…(CNN)A 33-year-old tech CEO was found dismembered in a luxury New York condo, a law enforcement source told CNN. The New York Police Department confirmed a man had been found dead Tuesday in an apartment in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The source identified him as tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, a venture capitalist and , Nigeria's motorcycle ride-hail company.Saleh was last seen in surveillance footage Monday evening, getting into the elevator in his apartment building in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the source said. A man dressed in all black -- who, according to police, is suspected...WW…

(CNN)President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen has been taken into custody from prison, his attorney Jeffrey Levine told reporters Thursday afternoon.Levine said Cohen had been ordered to appear at the federal court in downtown Manhattan to convert his furlough to home confinement but was detained after failing to agree to the terms of the federal location monitoring for the Southern District of New York. He was put in custody in a lower Manhattan correctional facility.Cohen, Levine said, had been presented with an agreement not to engage with the media through any...…(CNN)President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen has been taken into custody from prison, his attorney Jeffrey Levine told reporters Thursday afternoon.Levine said Cohen had been ordered to appear at the federal court in downtown Manhattan to convert his furlough to home confinement but was detained after failing to agree to the terms of the federal location monitoring for the Southern District of New York. He was put in custody in a lower Manhattan correctional facility.Cohen, Levine said, had been presented with an agreement not to engage with the media through any...WW…

(CNN)Following a "swift" investigation by the New York Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau, a police officer involved in a "disturbing apparent chokehold incident in Queens" has been suspended without pay, according to New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. "While a full investigation is still underway, there is no question in my mind that this immediate action is necessary," Shea said Sunday.The NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau launched an active use of force investigation after video of an arrest surfaced on social media.The man seen in the video was identified by his attorney as...…(CNN)Following a "swift" investigation by the New York Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau, a police officer involved in a "disturbing apparent chokehold incident in Queens" has been suspended without pay, according to New York Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. "While a full investigation is still underway, there is no question in my mind that this immediate action is necessary," Shea said Sunday.The NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau launched an active use of force investigation after video of an arrest surfaced on social media.The man seen in the video was identified by his attorney as...WW…

Welcome,(CNN) -- Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the trucks, a law enforcement official told CNN.The Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home home was overwhelmed and ran out of room for bodies, which were awaiting cremation, and used the trucks for storage, a second law enforcement source said Wednesday.At least one of the trucks was unrefrigerated, according to one law enforcement official. One source said the bodies were put on ice.CNN reached out to the Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home, and...…Welcome,(CNN) -- Four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies have been discovered outside a Brooklyn funeral home after someone reported fluids dripping from the trucks, a law enforcement official told CNN.The Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home home was overwhelmed and ran out of room for bodies, which were awaiting cremation, and used the trucks for storage, a second law enforcement source said Wednesday.At least one of the trucks was unrefrigerated, according to one law enforcement official. One source said the bodies were put on ice.CNN reached out to the Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home, and...WW…

New York (CNN)Officials were back at a Brooklyn funeral home Thursday, removing bodies that weren't properly cared for inside the home, a law enforcement official tells CNN.A day earlier, officials discovered four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies outside the Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home after someone reported fluids dripping from the trucks, according to the law enforcement official.It's unclear how many bodies will be removed, the official said Thursday. Authorities have also asked the owner to gather paperwork that would help identify the bodies.The Department of Environmental...…New York (CNN)Officials were back at a Brooklyn funeral home Thursday, removing bodies that weren't properly cared for inside the home, a law enforcement official tells CNN.A day earlier, officials discovered four trucks containing as many as 60 bodies outside the Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home after someone reported fluids dripping from the trucks, according to the law enforcement official.It's unclear how many bodies will be removed, the official said Thursday. Authorities have also asked the owner to gather paperwork that would help identify the bodies.The Department of Environmental...WW…