Steven Mauriello

Is NYPD chief Ray Kelly's appointment of three outsiders to investigate alleged police downgrading of crime statistics "the real deal," as he himself might say?

What's with the editorial page of the Daily News when it comes to the police department? A real newspaper challenges authority and encourages its reporters to take the story wherever it leads.

Jamaica Hospital kept whistleblower cop Adrian Schoolcraft inside its mental ward for six days even though he "was appropriate in interactions, calm and not agitated," according to the hospital's records.

A small story deep inside the Daily News could cause big problems for NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. Federal prosecutors, the story said, want to talk to whistleblower cop Adrian Schoolcraft.

The John Jay College of Criminal Justice has become The Forbidden City. The college barred reporters from hearing criminologists detail an inconvenient truth: the NYPD is low-balling crime statistics.

In a bizarre attempt at damage control, police department officials offered whistleblower cop Adrian Schoolcraft a sweetheart deal if he rejoined the NYPD fold.

For those quick to dismiss NYPD whistle-blower Adrian Schoolcraft, remember that nobody initially believed Frank Serpico.

Whether whiner or whistleblower, police officer Adrian Schoolcraft continues to damage the credibility of the New York City Police Department.

The Village Voice has some nasty things to report about Steven Mauriello, the NYPD commander for Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct. Mauriello is a man under fire, but the community meeting he presided over last night was mostly sedate.