New York City agreed to pay over $7 million to settle a civil suit over the shooting death of Sean Bell, a 23-year-old man killed by police on his wedding day in 2006. His fiancee will receive $3.25 million. [NYDN]

Sentencing time for the villainous Times Square Bike-Shove Cop! "The former officer, Patrick Pogan, had faced up to four years in prison, but will avoid any time behind bars. He also will not be placed on probation." Sheeeit. [NYT]

David London, the NYPD cop filmed beating a veteran, was acquitted on all charges.

Earlier this week, prosecutors released portions of a video showing NYPD cop David London beating the hell out of Army veteran Walter Harvin. Now the full video's been released (below). It clearly shows Harvin being beaten after being handcuffed.

With recent high-profile police brutality videos coming out of Seattle and Detroit, the NYPD may have feared it was falling behind. Not to worry! They've just released a video of a cop viciously beating an Iraq War veteran in 2008.

A rookie NYPD officer, who was fired after testing positive for cocaine use, says he drank coca tea but was "unaware of the tea's connection with cocaine." His girlfriend's mom gave him the Mate de Coca. [NYDN]

New York cops are "livid" as well as "furious" at a proposed new bill that would require them to shoot to "stop" a suspect, rather than to kill. Wha...wha...what are cops, trained snipers? Listen to this outrageous libtard fantasy law:

What sorts of outrages against humanity have been perpetrated by the sworn protectors of society, police, in the last few days? We'll tell you in this week's Cop Watch—where we watch cops closer than ever, thanks to Sean Bell.

An employee at Marc Jacobs' SoHo store intercepted a delivery of cocaine; she called the cops because she thought it was anthrax. It can be hard to tell the difference between drug dealers and terrorists.

Former jerk NYPD officer Patrick Pogan was instantly villainized after a video showed him shoving a rider off his bike in Times Square. But Pogan was a victim, too; the victim of a good videographer.

The NYPD says: "See something, say something." Tonight, someone did! Police were tipped off to "something" suspicious in Times Square. The only problem is that "something" turned out to be "garbage." Everyone: Stop leaving your stuff around Times Square. [WNBC]

Personal-injury lawsuits against the NYPD have "nearly doubled since 2001." As has the median payout.

Police commissioner Ray Kelly is handling a difficult party schedule, but has managed to find some time to perform his day job this week by shaking up the command structure of the NYPD in an effort to quell rising crime.

The NYPD has released security camera footage of possible suspect in Saturday's botched Times Square car bomb attempt, showing a man changing his shirt in an alley near the intended bomb site. Click through for the video.

Asshole NYPD bike-shove cop Patrick Pogan: guilty of false police report, acquitted of assault.

Police let intended terrorist Najibullah Zazi through a checkpoint despite having been tipped off about the explosives he was carrying. If only he had been a black guy at a bachelor party! Enjoy your Monday commute! [WSJ]

A second video of ex-NYPD officer Patrick Pogan assaulting an innocent bicyclist Christopher Long makes Pogan's guilt clearer than ever. Which is good, because Christopher Long is perhaps not the *ideal* witness for this sort of trial.

NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Gabriel is on "Team Jacob." His subordinate Detective Dawn DelValle-Sanchez is on "Team I Am Suing Michael Gabriel for Sending Me Bizarre Unwated Twilight-Themed Texts." Are these star-crossed lovers the new Bella and Edward? Hint: No.

Police have shut down six businesses for allegedly selling weed through their back doors and even over the counter. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said of the Chris Restaurant in Crown Heights: "At lunch it turned into a veritable pot-luck event."

Walter Martin, 82, and Rose Martin, 83, were peacefully retired in Brooklyn. Until the NYPD added their address to test crime tracking software in 2002. Since then they've been raided by 5-0 up to three times a week. The problem has now been fixed, say the NYPD. [Daily News]