Jennifer Guilbeault moments before, and during, her attack on Shohel Mahmud. Markup by Straus News. ( Photos: Reddit) Woman Cops Plea for Pepper Spray Assault on Muslim Uber Driver The pepper spray madwoman, Jennifer Guilbeault, who wildly attacked a Muslim Uber driver, Shohel Mahmud, on the Upper East... News 24 Apr 2025 | 11:28
Left: Broome Street at Wooster, where Mae Berg was attacked; Right: Berg, a costume designer, models a coat she altered, Brooklyn Bridge in background. ( Photos: Brian Berger (left) Mae Berg Design/ Instagram (right)) Horror in SoHo: Woman Stabbed by Broken-Bottle-Wielding Maniac Meagan “Mae” Berg, the 25-year-old costume designer stabbed in the neck by a broken-bottle-wielding maniac on April 7 is... News 13 Apr 2025 | 09:13
Security camera footage of one of the suspects, a male with light brown skin, is seen here wearing a maroon-colored, black-top hoodie and riding a bicycle. ( Photo: NYPD CrimeStoppers) Man Struck in Head With Bicycle on UWS; NYPD Seeks Suspects Police are seeking any information on two suspects at the center of a violent assault last autumn on the Upper West Side.... News 31 Mar 2025 | 05:27
“Ticket agent” offers two women “assistance” near Bowling Green. March 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Beware! Battery Park Tourist Scammers Persist Despite Years of Complaints & Warnings Let’s call it Anarchy in Battery Park. That’s the impression a visitor gets as they traverse this historic jewel of lower... News 28 Mar 2025 | 05:06
Cops had retreated outside the building at 384 Madison St. on Feb. 18 after a suspect allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to execute a search warrant. After a tense three-hour standoff, a detective and the suspect were both wounded and rushed to Bellevue Hospital. ( Photo: Brain Berger) D.A. Indicts Ex-Con Accused of Wounding NYPD Officer in Downtown Shootout A 34-year-old man who wounded a detective and fired on several other police officers as they tried to execute a search warrant... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:36
Murder victim Edwin Echevarria. His severed head and limbs have yet to be found. ( Photo: Obtained by Straus News) Torso Murder Victim and Killer IDed; Body Parts Still Missing The most gruesome murder mystery of the year to date has been solved. Christian Millet, 23, is charged with stabbing his roommate,... 16 Feb 2025 | 03:34
Pajama pants madman on the subway, Jan. 26, 2025. Police say he used a wooden club to strike a passenger on the platform. ( NYPD) Madman in Pajama Pants Smashes 6 Train Rider With Piece of Wood What does a criminal look like? The answers are nearly infinite, but a recent attack by a smiling suspect came with the suspect... News 03 Feb 2025 | 01:24
Building at 111 Chrystie Street, Jan. 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) D.A. Bragg Drops Assault Case Against Chinatown Landlord Accused of Assault The five month long legal nightmare of Brian Chin is over, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped felony assault... News 20 Jan 2025 | 04:58
One of the Brooklyn teens who called 911 about the subway arsonist was honored by his local Council member, Susan Zhuang (right). His face is blurred to protect his anonymity. ( Photo: Council Member Susan Zhuang) Three Teens Claim $10,000 Reward in Subway Fire Horror It was one of the most horrific crimes in New York City history—the burning alive of a homeless woman, Debrina Kawam, on... News 20 Jan 2025 | 03:14
Then unidentified Jeffrey Vargas in 50th Street subway station, having just attacked and robbed a halal food cart vendor who snapped topside. Note metal weapon in his right hand. ( NYPD) Maniac Who Attacked & Robbed Midtown Halal Food Cart Vendor Arrested, Parked on Rikers A Mets hat-wearing maniac, 45-year-old Jeffrey Vargas of the Bronx, who is alleged to have viciously attacked and robbed... News 13 Jan 2025 | 10:09
Officers from the NYPD’s 19th Precinct Public Safety Team who arrested a career burglar on E. 89th St. (Source: NYPD 19th Precinct X post) ( Photo: 19th Pct. X account) Cops Nab “Career Burglar” on East 89th Street A serial burglar on parole for burglary was arrested after being caught stealing packages from a residential building on... News 09 Jan 2025 | 07:27
Surveillance video shows 18th St station moments before Joseph Lynskey is pushed before an oncoming 1 train by alleged assailant Kamel Hawkins. ( Photo: Obtained from NYPD and annotated by Straus News) Subway Violence Strikes Again as Maniac Shoves Man onto Tracks at W. 18th Street Horror once again came home to a Manhattan rail commuter on the afternoon of, Dec. 31, when a deranged 23-year-old, Kamel... News 03 Jan 2025 | 10:43
The above surveillance photo of a person of interest in the subway torching incident that killed a sleeping 57-year-old woman at an F stop in Brooklyn played a major role in apprehending the suspect. He was spotted by three high school students on the F train in Herald Square wearing the same clothes. ( Photo: NYPD) Woman Torched on F Train Finally ID’d; Mystery Surrounds Penn Station Burn Victim The sleeping homeless woman who was set on fire by another homeless person on Dec. 22 was finally identified as 57-year old... News 01 Jan 2025 | 10:02
Police tend to victim of a stabbing on 8th Ave and 50th St. subway station at 1:21 a.m. on Dec. 30. A 23 year-old male was arrested and charged with assault several hours later, cops said. ( Photo: Citizen) Cops Nab Suspect Charged with Stabbing Man in 8th Ave./50th St. Subway Station on Dec. 30. A 23 year old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man on an Upper West Side subway platform at 1:21 in the morning... 30 Dec 2024 | 11:30
Port Authority Police Department cops talking to a female traveler outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal, 8th Ave., June 18, 2024. Around the corner on 42nd Street, passed out junkies and myriad volatile, desperate characters await. ( Brian Berger) Violent Criminals Bring Holiday Crime to Transit System Felony violence found its way in the transit systems in midtown Manhattan at the height of the holiday season. The first... News 27 Dec 2024 | 04:43
