today the 51-year-old admitting to violating christopher loeb's civil rights by beating him and forcing people to cover it up. >> he met with the police department to agree on ways to get their stories straight. >> in 2012loeb was arrested for breaking into the unmarked police suv admitting to stealing the police chief's duffel bag inside with the police belt and ammunition but sex toys. burke himself showed up at loeb's home to confront him and when he was chained inside the police station house burke sought revenge repeatedly beating him. >> i got hit again, choked, >> burke returning back to prison where he's been held since his arrest. >> just a few minutes ago we heard from the attorney for christopher loeb who says he hopes there's a first step to reform in the police department and asking the judge for 51 millions of sentencing prison time for james burke that's just over four years in federal prison. reporting live this noon from 2 news. >> thank you. sources tell cbs 2 an nypd captain has been stripped of his gun because he couldn't be found when two officers were shot last wee

federal prosecutors accusing the 51-year-old of using his power to assault christopher loeb and coerced other officer to cover up the crime. >> they agreed on ways to get their stories straight. >> loeb was arrested for breaking into the ex-chief's unmarked police suv admitting to stealing the duffel bag inside with his belt and ammunition but there was more insisting he found porn and sex toys. burke himself showed up at loeb's home to confront him and while he was later chained in the station house he sought revenge repeatedly beating him. lawyer i got hit, choked, punched, slapped, kicked. >> a federal judge denied burke calling him a danger to his community with a long history conspiracy. today we see whether he admits to the charges against him. >> no one is above the law. >> and if convicted the u.s. attorney says burke faces 5.5 years in federal prison. reporting live from long island janelle burrell cbs 2 news. >> thanks so much. it's a cold one out there. 34 degrees. numbers not too good today. >> janelle has done it again with the hat and scarf. she's great. >> she's picture p

he admitted to assaulting christopher loeb who broke into among the items stolen were a duffel bag filled with porn and sex toys. we are investigating another subway/and. it happened this morning on the end qr line. a 60-year-old man was slashed in the face by an unidentified man believed to be in his 40s. the suspect ran off the train at 57th st. at 57th street while the victim exited a couple spots later and called police. at this point no arrest. there have been more than 600/and's or stabbings in the city this year compared to about 500 during about 500 during the same time period last year. new jersey transit riders are told to buy the transit tickets. we are speaking with commuters who are already getting ready for the worst case scenario. >> this could be a big problem. negotiations between both sides ended today and still no progress. now it's likely that the union and and jt will be headed to with the national mediation board. for now this strike has been authorized for march 13. if it happens, it will affect thousands of commuters who travel between new york and new jersey every

. >> reporter: christopher loeb is the alleged thief who broke into burke's car and was assaulted. he wasn't available for comment today, but his lawyer said the guy whose story no one b ieved s now beev vindicated. the cover-ups, the abuse of power in suffolk are over. >> reporter: while other cops cooperated in the federal hrobe, thke u.s. attorney spokesperson wouldn't commented on when any have been charged or pleaded ilty in the burke case. >> burke was the exception, not the rule. >> reporter: suf olk legislator robert trotta is a cop who has called a special committee to investigate law enforcement. his bill has never been voted upon. >> the chief of police could not have done what he did without the active participation of a number of other individuals and institutions. >> reporter: one of those other law enforcement institutions, the suffolk d.a.'s office, is reportedly in the midst of a federal probe. james burke's lawyer said today his client won't be a cooperating witness in any other investigation. burke's sentencing date has yet to be set. we're in central islip tonig