Arrest made after NYC subway rider set on fire
The NYPD announced Thursday that an arrest has been made in the case of a man set on fire on board a subway car in Manhattan earlier this week.
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The NYPD announced Thursday that an arrest has been made in the case of a man set on fire on board a subway car in Manhattan earlier this week.
Police confirmed Wednesday the victim was in fact set on fire and they released new surveillance images of a man wanted for questioning.
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The NYPD is on day three of a manhunt for a suspect accused of killing a couple in Bellerose, Queens and then torching their house. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin has the latest.
Police identified Jamel McGriff as the suspect in a "horrific double homicide, robbery and arson" in Queens. As CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports, he's considered armed and dangerous.
Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous after killing and robbing an elderly couple in Bellerose, Queens. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Jamel McGriff, 42, a resident of Creston Avenue near East 191st Street in the Bronx. He should be considered armed and dangerous, and people should call 911 if they spot him, Tisch said. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Police said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. Watch their full briefing.
The suspect being sought in connection with the burning of nearly a dozen NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn turned himself in to authorities Monday, his attorney said.
Police say the suspect they are looking for in the burning of nearly a dozen NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn last week is no stranger to law enforcement.
According to the NYPD, Jakhi Lodgson-McCray has been arrested several times during protests in the city. Police say 11 vehicles were burned last week by what appeared to be homemade incendiary devices. CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson reports.
Police said it appears to be a case of arson and criminal mischief as they search for a suspect. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Several NYPD vehicles were set on fire overnight in Bushwick, Brooklyn, according to police. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Police say this appears to be a case of arson. So far, there's no description of a possible suspect. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The New Jersey man facing arson charges in the Jones Road Wildfire is scheduled to appear in court Friday in Ocean County.
The 19-year-old Ocean County man charged in this month's wildfire is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday.
A 19-year-old is facing arson charges after prosecutors say he started a bonfire that sparked the blaze in South Jersey. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports from Lacey Township.
A 19-year-old is facing arson charges in the Jones Road Wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres in Ocean County, New Jersey, state and county authorities say.
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The man is accused of scaling a fence and setting a fire at the governor's mansion over the weekend, forcing his family to evacuate.
A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December.
A grand jury indicted Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the subway, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez announced.
A vigil was held Thursday in Brooklyn for the woman who was lit on fire and killed on the F train last weekend.
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A decomposed body and pipe bombs were found inside a Stamford, Connecticut, home after a shootout between the homeowner and police officers Tuesday, officials say.
An apartment building fire in Jersey City, New Jersey, displaced about 30 people Friday, sending them out into frigid temperatures.
A judge ruled Menendez, the former U.S. Senator, is no longer eligible for public employment after a bribery conviction.
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Nassau County Police charged Vito D'Ambrosio, of Seaford, with murdering his parents at A&A Italian Deli and Pizza in Bethpage.
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The principal of a Brooklyn middle school created controversy this week by turning down the opportunity to have a Holocaust survivor speak to students.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued executive orders Thursday designed to protect Israel and appeal to the Jewish community.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.
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A blood drive was held in Harlem on Wednesday as the New York Blood Center reports a dip in its blood supply.
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The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music plans a 12,000-square-foot campus at One Prospect Park West, aiming to serve thousands more with music therapy and education programs.
Some residents at NYCHA's Eastchester Gardens in the Bronx say they've been shivering on and off all week.
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The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
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A fire broke out inside a Midtown restaurant Friday evening.
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