DOCCS: Three state prisons suspend visitation after exposure to unknown substance
Three New York State prisons are closed for visitation after staff and inmates got sick after being exposed to an unknown substance, the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision confirmed.
Family mourning at funeral for 39-year-old man shocked to find 96-year-old woman in casket
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (WCBS) - A New York City funeral home company is now being sued by two families. It’s after, what they call, an unforgivable mix-up. A body shipped out of the country for a burial was the wrong one. One family learned of the mistake through a TikTok...
A Heart-Shaped Note Was Found in Socks Bound for Luigi Mangione
NEW YORK (AP) — Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement into socks packed for Luigi Mangione to wear to court last month in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, according to court documents made public Wednesday. A court officer intercepted the handwritten note, which urged the jailed defendant to...
Violent crew binds 2 women with tape, steals $1.1 M in valuables in NYC...
A vicious group of home invaders bound two women with tape and made off with more than $1 million in jewelry, clothes and bags in a brazen heist at a Queens home — as children slept inside, cops and sources said Wednesday. A 53-year-old nanny had just put the kids to sleep and was taking out the trash outside the...
Security Guards Were AWOL at NYCHA Developments, DOI finds
Security guards at a firm that holds tens of millions of dollars in government contracts routinely falsified timesheets to claim hours when they weren’t on the job at New York City Housing Authority developments, putting residents in danger, a report by the city Department of Investigation released Wednesday alleges....
Upstate New York Teen Arrested for Kidnapping, Beating his Victim
A 19-year-old teen from Upstate New York was arrested on Tuesday and now faces multiple charges after State Police said he kidnapped, beat up, and even choked his victim with a dog collar. According to a report from the New York State Police, Izik J. Sanders, a 19-year-old from Chestertown,...
Speed limits will be seriously lowered ― Everything could change in this state
This iconic American state has seriously lowered speed limits. Officials in New York City have dramatically lowered speed limits by implementing a 20 mph speed limit across various regions of New York. This comes after a new law was passed giving the city more control of speeds in areas that experience high traffic...
Man in NYPD custody found dead inside Manhattan courthouse, police say
The Manhattan Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre St. is seen on June 4, 2024. The department said its force investigation division was looking into the circumstances. [ more › ]
Teen Gets More Charges In Pizzeria Stabbings That Killed 2 16-Year-Olds In Yonkers: DA
The 18-year-old defendant—who was 17 at the time of the stabbings—was arraigned Tuesday, March 25, in the Youth Part of Westchester County Court before Judge Helen Blackwood in connection with the fatal stabbings, which happened on Thursday, Feb. 6 in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office...
Lawsuit claims North Bergen police chief defecated on floors, tried to drug coworkers
Five police officers with the North Bergen Police Department say they plan to sue Chief Robert Farley due to his behavior.
