Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Muslim Woman's Blouse Wanted In Other Incidents, Police Say
A Muslim woman whose blouse was set on fire was one of several people targeted in midtown Manhattan over the weekend, police said.
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A Muslim woman whose blouse was set on fire was one of several people targeted in midtown Manhattan over the weekend, police said.
Officials shot the man in the upper thigh when he continued to threaten the officers with a knife and refused to drop his weapon.
A suspect was charged late Tuesday with stabbing a woman to death while the victim pushed a baby in a stroller in Brooklyn.
Police have arrested and charged a woman who they said was seen on surveillance video stealing an 86-year-old woman's purse as she sat outside in her wheelchair in the Bronx.
It happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday in front of the Valentino store on Fifth Avenue.
It happened around 2:15 p.m. Sunday in the area of East 179 Street and Marmion Avenue.
The NYPD said that a suspect stabbed a 30-year-old man in the stomach, a 27-year-old man in the back and another 27-year-old in the shoulder in front of 1915 Coney Island Ave. around 4:30 a.m.
The NYPD said a man broke into a Long Island City, Queens, store and stole dozens of cartons of cigarettes, along with cash and scratch-off lottery tickets.
The NYPD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums band lead the way Friday afternoon, playing and marching in remembrance of all those killed on Sept. 11.
Broyoan Lopez, 26, was charged with robbery, grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, according to police.
Police are looking for two men in connection to a series of armed robberies at a laundromat in Queens.
Police say they were called to an area on Normal Road in Jamaica on a report of an assault around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The NYPD said the suspect struck at least twice last month.
According to authorities, the robberies started back on Aug. 10, when two suspects went to a T-Moblie store in Kew Gardens and made off with about $600 worth of merchandise.
The NYPD had to rescue several kayakers in the Hudson River late Tuesday afternoon after they were struck by a boat.
According to police, the man was hit on the corner of East 14th Street and 2nd Avenue at around 2:20 p.m on Monday.
Police said the incidents happened overnight in Bushwick.
More than a half million fans over two weeks are expected at this year's U.S. Open tennis tournament.
It happened around 4:40 a.m. Monday near the intersection of 10th and Sherman Avenues.
Two people were fatally shot in separate incidents in Brooklyn early Sunday morning, police say.
Four people were hurt after gunfire erupted in the Bronx early Sunday morning.
Anthony Camillo was arrested on rape, strangulation and other charges, police said.
J'Ouvert is a celebration of Caribbean pride, culture and heritage leading up to the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, but the event has become linked with violence.
The NYPD said the suspects have struck at least five times this month.
The suspect has struck at least twice this month.
