Brooklyn neighbors murdered
New York City police detectives are investigating if the murders of two next-door neighbors in a Brooklyn building are connected. The killings took place inside the Bushwick Houses at 140 Moore Street. In the most recent case, Basil Gray, 54, was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was dead inside his apartment when police arrived about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
New York City police detectives are investigating if the murders of two next-door neighbors in a Brooklyn building are connected. The killings took place inside the Bushwick Houses at 140 Moore Street. In the most recent case, Basil Gray, 54, was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was dead inside his apartment when police arrived about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
NYPD probing beating of fan of Cardi B
A fan of Cardi B claims he was assaulted by members of the rapper's security detail after he asked for an autograph. And now the NYPD is investigating. The incident happened early Tuesday morning outside The Mark hotel on East 77th street as Cardi B and her fianc� Offset left a Met Gala after party.
A fan of Cardi B claims he was assaulted by members of the rapper's security detail after he asked for an autograph. And now the NYPD is investigating. The incident happened early Tuesday morning outside The Mark hotel on East 77th street as Cardi B and her fianc� Offset left a Met Gala after party.
Badly wounded cop leaves rehab
NYPD Detective Dalsh Veve got a hero's send-off as he left the Kessler Rehabilitation Institute in West Orange, New Jersey, with his 3-year-old daughter on his lap and his wife Esther at his side. On June 3, 2017, Veve was investigating gunfire reports and started to question a teen suspect who sped off in a stolen car. Police said the car dragged Veve three blocks, but the officer managed to get off two shots.
NYPD Detective Dalsh Veve got a hero's send-off as he left the Kessler Rehabilitation Institute in West Orange, New Jersey, with his 3-year-old daughter on his lap and his wife Esther at his side. On June 3, 2017, Veve was investigating gunfire reports and started to question a teen suspect who sped off in a stolen car. Police said the car dragged Veve three blocks, but the officer managed to get off two shots.
NY parole reform legislation
State Sen. Marty Golden, a former cop, has proposed one of four separate pieces of legislation to tighten parole rules, including mandatory life sentences and no parole for those convicted of killing a police officer. Some of the bills go further, including imposing life sentences for people convicted of three or more violent felonies.
State Sen. Marty Golden, a former cop, has proposed one of four separate pieces of legislation to tighten parole rules, including mandatory life sentences and no parole for those convicted of killing a police officer. Some of the bills go further, including imposing life sentences for people convicted of three or more violent felonies.
Retired cop's toughest battle
Retired NYPD Police Officer Scott Blackshaw spent 20 years on the force and more than 100 hours working the Ground Zero pile after September 11. Now he spends two to three days a week getting holistic infusions as he fights his toughest battle yet. He was diagnosed with brain and spinal cancer in February.
Retired NYPD Police Officer Scott Blackshaw spent 20 years on the force and more than 100 hours working the Ground Zero pile after September 11. Now he spends two to three days a week getting holistic infusions as he fights his toughest battle yet. He was diagnosed with brain and spinal cancer in February.
Killer Herman Bell to be released
Those who say "time heals all wounds" would never use that expression to describe the cold-blooded murders of New York City police officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini. Convicted cop killer Herman Bell served 44 years in prison, expressed remorse, and was deemed safe to society by the state's parole board after his eighth parole hearing. He was set to be released from Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill on Friday.
Those who say "time heals all wounds" would never use that expression to describe the cold-blooded murders of New York City police officers Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini. Convicted cop killer Herman Bell served 44 years in prison, expressed remorse, and was deemed safe to society by the state's parole board after his eighth parole hearing. He was set to be released from Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill on Friday.
Cab driver thanks cops
A livery cab driver who was shot several times and survived has been reunited with the cops who saved his life. The cabbie brought flowers to the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx on Wednesday to show his appreciation. It was an emotional reunion with hugs, flowers, and tears of joy. Jeffery Cisneros Camacho, 26, thanked God and his two angels?Police Officers Sean Higgins and Jennifer Nicalek?for saving his life.
