Dead chickens placed in odd position on ritzy NYC block — sparking ‘animal sacrifice’...
The chickens didn’t cross the road — but still made it to the other side. Two slaughtered chickens were found on an Upper West Side median in an odd position that has activists worried they were killed in an animal sacrifice ritual. The birds were found Saturday lined up with their feet facing at West 89th Street and...
Suspect in violent knifepoint robbery of off-duty NYPD officer is arrested in Virginia
A suspect in the violent robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer in the Bronx over the weekend was arrested Tuesday in Virginia, police said.
23-year-old thug suspected of beating off-duty NYPD officer in caught-on-camera assault is nabbed
One of the thugs suspected of savagely beating and robbing an off-duty NYPD cop in The Bronx was busted in Virginia on Tuesday — after fleeing there with his mommy, law-enforcement sources said. Taveon Hargrove — who at 23 already has a rap sheet with more than a dozen arrests — was nabbed by the US Marshals’...
New Jersey man extradited to Connecticut for stolen vehicle case
NEW CANAAN, CT (WFSB) - A man from New Jersey was extradited to Connecticut following a lengthy stolen vehicle investigation by New Canaan police. Police said they had an active arrest warrant for 26-year-old Naazir Cook-McDougald of Newark, NJ. Officers from New Canaan said they traveled to the Essex County...
NY AG fines Walmart $16K over shipment of realistic toy guns
Walmart has to pay thousands in penalties after it allowed third-party sellers to ship realistic-looking toy guns to New York addresses, breaking state law, Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.
NJ disabled students may suffer severely from federal education funding cuts
Students in New Jersey with disabilities stand to be hurt by cuts to the federal Department of Education. Jessie Gomez is a reporter for Chalkbeat Newark, covering public education here. “Students with disabilities rely a lot on the federal department not just on funding but also on oversight specifically,” she...
Reported gun violence in NYS reaches lowest level since 2006
NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced that reported gun violence across New York State has continued to decline, reaching the lowest level since the state began tracking this data in 2006. Officials said new statistics released by the State Division of Criminal Justice Services show a 15% decline...
Paramus PD Arrest 12-Year-Old After Garden State Parkway Chase Involving Stolen BMW, Chief Says
A 12-year-old was among four people caught after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen BMW that began in Paramus and ended in Clifton Memorial Day, May 26, authorities said. Records show that the incident involved two people who were arrested on similar charges in Newark earlier this...
Luigi Mangione and the Making of a ‘Terrorist’
On Dec. 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, then-CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed on a New York City sidewalk. After a five-day manhunt, Pennsylvania authorities identified and arrested Luigi Mangione as the alleged culprit. As the killing drew extensive media coverage and attention, federal and state prosecutors...
Man stabbed on subway platform in City Line, Brooklyn
The 51-year-old victim was stabbed on the A and C line platform at the Grant Avenue station in the City Line section at around 4:10 a.m.
