Police: Man Tried To Kidnap Woman From Street In College Point, Queens
Police on Monday were asking the public to help them find a suspect in an attempted kidnapping in College Point, Queens.
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Police on Monday were asking the public to help them find a suspect in an attempted kidnapping in College Point, Queens.
Tara Anne McDonald, 46, is charged with attempted kidnapping and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17, police said.
It happened near the corner of 17th Street and Eighth Avenue around 4 p.m. Thursday as a nanny was pushing the baby in a stroller, police said.
Floribert Nava, of Wildwood, pleaded guilty in February, admitting that she used a fake gun on March 22, 2013, to carjack the then-17-year-old victim.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in tracking down an individual wanted in connection with an attempted kidnapping in Queens.
Jury selection got under way Monday in the trial of a New Jersey man and a former Manhattan school librarian who are charged with conspiring to rape, torture and murder women and children.
Officials said the girl was walking on Castle Hill Avenue, in the vicinity of Lafayette Avenue when she was approached by a man who had exited a blue Astro van.
A woman was walking through the Lake Riviera section of Brick when two men pulled up in a white van with tinted windows and one of the men forced her inside, police said.
Police on Wednesday issued a surveillance video showing a suspect in the kidnapping of Brooklyn real estate developer Menachem "Max" Stark, whose burned body was found last week in a Long Island dumpster.
The partially-burned body of a Brooklyn real estate developer was discovered in a dumpster in Great Neck, Long Island this week, a day after police said he was kidnapped in Brooklyn.
Police said a 10 to 15-year-old Hispanic boy could be seen on surveillance video getting out of the driver's side rear door of a dark-colored Nissan Altima and then into the trunk of the car.
Two lawyers refused to represent Ramel Robinson after he threatened to spit in their faces. Robinson also threatened to spit on the judge.
The teen was waiting for the Bx36 bus when police said a man pulled up in a white cargo van and stopped, opened the side door and grabbed the girl's arm in an attempt to drag her into the van.
Police on Sunday were seeking the suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl while she waited for a bus in the Bronx.
John Esposito, 64, was found shortly after a parole hearing, CBS 2 reported. It appears that he died of natural causes, according to the Department of Correction.
The Ohio man convicted of holding three women captive in his Cleveland house over a decade and raping them repeatedly has been sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years.
Police on Monday were seeking help from the public in finding a suspect who allegedly tried to kidnap a woman in the Bergen Beach section of Brooklyn.
A 4-year-old girl was found safe Sunday in Memphis, after being taken by her biological father two days earlier in Queens.
The mystery began in a Chicago hospital in 1964. Chester and Dora Fronczak had given birth to a baby boy named Paul Joseph Fronczack.
Three babies were abducted from three different families back in 1989 – all about the same time and in nearly the same way.
According to police, businessman Pedro Portugal was bound and burned with acid as captors demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Quito, Ecuador.
Three men were charged Wednesday with kidnapping an Ecuadorean national in Queens, and holding him in a warehouse for a month as they demanded $3 million ransom.
The brothers of Ariel Castro –- the man charged with kidnapping three women in Cleveland and holding them captive for a decade – broke their silence Sunday.
Sources tell CBS News that Berry, 27, Michelle Knight, 32, and Gina DeJesus, 24, were all restrained for at least part of their decade-long captivity.
When three women were found alive in Cleveland a decade after disappearing, Long Island kidnapping victim Katie Beers was flooded with a rush of buried memories.
Ronald L. Fischer, who was featured on "America's Most Wanted," fled Rhode Island during his criminal trial for first-degree sexual assault in 2005.
A fire broke out at a restaurant and spread upstairs to a separate building on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan Friday.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
The FDNY responded to a fire just after 7 a.m. at a recycling plant warehouse on Longfellow Avenue in the Bronx.
While the air quality alert for New York City has expired, people can still expect to see smoky skies across the Tri-State Area Friday.
A fire broke out at a restaurant and spread upstairs to a separate building on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan Friday.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
The FDNY responded to a fire just after 7 a.m. at a recycling plant warehouse on Longfellow Avenue in the Bronx.