A livery cab driver who was shot several times and survived has been reunited with the cops who saved his life. The cabbie brought flowers to the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx on Wednesday to show his appreciation. It was an emotional reunion with hugs, flowers, and tears of joy. Jeffery Cisneros Camacho, 26, thanked God and his two angels?Police Officers Sean Higgins and Jennifer Nicalek?for saving his life.
Vigil for murdered Brooklyn woman
Family, friends and the Canarsie community gathered on Thursday night at the scene of the crime to remember Brandy Odom. The 26-year-old's dismembered body was found in Canarsie Park in Brooklyn on Monday evening. A dog walker found Odom's head and naked torso covered in leaves, police said. Her arms and legs were later discovered nearby. The NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline is offering $10,000 for any information that helps solve this heinous crime.
Family, friends and the Canarsie community gathered on Thursday night at the scene of the crime to remember Brandy Odom. The 26-year-old's dismembered body was found in Canarsie Park in Brooklyn on Monday evening. A dog walker found Odom's head and naked torso covered in leaves, police said. Her arms and legs were later discovered nearby. The NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline is offering $10,000 for any information that helps solve this heinous crime.
'Neighborhood' policing on subways
The NYPD is taking neighborhood policing underground into the subways. Under a new initiative rolling out in parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn, riders will begin to see the same pair of officers on their trains and in their local stations.
The NYPD is taking neighborhood policing underground into the subways. Under a new initiative rolling out in parts of the Bronx and Brooklyn, riders will begin to see the same pair of officers on their trains and in their local stations.
Police-involved shooting (Video: NYPD)
The NYPD released these excerpts from security cameras and transcripts from 911 calls from just before cops fatally shot Saheed Vassell, who was pointing a metal object at people like it was a pistol.
The NYPD released these excerpts from security cameras and transcripts from 911 calls from just before cops fatally shot Saheed Vassell, who was pointing a metal object at people like it was a pistol.
Police-involved shooting
NYPD officers shot and killed a man in Brooklyn.
NYPD officers shot and killed a man in Brooklyn.
INTERVIEW: Chief of Detectives Boyce
NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce is set to retire after an amazing career serving the city.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce is set to retire after an amazing career serving the city.
Cop killer to be paroled
The New York State Board of Parole has approved the release of a notorious convicted cop killer who was a member of a radical group in the 1970s. Herman Bell, 70, and two other members of the Black Liberation Army were convicted of luring Patrolman Joseph Piagentini and Patrolman Waverly Jones to a housing complex in Harlem with a 911 call and then shooting them to death in 1971. Authorities said Jones died from a single shot but Piagentini was shot 22 times. A judge sentenced Bell in 1979 to 25 years to life. New York did not have the death penalty at that time.
The New York State Board of Parole has approved the release of a notorious convicted cop killer who was a member of a radical group in the 1970s. Herman Bell, 70, and two other members of the Black Liberation Army were convicted of luring Patrolman Joseph Piagentini and Patrolman Waverly Jones to a housing complex in Harlem with a 911 call and then shooting them to death in 1971. Authorities said Jones died from a single shot but Piagentini was shot 22 times. A judge sentenced Bell in 1979 to 25 years to life. New York did not have the death penalty at that time.
Queens bomb arrest
Authorities on Wednesday charged a Brooklyn man in connection with a deadly package explosion that was meant for a cop but instead killed a landlord in Queens in 2017. A joint FBI, ATF, and NYPD investigation has been underway since the summer 2017 explosion outside of a rental house in Springfield Gardens. In the course of the probe, agents and officers searched a home in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Federal prosecutors charged Victor Kingsley, 37, with using a weapon of mass destruction as part of a plot to get revenge against cops that arrested him in January 2014, according to the United States Attorney's Office. But no officers lived at the home.
Authorities on Wednesday charged a Brooklyn man in connection with a deadly package explosion that was meant for a cop but instead killed a landlord in Queens in 2017. A joint FBI, ATF, and NYPD investigation has been underway since the summer 2017 explosion outside of a rental house in Springfield Gardens. In the course of the probe, agents and officers searched a home in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Federal prosecutors charged Victor Kingsley, 37, with using a weapon of mass destruction as part of a plot to get revenge against cops that arrested him in January 2014, according to the United States Attorney's Office. But no officers lived at the home.
