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Autistic Teenager Found Safe After Vanishing From Midtown Store

John Vahidi, 19, was found just before midnight Friday night on Lexington Avenue and 43rd Street. He was in the process of locating his parents, authorities said.

2012/11/24

Surveillance image of the alleged Manhattan robbery suspect wanted by police (credit: NYPD)

NYPD Makes Arrest In Troubling Lower East Side Mugging Spree

Dion Whitehead, 38, of 484 East Houston St., was hit with four counts of robbery pertaining to the alleged mugging of at least 16 people since May, spanning from Houston Street to East 23rd Street, police said.

2012/08/03

Police Seek Manhattan Robbery Suspect Wanted In 16 Incidents

Authorities said the suspect approaches victims and displays or simulates a weapon — either a knife or firearm — and threatens the victims and demands personal property.

2012/08/01

Cops: Suspect Said He Had Bomb Before Robbing Maspeth Federal Savings

A white male walked into Maspeth Federal Savings Bank on Wednesday at approximately 5:45 p.m., walked up to the teller and passed a note stating that he had a bomb, police said.

2012/04/20

Arrest Made In Queens Synagogue Robbery, But Some Items Still Missing

As a result of media attention and tips from the public, police made an arrest Tuesday in the case of a recent robbery inside a Queens synagogue.

2012/02/28

Police in Queens have released this sketch of a rape suspect wanted in 3 attacks. (credit: NYPD)

Cops Hunt For Queens Sexual Predator As Witness Describes Attack

“I helped her, because he dragged her behind my house,” Lashanda Vickers told CBS 2′s John Slattery. “I heard her screaming and I grabbed one of my big kitchen knives and I came out to help her.”

2011/12/09

NYPD: Vicious Sex Predator Roaming Parts Of Queens

The NYPD released a chilling video Thursday night of a rape suspect sneaking up on his latest victim. A woman was walking on 154th Street in the Jamaica section of Queens early Wednesday morning when she was attacked.

2011/12/08

Cops Seek Attempted Rape Suspect In Queens

Police said the suspect approached two 28-year-old female victims as they were entering their apartment, pushed them into the vestibule and attempted to rape them. Police said the suspect told the victims “be quiet I have a gun.”

2011/11/08

Taxi Drivers Join Forces With NYPD To Find Alleged Rapist

A city-wide search was underway Thursday for a taxi driver who allegedly raped a passenger who had passed out. In an unexpected twist, cabbies are working to help police solve the case.

2011/05/12