Off-duty NYPD officer dies after being shot while trying to buy car
Officer Adeed Fayaz had arranged through Facebook Marketplace to purchase a Honda Pilot for $24,000, police said.
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Officer Adeed Fayaz had arranged through Facebook Marketplace to purchase a Honda Pilot for $24,000, police said.
The shooting occurred after the off-duty officer arrived at a prearranged meeting spot to look at a vehicle, authorities said.
Former NYPD Assistant Commissioner Keith Taylor and Professor at Brooklyn Law Alexis Hoag-Fordjour join "CBS Mornings" to discuss the renewed debate over race and policing in this country after the death of Tyre Nichols.
The blaze started around 11 p.m. and took 90 minutes to subdue, according to officials.
The suspect approached the officers and said "Allahu Akbar" before stabbing them with a machete-like knife called a kukri, prosecutors allege.
Trevor Bickford, 19, was charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and two counts of assault.
Trevor Bickford, a 19-year-old man from Maine, is charged with attempted murder and assault for the attack that injured three New York City police officers near Times Square on New Year's Eve. Sources say he had recently been added to an FBI terror watchlist. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.
Flames shot through a massive NYPD storage facility Tuesday, and investigators fear evidence going back decades could be lost. CBS2's Hannah Kliger reports.
Law enforcement agencies are dealing with higher retirement rates and a short supply of new recruits.
New York City made history this year with two women appointed to lead the country's largest fire and police departments for the first time ever.
New York City made history appointing the first two women to lead the country's largest fire and police departments. In their first joint interview, only on “CBS Mornings,” FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell discuss their historic leadership and how they plan to keep the city safe.
The New York Police Department has issued a warning for poll workers, politicians and voters about an uptick in extremist rhetoric ahead of the election. Officials are investigating alleged voter intimidation tactics in several states. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins anchors Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Greene with more on these threats.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined CBS News to discuss how the city is commemorating the 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, his plans to combat rising crime in the subway system and the ongoing migrant crisis.
Racially motivated and antigovernment extremist threats are a concern ahead of Election Day. The New York Police Department said people at polling sites, poll workers and politicians should all remain vigilant. Jessica Huseman, editorial director for Votebeat, a nonpartisan website that covers elections and voting, joined CBS News to discuss how these threats could impact the midterm elections.
CBS News has obtained a law enforcement bulletin from the New York Police Department warning that polling sites are potential targets for extremist violence. This bulletin comes after police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested a man in connection with a break-in at the campaign headquarters of Democrat Katie Hobbs, a gubernatorial candidate. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, discuss the threats.
Two children and two officers were among ten people hurt, some seriously.
A New York Police Department vehicle plowed into a group of people in the Bronx, leaving several pedestrians injured. The two officers in the vehicle were also hurt.
Port Authority officials said that Varvaro "represented the very best of this agency, and will be remembered for his courage and commitment to service."
A U.S. Marines veteran and former NYPD officer has gotten the longest sentence yet in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. Thomas Webster was sentenced to 10 years in prison. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane breaks down the case and how this could affect future trials.
A federal judge in Washington has handed down the longest sentence yet stemming from the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Former New York City police officer Thomas Webster will serve 10 years in prison for assaulting authorities during the riot while wearing his police-issued body armor.
Former New York City police officer Thomas Webster, who was convicted of attacking police on the front line of the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 riot, will be sentenced today. Prosecutors are seeking the longest prison term handed down so far in connection to the Capitol attack. Congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
CBS2's Alice Gainer also spoke to quick-thinking NY Waterway ferry captains that led crews to rescue several people in the water.
Two people died after a boat capsized in the Hudson River in the waters just off of Manhattan, New York City officials said. One of the victims was a 7-year-old boy. Watch officials give an update on the incident.
The probe will review the NYPD's Special Victims Division "to gauge whether it engages in a pattern of gender-biased policing."
According to data analyzed by CBS News, the national homicide clearance rate has been improving for cases involving white victims, but falling for Black and Hispanic victims.