In the Bronx with Chief of Department Terence Monahan
After 36 years of service with the NYPD, Terence Monahan is ready to take on his biggest role yet: chief of department, the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed member. Monahan walked us through the Parkchester neighborhood in the Bronx where he was born and bred. He has been in this new role, replacing Carlos Gomez, who retired, for about a month. Monahan always knew he wanted to join law enforcement, but claims he never expected to get this far.
After 36 years of service with the NYPD, Terence Monahan is ready to take on his biggest role yet: chief of department, the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed member. Monahan walked us through the Parkchester neighborhood in the Bronx where he was born and bred. He has been in this new role, replacing Carlos Gomez, who retired, for about a month. Monahan always knew he wanted to join law enforcement, but claims he never expected to get this far.
Bronx brothers arrested
A former high school teacher was accused on Thursday of paying students to dismantle fireworks for gunpowder so he could eventually make a bomb and was ordered held without bail. Christian Toro was charged in a federal complaint with offenses including unlawfully making an explosive. His brother, Tyler Toro, also was arrested in the case. There was no immediate response to requests for comment from their attorneys.
A former high school teacher was accused on Thursday of paying students to dismantle fireworks for gunpowder so he could eventually make a bomb and was ordered held without bail. Christian Toro was charged in a federal complaint with offenses including unlawfully making an explosive. His brother, Tyler Toro, also was arrested in the case. There was no immediate response to requests for comment from their attorneys.
Judge acquits NYPD sergeant
A police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill woman in her New York apartment in 2016 after she brandished scissors and a bat was acquitted by a judge Thursday. New York Police Department Sgt. Hugh Barry was found not guilty of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Deborah Danner. Defense attorney Andrew Quinn said "we've always felt confident we would win but you never know" until the verdict is announced.
A police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill woman in her New York apartment in 2016 after she brandished scissors and a bat was acquitted by a judge Thursday. New York Police Department Sgt. Hugh Barry was found not guilty of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of Deborah Danner. Defense attorney Andrew Quinn said "we've always felt confident we would win but you never know" until the verdict is announced.
Trump white powder probe
Vanessa Trump opened an envelope that was addressed to her husband, Donald Trump Jr. A suspicious white powder was inside. Vanessa Trump called 911. She, her mother, and another person were taken to the hospital as a precaution. The couple has five children, but they were not in the apartment.
Vanessa Trump opened an envelope that was addressed to her husband, Donald Trump Jr. A suspicious white powder was inside. Vanessa Trump called 911. She, her mother, and another person were taken to the hospital as a precaution. The couple has five children, but they were not in the apartment.
White powder scare for Trump family
The wife of Donald Trump Jr. was taken to the hospital after opening an envelope containing an unknown white powder. The letter was sent to a Manhattan apartment owned by Vanessa Trump, the president' daughter-in-law. Her mother lives in the home. Vanessa Trump reportedly opened a letter about 10 a.m. that was addressed to her husband. Police said that she called 911 a short time later and said she was coughing and felt nauseous.
The wife of Donald Trump Jr. was taken to the hospital after opening an envelope containing an unknown white powder. The letter was sent to a Manhattan apartment owned by Vanessa Trump, the president' daughter-in-law. Her mother lives in the home. Vanessa Trump reportedly opened a letter about 10 a.m. that was addressed to her husband. Police said that she called 911 a short time later and said she was coughing and felt nauseous.
Brooklyn couple murdered
NYPD detectives are investigating a double killing of a couple who owned a religious goods store in Brooklyn. Cops found Stephenson Bonaparte, 65, on the sidewalk in front of the home and Hazel Brown, 59, in the doorway of the home. Both had been stabbed several times, the NYPD said. Brown was dead. Medics brought Bonaparte to Kings County Hospital where he died, police said.
NYPD detectives are investigating a double killing of a couple who owned a religious goods store in Brooklyn. Cops found Stephenson Bonaparte, 65, on the sidewalk in front of the home and Hazel Brown, 59, in the doorway of the home. Both had been stabbed several times, the NYPD said. Brown was dead. Medics brought Bonaparte to Kings County Hospital where he died, police said.