Cop on administrative trial
An administrative hearing is underway to determine the fate of Police Officer James Frascatore of the NYPD. He is accused of using excessive force against tennis star James Blake in an incident two years ago that was captured on video. Blake is asking for Officer Frascatore to be fired.
An administrative hearing is underway to determine the fate of Police Officer James Frascatore of the NYPD. He is accused of using excessive force against tennis star James Blake in an incident two years ago that was captured on video. Blake is asking for Officer Frascatore to be fired.
NYPD releases bodycam videos
Bodycam footage released by police on Thursday shows what happened inside the bedroom of 31-year-old Miguel Richards on September 6. The video shows the four officers pleading with Richards for several minutes to drop his weapons before he was shot.
Bodycam footage released by police on Thursday shows what happened inside the bedroom of 31-year-old Miguel Richards on September 6. The video shows the four officers pleading with Richards for several minutes to drop his weapons before he was shot.
Fatal NYPD shooting
The NYPD has released the first video footage from body cameras of a deadly encounter involving cops since they first started wearing cameras earlier this year. The videos, from four officers, add an important perspective but also leave a lot of questions unanswered. This 16-minute video compilation shows Miguel Richards standing motionless in the corner of his bedroom for several minutes for all but the final seconds.
The NYPD has released the first video footage from body cameras of a deadly encounter involving cops since they first started wearing cameras earlier this year. The videos, from four officers, add an important perspective but also leave a lot of questions unanswered. This 16-minute video compilation shows Miguel Richards standing motionless in the corner of his bedroom for several minutes for all but the final seconds.
NYC violent crime tumbles
The NYPD said that violent crime in the city has dropped to a historic low. But some critics are wondering if police should be doing more to stop the so-called quality-of-life crimes. The phrase "long hot summer" refers to the traditionally high-crime months of July and August. But Mayor Bill de Blasio said this summer's declining crime rate is turning that phrase on its head.
The NYPD said that violent crime in the city has dropped to a historic low. But some critics are wondering if police should be doing more to stop the so-called quality-of-life crimes. The phrase "long hot summer" refers to the traditionally high-crime months of July and August. But Mayor Bill de Blasio said this summer's declining crime rate is turning that phrase on its head.
Tight security at Brooklyn festivities
A celebration of Caribbean cultures stepped off Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn under very tight security on Monday. The annual J'ouvert festival and West Indian Day Parade draw huge crowds. But the events had issues with violence in the past. Immediately after two murders last year, event organizers and community leaders met with police and city officials to come up with a new security plan. Their goal was to create a safe environment while celebrating Caribbean culture.
A celebration of Caribbean cultures stepped off Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn under very tight security on Monday. The annual J'ouvert festival and West Indian Day Parade draw huge crowds. But the events had issues with violence in the past. Immediately after two murders last year, event organizers and community leaders met with police and city officials to come up with a new security plan. Their goal was to create a safe environment while celebrating Caribbean culture.
NYPD cops sickened in Queens
Several NYPD officers were taken to a hospital after being sickened inside a Queens apartment building Friday morning. Police received a noise complaint call around 2 a.m. After entering a fifth-floor apartment on Saunders Street and 63rd Drive in Rego Park, the officers were exposed to an unknown substance, according to Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes, the commander of Patrol Borough Queens North. The cops found a 39-year-old man under the influence of drugs. Holmes said the man was "irrational" and officers took him into custody.
Several NYPD officers were taken to a hospital after being sickened inside a Queens apartment building Friday morning. Police received a noise complaint call around 2 a.m. After entering a fifth-floor apartment on Saunders Street and 63rd Drive in Rego Park, the officers were exposed to an unknown substance, according to Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes, the commander of Patrol Borough Queens North. The cops found a 39-year-old man under the influence of drugs. Holmes said the man was "irrational" and officers took him into custody.
Hunt on for 'Broadway' bandit
At least seven banks targeted in the past two weeks along a 3.5 mile stretch of Broadway, according to the FBI and NYPD.
At least seven banks targeted in the past two weeks along a 3.5 mile stretch of Broadway, according to the FBI and NYPD.
New York crews head to Texas
With the floods from Hurricane Harvey ravaging Houston, help has already arrived from the New York area. More supplies and resources are on the way including some of life's most basic necessities. The federal government admitted that it can't do all the rescue work in Texas itself and openly asked for help. Urban search-and-rescue teams from New Jersey geared up for their life-saving mission.
With the floods from Hurricane Harvey ravaging Houston, help has already arrived from the New York area. More supplies and resources are on the way including some of life's most basic necessities. The federal government admitted that it can't do all the rescue work in Texas itself and openly asked for help. Urban search-and-rescue teams from New Jersey geared up for their life-saving mission.
J'ouvert festival security changes
New York City officials have shifted the start time of a pre-dawn festival celebrating Caribbean culture and are taking other security precautions in an effort to stem violence ahead of the West Indian Day Parade. J'ouvert usually begins at 4 a.m. on Labor Day on the streets of Brooklyn but will start this year at 6 a.m. Revelers will have to pass through metal detectors, and no alcohol or backpacks will be allowed.
New York City officials have shifted the start time of a pre-dawn festival celebrating Caribbean culture and are taking other security precautions in an effort to stem violence ahead of the West Indian Day Parade. J'ouvert usually begins at 4 a.m. on Labor Day on the streets of Brooklyn but will start this year at 6 a.m. Revelers will have to pass through metal detectors, and no alcohol or backpacks will be allowed.
