Homeowner fatally shoots intruder through barricaded bedroom door — then cops make disturbing discovery
Hobbs, New Mexico, officers responded to the 2100 block of North Rojo early Friday morning on a report of a break-in, police said. saidHobbs is located about two miles west of the Texas state line and just under two hours southwest of Lubbock. Upon arriving on scene, officers determined that 38-year-old Curtis Thames of Hobbs […]
Victim, 39, shot in leg in heart of Times Square: cops
Police say a 39-year-old man was shot in the leg in the heart of Times Square early Tuesday morning. Police said the shootout happened just after 4 a.m. near a movie theater and other attractions on West 42nd Street, near the corner of Seventh Avenue, and the victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the […]
Elderly sextortionist tricks teen into sending nudes, may have other vics: cops
An older woman demanded nude photos from Minnesota teenagers, then extorted money from them, and authorities say she may have been involved in other similar scams. Stephanie Godby, 70, of Tennessee, allegedly contacted a 17-year-old boy in Anoka County, persuaded him to send nude photos of himself, then threatened to forward the lewd photos to […]
Playboi Carti’s NYC pop-up birthday gig shut down as fans clash with cops
A Brooklyn party featuring rapper and birthday boy Playboi Carti was canceled Saturday night after so many fans flooded the venue, leading to clashes with police. The “All Red” singer, who turned 29 on Friday, took to Instagram to vent her frustration after a planned ticketed pop-up event at Brooklyn Warehouse in Crown Heights was […]
Cops nab NYC wrong-way driver accused of killing groom hours before wedding
A teenage wrong-way driver accused of killing a groom the day before his wedding in a horrific hit-and-run in Harlem was arrested by police on Friday. Jimmy Connors, 17, is alleged to have been driving at a high rate of speed on the wrong side of the Henry Hudson Parkway in Upper Manhattan around 2:20 […]
Here’s who could replace Edward Caban as next permanent NYPD commissioner after top cop’s resignation
Veteran police officer Tom Donlon has been named interim chief of the New York Police Department, but the seat at the top of the nation's largest police force remains vacant — and there's no shortage of candidates for the permanent top cop position. Mayor Eric Adams' selection of Donlon is expected to be strictly short-term, […]
NYC home invaders tie up, pistol-whip residents in heist of $20K, watches and handbags: cops
Three Brooklyn residents were tied up and beaten by a group of greedy robbers on Thursday, who stole their watches, handbags and $20,000 in cash, police said. Authorities said four robbers broke the front window of a home near 20th Avenue and 78th Street in Bensonhurst around 4 a.m., tied up the three residents and […]
Teen shot in the face by Colorado town council member Brent Metz: cops
A Colorado teenager was shot in the face by a city council member after she tried to ask the council member's boyfriend for permission to take homecoming photos on her property, police said. The 17-year-old told authorities he and a friend jumped the fence of a home in Conifer, about 30 miles southwest of Denver, […]
Things just got worse for blue city’s overworked cops
The city of Chicago announced a hiring freeze on city employees on Monday, leaving an overburdened and understaffed police department currently battling rampant crime in the city. The administration of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, is aiming to use the freeze to close a $982.4 million shortfall in the city's fiscal year 2025 budget, […]
Flashback: Harris proposed three-strike policy for prosecuting drug dealers before cops shut her down
Years before Vice President Kamala Harris rose to the top of the Democratic presidential field, as district attorney in San Francisco she promoted a third-strike crime policy against drug traffickers that was quickly repealed by law enforcement as too soft on them. Harris served as San Francisco's district attorney from 2004 to 2011 before being […]