Jean Carlos Zarzuela was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal and on April 15 was remanded on $100,000 bail and ordered to undergo a mental health exam. Photo credit: Flickr MTA PD Wanted. Man Arrested for Punching 9-Year-Old Girl is Remanded on $100,000 Bail A 30-year-old homeless man was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal, and is now... News 15 Apr 2024 | 05:29
Caught-on-camera footage of migrant suspects accused of assaulting two NYPD officers in Times Square on Jan 27. Police said up to 14 migrants were involved and some are still at large. Photo Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers. Seven Migrants Involved in Assault on Cops in Times Sq. Now Being Held on Rikers Is. Seven migrant suspects who are accused of being involved in the Times Square attack on two NYPD officers on Jan. 27 are back... News 19 Feb 2024 | 06:07
Police released the photos of two more suspects wanted in conncetion with assualt on two police officers in Times Square on Jan. 27. Only one of the suspects was detained after his arrest and at least four who were freed on their own recognizance are believed to have fled the state for California. Photo: NYPD Crimestoppers Two More Suspects Sought in Times Sq Attack on 2 NYPD Officers Police released photos of two more suspects who are being sought as part of a mob of up to 14 men who assaulted two NYPD... News 10 Feb 2024 | 08:48
The Department of Justice arrested 70 people and charged them in a “pay to play” bribery scandal whereby contractors making repairs in the sprawling network of public housing across the city were forced to pay kickbacks to NYCHA officials who doled out the repair contracts. Photo: Wikimedia Commons 70 Arrests in NYCHA Bribery Sting Operation by Feds NEW YORK (AP)—The largest public housing authority in the nation was infested by a “classic pay-to-play” culture of corruption... News 09 Feb 2024 | 12:36
23 year-old Christopher Miller, who has escaped police custody. The authorities say that he managed to flee Bellevue Hospital in Kips Bay–where police had cuffed him for an unspecified warrant–while being treated for stab wounds there. ( Photo via NYPD ) Bellevue Escape: Suspect Being Treated for Stab Wound Flees Custody A 23 year-old man being treated for stab wounds at Bellevue fled just before 4 a.m. on Feb. 3, after police took him into... News 07 Feb 2024 | 11:06
The New York State Supreme Court, on Centre St. On Jan. 29, the Manhattan D.A.’s office said that 35 year-old Christopher Macias has been sentenced to a prison term of 18 years-to-life, for two 2021 rapes he committed in the borough. ( Photo via Wikimedia Commons) Club Promoter Gets 18 Years-To-Life Sentence for Raping Two Women in Manhattan A New Jersey resident and serial rapist that worked as a club promoter was sentenced to a jail on Jan. 29, according to the... News 02 Feb 2024 | 04:44
Drequan Drayton-Howard, 22, who has been charged with allegedly raping a 10 year-old girl he met on the dating app Bumble. He turned himself into the authorities on Jan. 24. ( Photo via NYPD ) East Harlem Res. Charged for Alleged Rape of 10 Y.O. He Met on Dating App A East Harlem resident has been charged for allegedly raping a 10 year-old child that he met on a dating app. Drequan Drayton-Howard,... News 30 Jan 2024 | 01:57
E. 44th St. & Fifth Ave., the intersection where Hamza Salman slammed his BMW into a taxi–at 99 m.p.h.–on Oct. 22, 2022. On Jan. 24, 2024, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg said that Salman had pled guilty to assault. ( Photo via Google Street View) Reckless Driver Pleads Guilty to Assault, After Crash That Ended Taxi Driver’s Career A reckless driver who blew two red lights in Midtown and grievously injured a taxi driver has pled guilty to assault, according... News 25 Jan 2024 | 07:11
Three women said they were groped by the suspect pictured above, who has been identified by the NYPD as 37 year-old Feliks Kabiev. ( Photo via NYPD ) Man Sought for Groping 3 Women Across Manhattan Over 12-Day Period A 37 year-old man is being sought by police for three sexual assaults in Manhattan, which he reportedly committed over a... Home 22 Dec 2023 | 03:42
Bellevue Hospital. Three officers that were employed there in January 2022 have been indicted by the Manhattan D.A., with prosecutors alleging that they brutalized a visitor while discharging him. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Bellevue Officers Are Indicted for Alleged 2022 Assault of Hospital Patient Three NYC Health + Hospitals police officers were indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Dec. 18, after... News 21 Dec 2023 | 04:44
When a suspect came out shooting at police in a standoff on the Lower East Side, officers fired back striking him twice. He was transported to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead on Dec. 14. Photo: Citizens app. Police Shoot and Kill Wanted Man in Lower East Side Shoot Out A wild shootout erupted that ended up killing a suspect on the lower East Side on Dec. 14 who was wanted for a number of... News 15 Dec 2023 | 06:30
Edward Caban (center) was formally appointed Police Commissioner in July. He succeeded Keechant Sewell. Crime stats collected by the NYPD have featured a categorical decline in incidents this year. ( Photo via NYC’s Mayor’s Office) NYPD Says Overall Crime Rate Is Down Compared to Last Nov., But Hate Crimes Surging According to the NYPD’s latest stats roundup, the overall NYC year-over-year crime rate dropped by 4.1 percent last month.... News 08 Dec 2023 | 05:32
A picture reportedly depicting chaos at Pita Grill, a kosher establishment on the UES. The grill was robbed on November 26, with social media commentators online quickly spreading unproven rumors that pro-Palestinian protestors had targeted it due to its Jewish ownership. ( Photo via Alex Bores on Twitter) Kosher Grill on UES is Robbed, NYPD Rules Out Hate Crime After Disinfo Spreads Online A kosher grill on the UES reportedly had its windows smashed during a robbery, leading to premature declarations of a hate... News 04 Dec 2023 | 01:36
Ruja Ignatova, the founder of OneCoin and a target on the FBI’s Most Wanted List, has not been seen since 2017. She was hit with wire fraud and money laundering charges. Her colleague at OneCoin, Irina Dilkinska, pleaded guilty to similar charges. ( Photo via FBI ) As Colleague Cops Wire Fraud Plea, OneCoin “Cryptoqueen” Remains on FBI’s Most Wanted List A compliance officer for the disgraced crypto outfit OneCoin pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in a Manhattan... News 26 Nov 2023 | 07:48
New York AG Letitia James helps attendees at a “Fight Fraud. Shred It!” event get rid of old documents. ( Source: AARP New York) DA launches investigation into $2.7 Million elder scam after Our Town calls The Manhattan DA’s office is investigating an elaborate scam that cost an 81-year-old UES man over $2.6 million, a crime... News 17 Nov 2023 | 10:08