'Wanted for dropping his fiancee's ring!' NYPD seeks couple after it fell through grate during proposal
NEW YORK — Police have an urgent message for the couple who lost their engagement ring in Times Square: We have the ring.The New York Police Department says a man was proposing to his girlfriend just before midnight Friday when he dropped the ring and it fell about 8 feet (2.4 meters) down a utility grate.The couple asked police for help, but emergency service officers could not immediately find the sparkler.Eventually, they found it.
NEW YORK — Police have an urgent message for the couple who lost their engagement ring in Times Square: We have the ring.The New York Police Department says a man was proposing to his girlfriend just before midnight Friday when he dropped the ring and it fell about 8 feet (2.4 meters) down a utility grate.The couple asked police for help, but emergency service officers could not immediately find the sparkler.Eventually, they found it.
89-year-old scholar who fled Nazis dies after subway shove from rushing commuter
NEW YORK -- The New York Times calls Dr.
NEW YORK -- The New York Times calls Dr.
NYPD salutes K-9 just before she loses cancer battle
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department gathered about 20 saluting officers and held an aviation flyover to honor an Emergency Services K-9 just before she died.The New York Daily News reports the 5-year-old bloodhound named Angel was diagnosed with cancer in August.
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department gathered about 20 saluting officers and held an aviation flyover to honor an Emergency Services K-9 just before she died.The New York Daily News reports the 5-year-old bloodhound named Angel was diagnosed with cancer in August.
Daughter of hero officer killed on 9/11 graduates from NYPD Police Academy
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - The daughter of a New York Police Department officer killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks graduated from the NYPD Police Academy on Monday.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - The daughter of a New York Police Department officer killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks graduated from the NYPD Police Academy on Monday.
'Tooth' 4-year-old brought home from day care was crack cocaine
NEW YORK — A 4-year-old girl brought crack cocaine home from her New York City day care, the child's mother told WPIX.Sabrina Straker said she was horrified when her daughter, Serenity, showed her the capsules and explained she'd put one of them in her mouth.
NEW YORK — A 4-year-old girl brought crack cocaine home from her New York City day care, the child's mother told WPIX.Sabrina Straker said she was horrified when her daughter, Serenity, showed her the capsules and explained she'd put one of them in her mouth.
Baby boy dies after being pulled from water near Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK — A baby boy died after he was pulled from the water near the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday afternoon, an NYPD spokesperson said.Tourists from Oklahoma had seen the boy around 4 p.m. and Monte Campbell went into the water to get him out, his wife said."You could see its little legs just floating and his head was in the water," Diana Campbell told WPIX. "My husband was like 'I have to go in.'"He waded into the water and used a stick to help him grab the baby, then performed CPR until officers arrived on scene, Campbell said.Police climbed over the safety railing to retrieve the baby, then brought him to the pedestrian walkway where they performed CPR, officials said.
NEW YORK — A baby boy died after he was pulled from the water near the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday afternoon, an NYPD spokesperson said.Tourists from Oklahoma had seen the boy around 4 p.m. and Monte Campbell went into the water to get him out, his wife said."You could see its little legs just floating and his head was in the water," Diana Campbell told WPIX. "My husband was like 'I have to go in.'"He waded into the water and used a stick to help him grab the baby, then performed CPR until officers arrived on scene, Campbell said.Police climbed over the safety railing to retrieve the baby, then brought him to the pedestrian walkway where they performed CPR, officials said.
Police: Gang that stabbed 15-year-old to death also attacked 2nd New York City teen
NEW YORK — The same New York City gang responsible for the brutal machete slaying of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx last week is being blamed for critically injuring another teen days before, police told WPIX on Tuesday.Cellphone video shows a large group of men attacking the 14-year-old victim on the median of the Bronx River Parkway near the East Gun Hill Road exit.Police said members of the Trinitarios gang chased the teen on the busy parkway during rush hour on June 18.
NEW YORK — The same New York City gang responsible for the brutal machete slaying of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx last week is being blamed for critically injuring another teen days before, police told WPIX on Tuesday.Cellphone video shows a large group of men attacking the 14-year-old victim on the median of the Bronx River Parkway near the East Gun Hill Road exit.Police said members of the Trinitarios gang chased the teen on the busy parkway during rush hour on June 18.
NYPD will start using summonses, not arrests, for marijuana
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department will issue criminal summonses to most people caught smoking marijuana in public instead of arresting them starting Sept. 1.Officers will still arrest people with prior arrests for violent crimes, parolees, drivers and some others under the policy Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced Tuesday.People with summonses will have to go to court and pay a $100 fine.Manhattan's district attorney had already announced his office will stop prosecuting most low-level marijuana cases Aug. 1.The state's top health official said Monday that a report on marijuana will recommend legalization.Lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn for the year this week, suggesting it'll be 2019 at the earliest before the issue is considered.
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department will issue criminal summonses to most people caught smoking marijuana in public instead of arresting them starting Sept. 1.Officers will still arrest people with prior arrests for violent crimes, parolees, drivers and some others under the policy Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced Tuesday.People with summonses will have to go to court and pay a $100 fine.Manhattan's district attorney had already announced his office will stop prosecuting most low-level marijuana cases Aug. 1.The state's top health official said Monday that a report on marijuana will recommend legalization.Lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn for the year this week, suggesting it'll be 2019 at the earliest before the issue is considered.
Not a tiger: Raccoon prompts alarming 911 calls in Manhattan
NEW YORK — A false report of a tiger in the streets of New York has caused a social media frenzy.WPIX says the New York Police Department got a call around 8:30 a.m. Thursday about a tiger in Harlem.People on Twitter described a notification from the Citizen app that said police were responding to unconfirmed reports of a loose tiger running around the street.Shortly thereafter, police confirmed that there was indeed a wild-animal sighting.It was a...
