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NYPD: 3 Subway Performers Sought In Queens Straphanger Attack

Police said the suspects had just finished performing a “dance show” aboard the train when they got into some sort of argument with a 28-year-old man.

7 hours ago

Police say that this man has been robbing school kids at knife point and demanding a dollar (Credit NYPD)

Cops On The Lookout For Brooklyn Mugger Targeting School Kids

On Wednesday morning he attempted to rob two boys and was successful in robbing a third. Later that afternoon he relieved another boy of his wallet in the vicinity of Smith and President streets, police said.

18 hours ago

The warehouse on 43rd Avenue in Long Island City where prosecutors said a businessman was held and tortured for a month by a group of men looking for $3 million in ransom. (Photo: CBS 2)

Police: Accomplices In Brutal Queens Kidnapping, Ransom Plot Flee The Country

NYPD Commissioner Kelly said Thursday that detectives were also looking for a man in New York City. Three others are being held without bail.

24 hours ago

The scene of an alleged hit-and-run on Queens Boulevard and 59th Avenue in Queens on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 (credit: CBS 2)

Tow Truck Driver Helps Cops Nab Hit-And-Run Suspect In Queens

The tense scene unfolded just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on Queens Boulevard and 59th Avenue. Witnesses said a Nissan blew through a red light at wood haven boulevard and struck a 19-year-old man while he was walking with a friend.

2013/05/23

Police in Woolwich following a major incident in which a man was killed, on May 22, 2013 in London, England. (Photo: LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Security Remains Tight At NYC Sites In Wake Of Brutal Attack In London

The NYPD said Wednesday that it was beefing up security in an “abundance of caution” and not based on information that the facilities were targeted.

2013/05/23

One of the men believed to be responsible for a gruesome attack on the streets of London on May 22, 2013 (Photo: ITV News)

Security Tightened At Some NYC Sites After Soldier’s Brutal Murder In London

The NYPD has increased security at the British Consulate and other sites in New York, following an attack in London that left a soldier hacked to death.

2013/05/22

2012 Stop-And-Frisks By Race (credit: NYCLU)

NYCLU: Stop-And-Frisk Ineffective At Taking Guns Off Streets

The New York Civil Liberties Union has used the NYPD’s own statistics to dispute the police department claim that the stop-and-frisk program effectively takes guns off the streets.

2013/05/22

Police said Dan Contarino was attacked in the East Villageon May 20, 2013, jist the latest victim in a long line of recent attacks on gays in New York City. (Photo: CBS 2)

Victim Describes Horror Of Monday Night’s Anti-Gay Attack In The East Village

The incident happened around 5:20 a.m. Tuesday. Police said a gay couple, ages 41 and 42, were walking on Broadway near Prince Street when two men began yelling anti-gay slurs.

2013/05/21

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Months-Long Stop-And-Frisk Trial Wrapping Up

Judge Shira Scheindlin will rule on whether any changes are needed in the NYPD.

2013/05/20

2 Others Questioned, Released In Anti-Gay Bias-Driven Murder In Greenwich Village

Police have questioned and released two men who were with a suspect who allegedly shot and killed a man in Greenwich Village this weekend – all because he was gay.

2013/05/19

Paredes, 14, has been missing since Saturday morning. (Credit NYPD)

Cops On The Lookout For Bronx Teen Missing Since Early Saturday

Faberly Parades, 14 was last seen at home on the morning of Saturday, May 18. She has been described as 5’5″, 135-lbs, Hispanic, with brown eyes, and black hair.

2013/05/18

One World Trade Center as seen from West Street - May 17, 2013 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

NYPD Set To Spend $40 Million On Intense Security At World Trade Center

Security over style – that’s the argument NYPD officials are making as they plan to install barricades and barriers in the area surrounding One World Trade Center.

2013/05/17