Gun Arrests Up 42 Percent On NYC Subway System In Past Year
The NYPD has recorded a big spike in gun arrests in the New York City subway system over the past year – amounting to an increase of 42 percent.
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The NYPD has recorded a big spike in gun arrests in the New York City subway system over the past year – amounting to an increase of 42 percent.
According to crime statistics released April 19, there have been three fewer murders this year compared to the same period in 2014. Shooting incidents are down 11.7 percent, and the number of shooting victims has fallen 15.7 percent.
Demonstrators on Sunday said NYPD Officer Peter Liang is an easy target, being prosecuted unfairly to quiet public anger.
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says there's "much less tension" between the police union and city officials now than there was in the aftermath of the chokehold death of a Staten Island man last year.
Two police detectives were also injured, suffering lacerations to the head.
Police are searching for a man accused of forcibly touching a woman on a subway Saturday.
Police captured a coyote in lower Manhattan on Saturday morning.
According to police, the suspect followed a 27-year-old woman into her Williamsburg apartment building on April 18.
The City Council earlier this week proposed decriminalizing low-level offenses, and on Friday, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said he does not support such a move.
The suspect walked down to a basement on 60th street, broke into a storage locker and stole two bikes before taking off on April 12, police said.
Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a subway assault in Brooklyn in February.
Police say a man suspected of firing a gun inside a New York City bar was killed in a police-involved shooting after he fired at responding officers.
David Zwang said Monday was a typical day at the Sunoco gas station and garage where he works in Forest Hills until an unpleasant customer came in, upset that a part needed for his car wasn't in stock.
While lawsuit claims aren't necessarily legitimate, "when the data is properly gathered and analyzed, litigation data can still be used for positive, proactive improvements in policing,'' Inspector General Philip K. Eure's report said.
A 75-year-old woman was ambushed and robbed in her Brooklyn apartment building Saturday afternoon.
A 140-page recommendation was filed in federal court Monday, which includes new training for cadets about telling racist jokes and using offensive language, sources said.
The suspect followed the 16-year-old victim up the stairs of his Matthews Avenue building around 9 p.m. last Friday, police said.
Under the proposals, police could no longer arrest people for urinating in public, consuming alcohol in public, bicycling on a sidewalk, being in a park after dark, littering, failing to obey a sign and making excessive noise.
Investigators say the tally is a very large number and not typical.
Authorities said police were chasing a suspect who had fled on foot when the accident happened.
Three people were shot after a house party in the Bronx Saturday night, CBS2 reported.
Police in the Bronx are searching for three suspects accused of robbing a man in the lobby of his apartment building.
According to authorities, the suspect walked into the bank on Columbus Avenue between 67th and 68th streets around 4:25 p.m. and demanded money.
Police say a pair of suspects are on a rampage, targeting air pumps at gas stations. The coin machine thefts have racked up big losses for local businesses.
A car parked at an NYPD precinct stationhouse is prominently decorated with a Confederate battle flag on the roof, and the officer who owns the car has been told to park it elsewhere.
