Suspect In Custody In Connection With Coney Island Blaze That Critically Injured Two Cops
Two police officers were critically injured Sunday in a fire on Coney Island, authorities said.
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Two police officers were critically injured Sunday in a fire on Coney Island, authorities said.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in identifying two men wanted in connection with a pair of gunpoint livery cab hold-ups that took place in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.
A police spokesman said a man has been taken into custody and his gun was retrieved.
The woman was taken to Booth Memorial Hospital with a broken leg.
Obatakum Staton is charged with several counts of criminal possession of a weapon as well as criminal possession of stolen property, and resisting arrest.
A New York City police officer has been detained in India on a weapons charge after authorities there discovered three bullets he accidentally packed in his luggage.
The NYPD has asked the public for help in locating a Brooklyn teenager who was reported missing on Friday.
The police commissioner said they're also designing a poll to be used in every precinct of the city on a quarterly basis. Bratton said he wants a reliable way to measure whether damage has been repaired and improvements have been made.
The German shepherds, 6-year-old Hondo and 3-year-old Timoshenko, flew to the small Washington community with their police handlers, Detective Patrick Nee and Police Officer Benjamin Colecchia.
Under the agreement, police won't enter a store to investigate a report of shoplifting unless a store employee has called 911, creating a public record of the incident.
About 300 people had lined up in front of the Supreme New York on Lafayette Street around 5 p.m. on Wednesday. By 8 p.m., the crowd had nearly doubled, spilling out onto the street.
At around 5:45 a.m. Monday, police said 31-year-old Sassony Bryant approached Jose Robles, 52, from behind and punched him while he attempted to hail a cab.
He said then that under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his police commissioner, Raymond Kelly, the police tactic known as stop-and-frisk was overused and the department had become "beat down."
A Brooklyn man ticketed for making a left turn from the wrong lane – and recorded his confrontation with a police officer on a dashcam – has had his ticket dismissed.
In each incident, police said the suspect pulls out a knife and takes money from the registers. In a couple of cases, he assaulted people in the stores.
Passover is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. It begins at sundown on Monday, April 14 and ends Tuesday, April 22.
Police said the shooting happened around 3:20 p.m. in front of 143-07 Lakewood Ave.
A spokesperson for the TLC told 1010 WINS the town car was pulled over after the lieutenant and an inspector noticed illegal activity.
Police said the young woman was walking down the street when the suspect, who was caught on surveillance video, snuck up on her, shoved her to the ground and attempted to rape her.
Jessica Hernandez was last seen around 5 p.m. Friday. Police said she was believed to be wearing a grey coat, grey shoes, light blue jeans with rips in them and a navy blue top.
Fidel Vidal Diaz was trying to cross the Grand Central parkway when he was first hit be a 2005 Mustang and then a 2002 Volkswagen.
Abraham says he's using his dashcam video to settle the score with a police officer who he claims gave him a ticket for no reason.
A crime spree has left residents of Howard Beach, Queens worried – and homeowners and police have been taking extra precautions.
Police are searching for a pair of men who are wanted in connection with four bait-and-switch style grand larcenies in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Barber shop co-owner Cedric Simpson, 34, was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the fatal stabbing of Carl Richardson with scissors.
