Pervert with 30 prior arrests and banned from subway nabbed again underground after sexually assaulting two women: NYPD
On Friday, a perverted parolee who had been arrested 30 times and was banned from the subway was arrested again underground after sexually assaulting two women, police said. The suspect, Cecil McKenzie, 53, of Harlem, was riding a train to the 14th Street/Union Square subway station in Manhattan around 9:30 a.m. when he pressed his […]
NY Times, Target ripped off up to 6,000 NYPD cops on paid detail: suit
Roughly 6,000 New York City police officers were forced to pay millions of dollars in back pay over articles in The New York Times, Target and elsewhere, according to a new class action lawsuit. Probably hundreds of police officers were trying to make a little extra money by taking advantage of the New York City […]
NYPD hunts for serial arsonist who set a fire next to sleeping Queens subway passenger
A masked serial arsonist brutally set fires next to sleeping subway passengers during a bizarre hour-long spree in Manhattan and Queens last week, police said. The fire first caught fire around 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 10 in an NYPD patrol car parked near City Hall in front of 254 Broadway, police said. Police say a […]
NYPD cops ordered not to chase some drivers who flee after spate of high-speed crashes
NYPD officers will no longer pursue drivers speeding onto roadways unless they are wanted for the most serious and violent crimes — under a new policy announced Wednesday. The revised policy, which goes into effect Feb. 1, prohibits officers from pursuing suspects for traffic violations, traffic violations and nonviolent misdemeanors, according to Police Chief Jessica […]
NYPD hunts for ‘Haggler After Midnight’ suspect who makes victims negotiate what he’ll steal
The New York City Police Department has dubbed the moped-riding, knife-wielding robber the “Midnight Hagler'' for his unique robbery techniques, and is searching for him as he becomes more brazen and violent in his arrests. The suspect has targeted 11 victims in Brooklyn and Queens since early November. Police said the victims are typically Hispanic […]
NYPD Commissioner Tisch calls for revue of car leasing program abused by top brass: sources
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch is planning to overhaul the NYPD's car leasing program, which costs more than $1 million a month, due to concerns that higher-ups are overlooking a less visible program, according to sources. He has ordered a review. CRALO (Confidential Rental and Leasing Office) is a program that provides undercover vehicles to NYPD […]
Dramatic video shows NYPD cop shooting knife-wielding man in apartment building, as sources say language barrier was a likely factor
Dramatic footage shows the moment an NYPD officer opened fire on a knife-wielding man in the hallway of a Bronx apartment building after being called to the apartment for a suspected robbery, officials said. A 32-year-old Spanish-speaking man armed with a large kitchen knife was shot once in the torso Sunday evening on the steps […]
Hochul unveils proposal to put NYPD on every overnight NYC subway
NYPD officers will be stationed on every night subway train for the next six months under Gov. Kathy Hochul's new plan to combat rising transit violence. Hochul revealed the surge in Metro police during his State of the State address in Albany on Tuesday, saying the state would crack down.“We want uniformed police officers on […]
NYPD cops shoot suspect allegedly armed with knife in NYC apartment building: sources
Police shot and killed a suspect who brandished a knife at officers inside a Bronx apartment complex Sunday night, law enforcement officials said. Officials said the man was shot at least twice after police responded to a call on 148th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood around 5:45 p.m. The shooting occurred just before 6 […]
NYC secret tunnel in Brooklyn synagogue leads to brawl between NYPD, worshippers
A group of people were arrested after construction crews allegedly found a secret tunnel under the Chabad-Lubavitch World … source