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Cops: Man Hurls Objects At MTA Bus In East Harlem Road Rage Incident

The 26-year-old suspect was involved in a road rage incident with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus driver shortly before 8 p.m., police said.

2012/12/05

Last Respects For Boxer Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho

Pugilist Hector “Macho” Camacho lived his life fast and furious in and out of the ring, and on Saturday morning, a large crowd was expected to fill the streets of East Harlem to remember him.

2012/12/01

Casket carrying body of boxing legend Hector "Macho" Camacho is taken to Saint Cecilia's Church. (credit: CBS 2 | Inset: Getty Images)

Boxing Champ Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho Gets Hero’s Farewell In East Harlem

Camacho was left unconscious and brain-dead after being shot in the face the Tuesday before Thanksgiving while sitting in a car in Puerto Rico.

2012/11/30

Boxer Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho Dies 3 Days After Shooting

Boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho, who grew up in East Harlem, has died after being taken off life support in Puerto Rico.

2012/11/24

FILE - NYPD vehicle (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Man Charged With Killing Woman, Wounding Man In East Harlem Stabbing

A man has been charged with stabbing a man and woman – leaving the woman dead – and starting a fire in their apartment in East Harlem.

2012/11/11

3 Robbery Suspects In Custody, 2 Injured In East Harlem Crash

Three people were in custody – two of them with serious injuries – after a crash involving a group of people wanted by police early Saturday in East Harlem.

CBS New York–2012/10/27

Rita Morelli was found dead inside her Harlem apartment. (credit: CBS 2 | Handout)

DA: Suspect Charged In Murder Of Italian College Student Pleads Guilty

Bakary Camara, 42, pleaded guilty to all counts including murder, predatory sex assault and rape in connection with the death of 37-year-old Rita Morelli, prosecutors said.

2012/10/15

More than a 110 illegal guns that were seized by the NYPD are on display on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 (credit: Glenn Schuck/1010 WINS)

Officials: 16 Indicted For Gun Trafficking In NYC

More than 110 guns are off the streets of New York City in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of illegal firearms in Manhattan in recent history.

2012/10/12

Police: Suspect Chokes East Harlem Woman, Forces Her To Withdraw Cash From ATM

Around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect grabbed a 31-year-old woman in the lobby of her apartment building, put her a choke hold and then walked her at gunpoint to an ATM, police said.

2012/09/27

Two Men Wanted In Connection With East Harlem Sexual Assault

The NYPD is asking the public for assistance in locating two men who are wanted in connection with a sexual assault in East Harlem on Thursday morning.

2012/08/04

19 Indicted As Cocaine Ring Busted In East Harlem

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said an open air drug market has been effectively closed down.

2012/08/02

Joel Morales (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

NYPD To Probe Bullying Link To Suicide Of 12-Year-Old East Harlem Boy

The family of Joel Morales said the boy hanged himself Tuesday night because he had been intensely picked on by other students.

2012/06/01

Did Bullying Drive 12-Year-Old East Harlem Boy To Commit Suicide?

Joel Morales was found dead by his mother inside their apartment at the Jefferson Houses at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The boy hanged himself in the bathroom. For those who knew and loved the child, it’s all too hard to believe.

2012/05/31

Eder Loor (credit:: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Eder Loor, NYPD Officer Stabbed In The Head, Released From Hospital

Doctors said the knife penetrated his temple and went through his skull and into his brain, but narrowly missed vitals areas and a main artery. “I’m just happy that I’m alive,” Loor said today.

2012/05/02

A drop-off site for prescription drugs (Credit: Sophia Hall/ WCBS 880)

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Provides An Opportunity To Fight Abuse

Do you want to help fight prescription drug abuse and the deadly consequences like the recent rash of pharmacy shootings? Well, Saturday was the day to do it. And all you had to do was check your medicine cabinet.

2012/04/28

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