Trump returns to Trump Tower
Thousands of protesters gathered in Midtown Manhattan Monday to protest the Trump administration. The president arrived at his namesake tower Monday night to spend the night in his residence here for the first time since being elected. Protesters lined both sides of 5th Avenue near Trump Tower and shouted slogans and waved signs.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Midtown Manhattan Monday to protest the Trump administration. The president arrived at his namesake tower Monday night to spend the night in his residence here for the first time since being elected. Protesters lined both sides of 5th Avenue near Trump Tower and shouted slogans and waved signs.
Rape suspect sought
Police are looking for this man in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl.
Police are looking for this man in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old girl.
Wounded cop leaves hospital
The NYPD officer who was shot Thursday has been released from the hospital. Police Officer Hart Nguyen left Jamaica Hospital in Queens Friday afternoon to applause and cheers from his brothers and sisters in blue. Nguyen was shot in the chest and arm while responding to a 911 call about an emotionally disturbed person in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn. His ballistic vest stopped two rounds, which likely saved his life, the NYPD commissioner said. One round penetrated his right arm.
The NYPD officer who was shot Thursday has been released from the hospital. Police Officer Hart Nguyen left Jamaica Hospital in Queens Friday afternoon to applause and cheers from his brothers and sisters in blue. Nguyen was shot in the chest and arm while responding to a 911 call about an emotionally disturbed person in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn. His ballistic vest stopped two rounds, which likely saved his life, the NYPD commissioner said. One round penetrated his right arm.
NYPD cop wounded in shooting
A New York City police officer who was shot in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon is very lucky to be alive, officials said. As the officer approached the rear of a home, a 29-year-old man fired several shots, hitting the cop twice in the chest and once right arm, the commissioner said. The officer's ballistic-resistant vest stopped the round that hit him in the chest.
A New York City police officer who was shot in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon is very lucky to be alive, officials said. As the officer approached the rear of a home, a 29-year-old man fired several shots, hitting the cop twice in the chest and once right arm, the commissioner said. The officer's ballistic-resistant vest stopped the round that hit him in the chest.
Cyclist robbing cabbies
The NYPD says a man has assaulted cab drivers before grabbing money from them while on a bicycle.
The NYPD says a man has assaulted cab drivers before grabbing money from them while on a bicycle.
Kidd Creole escorted to Central Booking
NYPD detectives escorted a handcuffed Nathaniel Glover from the 13th Precinct to Central Booking Wednesday night. He is better known as the Kidd Creole. He is charged with murder.
NYPD detectives escorted a handcuffed Nathaniel Glover from the 13th Precinct to Central Booking Wednesday night. He is better known as the Kidd Creole. He is charged with murder.
Can NYC do anything about noise?
The NYPD responded to more than 200,000 311 calls for noise complaints just this year, the department said. Last year, inspectors from the city's Department of Environmental Protection handled more than 58,000 noise complaints. In an effort to combat the noise, two City Council members recently introduced a bill that would require the city to respond to a noise complaint within two hours.
The NYPD responded to more than 200,000 311 calls for noise complaints just this year, the department said. Last year, inspectors from the city's Department of Environmental Protection handled more than 58,000 noise complaints. In an effort to combat the noise, two City Council members recently introduced a bill that would require the city to respond to a noise complaint within two hours.
National Night Out Against Crime events
Finding a way to band together and restore safety is how the National Night Out Against Crime took shape more than three decades ago. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner James O'Neill, dozens of cops, and hundreds of Staten Islanders came out for one event held at Midland Beach FDR Boardwalk.
Finding a way to band together and restore safety is how the National Night Out Against Crime took shape more than three decades ago. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner James O'Neill, dozens of cops, and hundreds of Staten Islanders came out for one event held at Midland Beach FDR Boardwalk.
Officer shoots man in Brooklyn
Police responding to a 911 call at an apartment building in Brooklyn fatally shot an emotionally disturbed man Monday after a stun gun failed to subdue him, sources told FOX 5 News. The shooting took place just before 1 p.m. at the Flatbush Gardens apartment complex on New York Avenue near Foster Avenue in East Flatbush.
Police responding to a 911 call at an apartment building in Brooklyn fatally shot an emotionally disturbed man Monday after a stun gun failed to subdue him, sources told FOX 5 News. The shooting took place just before 1 p.m. at the Flatbush Gardens apartment complex on New York Avenue near Foster Avenue in East Flatbush.
Email on mayor's subway station visit
Mayor Bill de Blasio's subway ride on Sunday was meant to send a message to the MTA. But a different message sent the night before is completely changing the dialogue. An email, obtained by the New York Post, says the NYPD was instructed to sweep two Brooklyn stations of all homeless people before the mayor arrived.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's subway ride on Sunday was meant to send a message to the MTA. But a different message sent the night before is completely changing the dialogue. An email, obtained by the New York Post, says the NYPD was instructed to sweep two Brooklyn stations of all homeless people before the mayor arrived.
Artist's portrait of fallen NYPD hero
Detective Miosotis Familia's friendly eyes and a smile that brightened every room she walked into are uncannily captured in a portrait painted by artist Kenny Altidor. Familia was assassinated in the Bronx on July 5. The next day Kenny went to work making sure every detail was just right. The portrait now sits at Familia's home precinct, the 46th, where her heartbroken colleagues write messages they wish they could say to their sister in blue.
Detective Miosotis Familia's friendly eyes and a smile that brightened every room she walked into are uncannily captured in a portrait painted by artist Kenny Altidor. Familia was assassinated in the Bronx on July 5. The next day Kenny went to work making sure every detail was just right. The portrait now sits at Familia's home precinct, the 46th, where her heartbroken colleagues write messages they wish they could say to their sister in blue.