The lawsuits, by four former police officers, claim that a culture of cronyism ruled the department. James Essig, who was chief of detectives, said that promotions were sold for $15,000.

A group of former top New York City Police Department officials filed a series of four lawsuits claiming the force is led by cronyism, corruption, and retaliation. The suits were ...

Former NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig accused former Police Commissioner Edward Caban of selling promotions for up to $15,000 in one of four lawsuits filed this week. The suits, filed by four ...

Four former NYPD chiefs claim in separate lawsuits filed Monday that top department leaders close to Mayor Eric Adams forced ...

The Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday that it had arrested 223 people during Tuesday's protests, most of them for failure to disperse and for curfew violations.