TSA Displays Cache of Weapons Caught at JFK Checkpoints
In one tiny room on the fourth floor of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, they ran the gamut—from silly (a bottle of…
Crime
Ridgewood Couple Charged with Serial ‘Stroller Trolling’
A married couple has been charged with being serial pickpockets after allegedly targeting more than a dozen unsuspecting female shoppers with baby strollers at borough…
Latest DOI Report Rips Rikers Island Security
The city Department of Investigation last week issued a scathing report revealing more lapses in security screening protocols on Rikers Island, and recommendations generated from…
Reckless Driver Facing Murder Charges
A Laurelton man was awaiting arraignment this week on murder, assault, and other charges for allegedly ramming his car into a crowd of people following…
Bronx Man Charged with Robbing Elderly Man of Casino Winnings
A Bronx man on Saturday was ordered held on $40,000 bail after he was arraigned on charges that he robbed an 88-year-old borough resident of…
Judge Tears into Baby Killer, Hands Down 45-Year Sentence
A borough Supreme Court justice last Friday unleashed an epic diatribe against an admitted baby killer as he sentenced the Jamaica man to 45 years…
De Blasio, Bratton Detail New Lenient Marijuana Policy
After consulting with all five city district attorneys, the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and the courts, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this…
Body Discovered in Area Funeral Home Parking Lot
The body of a 60-year-old man with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head last Friday was discovered slumped over in…
Gunmen Rob Liberty Travel in Broad Daylight
Police are on the lookout for two suspects in connection with a robbery at Liberty Travel on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, which occurred…
L.I. School Computer Technician Cops to Child Porn Charge
A Queens Village man, who worked as a computer technician for a Long Island school district, last week pleaded guilty to promoting a sexual performance…
Bratton Taps New NYPD Deputy After Banks Abruptly Resigns
City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this week picked a former President Obama appointee as his first deputy commissioner—the NYPD’s second in command—after Bratton’s first choice…
Bushwick Man Facing Life in Prison After Murder Conviction
A 50-year-old Brooklyn man was convicted last week of murder, attempted murder and other charges in the November 2010 shootings of his friend and another…
Queens Village Man Sentenced for Beating Wife to Death
A Queens Village man was sentenced last week to 16 ½ years in prison for the 2010 beating death of his wife. According to Queens…
Corona Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Girls at Military Base
A Corona man was arrested last Thursday morning by federal agents on charges that he sexually abused three girls, whose ages ranged from 12 to…
Gambino Associate Nabbed in Vegas, Indicted on ’02 Murder
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York last week heaped praise on the Queens District Attorney’s Office for its work which helped…