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Ali Winston
Ali Winston joined The New York Times in 2018 as a Metro investigative reporter. He currently covers the New York City Police Department. For more than a decade, he covered issues of criminal justice and surveillance across the United States. In 2017, he shared a George Polk Award for uncovering a sexual exploitation scandal involving dozens of police officers in Northern California. More
Ali Winston joined The New York Times in 2018 as a Metro investigative reporter. He currently covers the New York City Police Department. For more than a decade, he covered issues of criminal justice and surveillance across the United States. In 2017, he shared a George Polk Award for uncovering a sexual exploitation scandal involving dozens of police officers in Northern California.
Mr. Winston is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of California, Berkeley.
F.B.I., Pushing to Stop Domestic Terrorists, Grapples With Limits on Its Power
A debate has emerged over whether federal law enforcement has enough tools to fight racially motivated mass shootings and other attacks.
By Adam Goldman
Police Officer Hired Hit Man to Kill Her Husband and a Young Girl, Officials Say
Valerie Cincinelli, a New York City police Officer, paid $7,000 and suggested the best ways to kill her estranged husband, and her boyfriend's daughter, according to a federal complaint.
Facial Recognition: Dawn of Dystopia, or Just the New Fingerprint?
San Francisco banned it, but many police departments say the technology is used no differently from DNA databases or other crime-fighting tools.
By Julie Bosman and Serge F. Kovaleski
Eric Garner Death Was 'Not a Big Deal,' Police Commander Said
The revelation provoked gasps at the disciplinary hearing for the officer who applied a chokehold to Mr. Garner, who died after exclaiming, "I can't breathe."
By Ali Winston
Medical Examiner Testifies Eric Garner Died of Asthma Caused by Officer's Chokehold
The doctor who performed an autopsy said Officer Daniel Pantaleo choked Mr. Garner with enough force to cause internal bleeding in his neck.
Despite Eric Garner and 'I Can't Breathe,' Chokeholds Still Used
The New York Police Department retrained patrol officers to avoid the banned tactic, but records show it has not gone away.
Richard A. Brown, Queens District Attorney, Dies at 86
Some of Mr. Brown's high-profile prosecutions involved police officers accused of unjustified killings.
By Joseph P. Fried
In California, Home to Many Hate Groups, Officials Struggle to Spot the Next Threat
Lone actors who come out of the blue present a daunting challenge for law enforcement, even in a region where investigators have a solid grasp on extremist networks.
By Shaila Dewan and Ali Winston
They Arranged to Meet Underage Teens for Sex. Instead the Police Were Waiting.
Sixteen men who had arranged to meet 14- and 15-year-olds for sex on dating apps were arrested in New Jersey, police said.
Bloody Ax Recovered as Man Arrested in Gruesome Brooklyn Murder
A woman was killed and another woman seriously injured in what the police said was a "terrible, vicious attack" that left both victims with deep lacerations.
Police Officer Wounded in Wild Shootout in Upper Manhattan
Two officers cornered a man with a gun in a parking lot, who fired at them. The man was fatally shot and one officer was wounded.
By James C. McKinley Jr. and Ali Winston
Man Arrested With Gas Cans and Lighters at St. Patrick's Cathedral Is a Philosophy Teacher
Marc Lamparello, 37, was also arrested on Monday at a cathedral in New Jersey and had just bought a one-way ticket to Rome.
By Ali Watkins and Ali Winston
How a Dark Web Drug Ring Was Uncovered After Suspicious A.T.M. Withdrawals
Three New Jersey men were charged in Manhattan with setting up a virtual storefront in a hidden corner of the internet that sold illicit drugs.
Man Charged in Subway Attack on 78-Year-Old Woman That Was Caught on Video, Police Say
The attack, on board a No. 2 train in the Bronx this month, was captured on a video that has gained more than 10 million views.
A Conspiracy Theorist, Anthony Comello, and a Mystery Motive in Gambino Murder
Anthony Comello, 24, had become fascinated with right-wing conspiracy theories before he allegedly assassinated a leader in the Gambino crime family.
By Ali Watkins
Serial Sex Offenders Are a Big Problem on Subways. Should They Be Banned for Life?
"We have individuals who, literally, since the 1980s have been committing sexual offenses on the trains," an official said. Now, a bill would ban them from New York's subways.
By Michael Gold
Gambino Mob Boss Killing: Staten Island Man Is Charged With Murder
Several officials indicated that preliminary information suggested the killing was not related to organized crime.
By Ali Winston and William K. Rashbaum
New Zealand Massacre Highlights Global Reach of White Extremism
The massacre in New Zealand highlights the contagious ways in which the extreme right has spread in the 21st century — even to a country not strongly associated with it.
By Patrick Kingsley
Frank Cali, the Slain Gambino Boss, Was a 'Ghost' Who Avoided the Limelight
Known as Frank, Mr. Cali kept a low profile, yet he met the same bloody fate as many of his predecessors on Wednesday, gunned down in the street.
By Michael Wilson and Benjamin Weiser
Reputed Gambino Mob Boss Is Shot and Killed on Staten Island
The police said Frank Cali had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and there were reports of a blue pickup truck leaving the scene of the shooting.
By Ali Winston, Nate Schweber, Jacey Fortin and Liam Stack
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