John Slattery

Police: Edison High School Student Charged With Possessing Explosives

Officers investigating recent bomb threats at Edison High School raided the home of a 16-year-old student after receiving a tip, police said.

2013/04/30

DA Unseals Indictment In Connection With Bronx Boy’s 2006 Easter Death

Years after a 2-year-old boy was killed by gunfire on Easter Sunday, there has been a break in the case. A new suspect is under arrest.

2013/04/26

Amad Awada with his German Shepherd. (credit: CBS 2)

Police Use Boogie Board To Rescue Dog From Muddy S.I. Marshland

Police rescuers with special gear attacked both ground and water to get the frightened, young German Shepherd out of a muddy, tangled mass of marshland and silt.

2013/04/25

Police: UPS Impersonator Bound Women, Burglarized L.I. Home

The suspect was holding a box and wearing a brown UPS jacket, jeans and a brown skull cap when he rang the doorbell of a home on Barbara Street shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

2013/04/24

Chinese immigrants in Brooklyn are being targeted in a cash-or-curse scam by con artists. The victims must pay up or they are threatened with "evil." (Photo: CBS 2)

Con Artists Tormenting Chinese Immigrants In Brooklyn With Cash-Or-Curse Scam

Con artists are targeting the elderly in a frightening way in Brooklyn. They ask for cash, and if they don’t get it, they terrorize their victims by threatening an evil curse.

2013/04/23

Burglar Strikes Homes In Wayne, N.J., Ignores Alarms

The upscale township of Wayne, N.J., has been targeted lately by a wily burglar who has hit more than a dozen homes.

2013/04/22

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio (Credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Ex-De Blasio Campaign Staffer Exposed For Offensive Tweets

A now ex-staffer for mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has been exposed, after sending hate messages on social media.

2013/04/16

Police on the scene of an apparent double murder-suicide at a building on East 56th Street in Brooklyn on Monday, April 15, 2013. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Police: Off-Duty Cop Shoots Infant Son, Boyfriend And Herself In Brooklyn

The bodies were found after the woman’s 19-year-old son heard an argument between the officer and her boyfriend, escaped out a window and called 911, police said.

2013/04/15

Omas Diaz quickly rushed to his grandmother when his mom, Asha Diaz, had a seizure. (credit: CBS 2)

Bronx Boy, 3, Hailed As Hero For Quickly Getting Help To Mom Suffering Seizure

Many children are told what to do in an emergency, but this little guy saved the day.

2013/04/12

Kips Bay attempted robbery suspect. (credit: NYPD)

Police: Woman Walking Dog Attacked In Attempted Gunpoint Robbery

Authorities have released a surveillance image and video of the man they are looking for. It was taken in the lobby of a building on East 27th near Second Avenue.

2013/04/10

Norman Gladney and Cheryl Lewis stand accused of trying to scam elderly people out of money. (Photo: CBS 2)

77-Year-Old Woman Helps Police Thwart Couple’s Alleged ‘Pigeon Drop’ Scam

The woman, who didn’t want her name used, and who goes out for daily walks, was approached Monday by two people, police said, who had sized her up as an easy mark, or a pigeon.

2013/04/09