Crime

Bronx Mace Attack Suspect Turns Himself In To Police

A man wanted in connection with a mace attack in a Bronx laundromat, turned himself in to police on Monday night.

2013/02/18

N.J. Man Accused Of Making Up Story To Extort $10,000 From Woman

A Hillside, N.J., man has been charged with extortion, after allegedly claiming a woman’s son had committed a crime and demanding $10,000 to keep the alleged victim’s family from going to police.

2013/02/16

Pair Of Suspects Sought In Armed Harlem Hotel Robbery

Authorities said on Jan. 17 at around 9:30 a.m., two suspects forcibly entered the room of the victims inside the Harlem Vista Hotel, located at 75 Macombs Place.

2013/02/15

Jamaica Center –Parsons Blvd./Archer Ave. Station (credit: CBS 2)

3 People Stabbed On Subway Platform In Jamaica, Queens

The three victims – all males – were all taken to Jamaica Hospital. CBS 2′s Derricke Dennis reported that the injuries are not considered life-threatening.

2013/02/04

VIDEO: Victim Beaten With Nunchucks After Resisting Attempted Robbery

The victim, a 25-year-old man, was approached by the suspects, who told him they liked and wanted his jacket, police said.

2013/01/31

Police Hope To Question 3 In Connection With String Of Queens Robberies

The suspects are still at large with the latest robbery coming on Jan. 21 at a gas station at 130th Street and Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park.

2013/01/30

VIDEO: NYPD Looking For Pair Of Suspects In Violent Manhattan Robbery

The female victim was walking on Riverside Drive when two male suspects approached her from behind and forcefully robbed her.

2013/01/30

Two Found Shot Dead In Elmont Home

There was a 46-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man. Police are withholding their names, pending family notification.

2013/01/29

Police: Queens Luring Suspect Grabbed Girl, 13, As She Walked Away

The suspect, who was driving a late model Cadillac Escalade, drove alongside a 13-year-old girl on Northern Boulevard at 102nd Street in Corona and engaged her in a conversation, police said.

2013/01/25

Suspect sketches in the beating death of gay activist Lou Rispoli. (credit: DCPI)

Suspect Sketches Released In Beating Death Of Gay Activist In Queens

Lou Rispoli was so badly beaten in the assault that his family decided to take him off life support five days after the beating. The Medical Examiner then determined the cause of death to be homicide.

2013/01/25

Bundled up people in New York City - Jan. 24, 2013 (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Kelly Won’t Credit Weather For New York City Going Eight Days Without Homicide

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said he likes it and he welcomes it, but doesn’t seem convinced that the frigid weather is the reason for more than a week of no killing in the city.

2013/01/25

Police: Asian Victims Targeted In Violent String Of Manhattan Elevator Robberies

Authorities said the attacker followed victims into elevators and assaulting them repeatedly by punching them in the face and head before robbing them.

2013/01/24