The NYPD is about to start using digital technology to match video images of people at crime scenes to mug shots on file, police sources said.
In recent weeks, the NYPD began recruiting officers for the new facial recognition unit. Sources said the new unit is critical to their effort to bolster counterterrorism efforts downtown and in midtown.
“Let’s be honest about this, this young upstart who did “Black & Yellow” is not in Wayne’s league…” #SkipBaylessShotsFired@Wiz WTF! HOW DARE THIS CRACKER! CRACKER! TALK ABOUT WIZ IS NOT IN LIL WAYNE'S LEAGUE! SMFH! LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON! WAYNE EVEN HAD THE WIZ KALIFAH ACCENT! C'MON SON!…
The phrase "Welcome to Hollywood" never meant less than it did Thursday.
The contestants were already there.
Thursday's installment of "American Idol" featured auditions from "A.I.'s" backlot in L.A., buttressed by a few folks flown in through submissions via MySpace. The latter venue wasn't just a first for the show, it also provided a big… Continue
CHICKS WITH BOOTY POP'S SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH FALSE ADVERTISEMENT! NEXT THING YOU KNOW! THEY ARE GOING TO START MAKING DIFFERENT SIZES OF PADS & WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET NAKED & THE DUDE IS LIKE… Continue
Authorities said a man who was caught having sex with show hogs will have his case presented to the Leflore County Grand Jury next month. Andrew Lee Nash, 52, was arrested after police set up surveillance cameras in the owner’s stalls near U.S. Highway 82 and the Yazoo River in Mississippi.
Greenwood Police Chief Henry Purnell said the hogs were examined by a local… Continue
Justin Bieber's product placement didn't fly with the Knicks crowd on Wednesday night. After walking the red carpet for a special screening of his biographical - and 3-D! - film, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," the Biebs skipped the film and headed to the Garden to watch the Mavericks beat the Knicks. Boy, was that a mistake. When the Jumbotron camera… Continue
A snowball attack on a Brooklyn mailman got a teenager arrested when the horseplay turned violent, cops said Thursday.
Walter Ward, 16, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon - snowballs - and assault.
"He's innocent and looks forward to the opportunity to resolve this matter," defense lawyer Jacob Lipsky said following Ward's arraignment last… Continue
Rihanna is in hot water with fans who have been accusing her off ripping off the imagery of David LaChapelle for her "S&M" video.
The provocative "S&M" video Rihanna just released has been banned in 11 countries and continues to cause controversy. Most recently, the video became a trending topic on Twitter because fans accused Rihanna of copying… Continue
Two people were arrested in Florida Wednesday and charged with murdering a University of Florida cheerleader, whose badly burned body was found in a deserted field in Gainesville in December.
Antonio Drayton, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Saleha Huuda, 21, as well as grand theft, abuse of a dead human body, tampering with… Continue
A fragrance ad by YSL has been deemed too spicy for British viewers.
The British Advertising Standards Agency has said that a television ad for YSL Belle d'Opium, starring French actress Melanie Thierry, was "irresponsible and offensive," reports Women's Wear Daily.
The one-minute ad features Thierry moving sensually in a way that is meant to… Continue
That rumble on the subway is from the passengers, not the trains.
A YouTube video shot aboard a Manhattan-bound No. 4 subway shows a man with a cane scuffling with a woman seated in a handicapped seat after she refused to surrender her spot.
"I'm the paparazzi for inconsiderate people," says the man - who identifies himself as Joey Boots - as… Continue
It looks like the king of "Girls Gone Wild" has finally run out of luck.
Joe Francis was indicted by a grand jury in Las Vegas on Wednesday on charges that he didn’t pay a $2.5 million gambling debt he owed to the ritzy Wynn Casino.
The 37-year-old playboy is accused of signing gambling markers, essentially taking IOUs, at the casino in February 2007… Continue
There's a rivalry kicking off between two hip-hop stars just in time for this weekend's Super Bowl. Lil Wayne has released a pro-Green Bay Packers song, "Green and Yellow," in response to Wiz Khalifa's pro-Pittsburgh Steelers tune, "Black and Yellow."
In the newly released freestyle song, Weezy sings, "Pitt goin' down, say hello to the devil/Just beat… Continue
Could Charlie Sheen join Kim Kardashian, Tommy Lee and Paris Hilton in the Celebrity Sex Tape Hall of Fame?
Absolutely - if a porn star, by the name of "Felony," is to be believed.
The self-professed madame, who allegedly provided Sheen with "hundreds" of prostitutes over the last several years, told RadarOnline.com about filming an explicit video with the… Continue
The shoulder that a Brooklyn mother cried on when her son was gunned down belonged to the cold-hearted man who hired twin temptresses to lure her boy to his death.
Dwayne Burnett was killed last June in Brownsville after the two women sexted him nude photos with an invitation to a sex party that was really a $10,000 murder-for-hire, police sources said… Continue