While the air quality alert for New York City has expired, people can still expect to see smoky skies across the Tri-State Area Friday.
Complaints about New York rental schemes jumped 55% over the last few years, according to new data obtained by CBS News New York.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
A tornado warning was issued in parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.
A heat advisory is in effect until Wednesday night for most of the Tri-State Area, with feels-like temperatures reaching into the 100s.
The Tri-State Area is dealing with extreme heat as cooling centers, pools, parks and other resources try to keep residents cool.
A heat advisory is in effect until Wednesday night for the Tri-State Area, with feels-like temperatures reaching into the 100s.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
While the air quality alert for New York City has expired, people can still expect to see smoky skies across the Tri-State Area Friday.
Seven people were injured after a chlorine leak at an LA Fitness in a North Brunswick shopping center Thursday morning.
A tornado warning was issued in parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.
A New Jersey daycare owner is accused of administering melatonin to two children in her care without the consent of their parents.
A former cargo ship captain pleaded guilty on Wednesday to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet.
The families of eight murdered women faced down Rex Heuermann and now want justice beyond the courtroom.
Authorities on Long Island are warning about a scheme in which victims are being urged to convert their savings into gold bars, then hand them over for "safekeeping."
Authorities on Long Island are warning about a scheme in which victims are being urged their savings into gold bars, and to then hand over those gold bars over for "safekeeping." CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Some storms returned to the New York City and New Jersey area on Friday.
President Trump gave a primetime address on elections tonight, as he remains focused on the 2020 race.
The "Rental Ripoff" report was released Thursday morning, stemming from months of hearings where hundreds of tenants across the city stepped forward to air their grievances.
New York City officials confirmed Wednesday that outreach teams were midway through efforts to help the homeless at a sprawling West Side encampment before dismantling their living spaces.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The future of the New York City horse carriage industry was debated Wednesday at a City Council public hearing.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
A Queens man says he had trouble eating and drinking while suffering from cyclosporiasis.
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in the state of New York keeps growing.
As the number of cases of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side continues to rise, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is blasting the Mamdani administration over its handling of the outbreak.
All of the Upper East Side buildings with cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella bacteria have completed necessary cleaning, New York City health officials said Sunday.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
The final show of Jay-Z's anniversary concert series at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours after hundreds of ticketless fans flooded the gates and breached security, according to officials.
Jay-Z and some very special guests took over Yankee Stadium on Friday night, performing to a sold-out crowd.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married in a place that generates plenty of garbage, and one man figured out there is a market for it if you package it just right.
Francisco Alvarez homered twice, Brett Baty also went deep and the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in the first major league game following the All-Star break.
Etihad Park, the new home of NYCFC and Gotham FC, will open in summer 2027, the CEO of the Major League Soccer club announced.
Air quality concerns in Philadelphia have led the Phillies to move up the start time of their series opener with the Mets by an hour.
Defending World Cup champion Argentina rallied to edge England 2-1 to advance to Sunday's final at MetLife Stadium, where they will face Spain.
The World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina was a grudge match, reopening decades-old wounds for both countries.
The FIFA World Cup is delivering a business boost for many bars and restaurants across New York City, but not every industry is seeing the same payoff.
Two Upper West Side children went on a mission to visit 40 playgrounds in one day, hoping to set a record.
Eddie Palmieri, the East Harlem legend who revolutionized Latin music, now has a street renamed in his honor.
Services for the UnderServed's urban gardens and beehives provide therapeutic opportunities for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges
Religious institutions across the country are exploring how their properties can help address the affordable housing crisis, with a Brooklyn development offering a model for blending community needs with faith-based missions.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
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Wildfire smoke from Canada is sticking around the Tri-State as conditions slowly improve. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
A fire broke out at a restaurant within a 43-story building in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning.
There are plenty of fans in the Tri-State Area backing both sides. CBS News New York's Luis Miguel Echegaray spoke to some of them ahead of the big match.
Three new cases were confirmed Thursday, bringing the total to 67.
The source said a traceback investigation by the Food and Drug Administration identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico, Taylor Farms. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