NEW YORK — A false report of a tiger in the streets of New York has caused a social media frenzy.WPIX says the New York Police Department got a call around 8:30 a.m. Thursday about a tiger in Harlem.People on Twitter described a notification from the Citizen app that said police were responding to unconfirmed reports of a loose tiger running around the street.Shortly thereafter, police confirmed that there was indeed a wild-animal sighting.It was a...
New York ranked dirtiest city in America in new report
NEW YORK - New Yorkers produce so much garbage that the city recently landed the top spot on a survey of the country's dirtiest cities."It's so nasty, it's filthy, there's garbage all over the place," Angela Brown told WPIX as she looked at a littered street in Gowanus.The cleaning service BusyBee looked at five categories in their rankings.
NEW YORK - New Yorkers produce so much garbage that the city recently landed the top spot on a survey of the country's dirtiest cities."It's so nasty, it's filthy, there's garbage all over the place," Angela Brown told WPIX as she looked at a littered street in Gowanus.The cleaning service BusyBee looked at five categories in their rankings.
New York explosion: Man detonates pipe bomb in 'attempted terrorist attack,' officials say
NEW YORK — A man inspired by Islamic State extremists strapped on a crude pipe bomb, slipped unnoticed into the nation's busiest subway system and set the device off at rush hour Monday in a scenario that New York has dreaded for years, authorities said.In the end, the only serious wounds were to the suspect, Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant and former cab driver, authorities said.
NEW YORK — A man inspired by Islamic State extremists strapped on a crude pipe bomb, slipped unnoticed into the nation's busiest subway system and set the device off at rush hour Monday in a scenario that New York has dreaded for years, authorities said.In the end, the only serious wounds were to the suspect, Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant and former cab driver, authorities said.
Security 'Stronger than ever' for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after recent terror attack
NEW YORK — Security for the Thanksgiving Day Parade will be "stronger than ever" this year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised Monday in the wake of the recent truck terror attack in Manhattan.It will feature heavy weapons teams, sand trucks, aviation units, K-9 units, and rooftop surveillance teams.
NEW YORK — Security for the Thanksgiving Day Parade will be "stronger than ever" this year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised Monday in the wake of the recent truck terror attack in Manhattan.It will feature heavy weapons teams, sand trucks, aviation units, K-9 units, and rooftop surveillance teams.
Police: New York truck attack suspect cited ISIS, plotted for weeks
NEW YORK — The Uzbek immigrant accused of mowing people down along a bike path went on the deadly rental-truck rampage "in the name of ISIS" and planned it for weeks, closely following the extremist group's online instructions, police said Wednesday.
NEW YORK — The Uzbek immigrant accused of mowing people down along a bike path went on the deadly rental-truck rampage "in the name of ISIS" and planned it for weeks, closely following the extremist group's online instructions, police said Wednesday.
2 NYPD detectives suspended amid probe of rape allegations
NEW YORK — Two New York City police detectives have been suspended without pay amid reports that they're facing criminal charges in the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman.The Brooklyn teenager says the officers assaulted her following a traffic stop on Sept. 15.Police spokesman Stephen Davis says the two officers were suspended and demoted from detective on Friday.He declined to comment on reports that a grand jury has handed up an indictment charging at least one of the officers.The woman's lawyer, Michael David, says the detectives threatened her with arrest over a bottle of prescription pills, then handcuffed her and drove around before stopping in a restaurant parking lot.David says one detective forced the woman to perform oral sex and the other raped her.
NEW YORK — Two New York City police detectives have been suspended without pay amid reports that they're facing criminal charges in the sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman.The Brooklyn teenager says the officers assaulted her following a traffic stop on Sept. 15.Police spokesman Stephen Davis says the two officers were suspended and demoted from detective on Friday.He declined to comment on reports that a grand jury has handed up an indictment charging at least one of the officers.The woman's lawyer, Michael David, says the detectives threatened her with arrest over a bottle of prescription pills, then handcuffed her and drove around before stopping in a restaurant parking lot.David says one detective forced the woman to perform oral sex and the other raped her.
Legoland park to open north of New York City in 2020
GOSHEN, N.Y. — A Legoland amusement park is set to open north of New York City in 2020.Merlin Entertainments and local officials announced the timetable Wednesday near where the 170-acre (0.27-square-mile) park will be built in the Hudson Valley.
GOSHEN, N.Y. — A Legoland amusement park is set to open north of New York City in 2020.Merlin Entertainments and local officials announced the timetable Wednesday near where the 170-acre (0.27-square-mile) park will be built in the Hudson Valley.
Christopher Columbus statue vandalized with graffiti, hands painted red
NEW YORK — A statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park has been vandalized with graffiti and his hands have been painted red.Graffiti found early Tuesday on the base of the New York City statue said, "Hate will not be tolerated" and "#Somethingscoming."
NEW YORK — A statue of Christopher Columbus in Central Park has been vandalized with graffiti and his hands have been painted red.Graffiti found early Tuesday on the base of the New York City statue said, "Hate will not be tolerated" and "#Somethingscoming."
"Fair way to finance:" Mayor of NYC wants to tax wealthiest 1% to fund repairs to subway system
NEW YORK — The mayor of New York City wants to tax the wealthiest 1 percent to fund repairs and improvements to the beleaguered subway system.The proposal comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov.
NEW YORK — The mayor of New York City wants to tax the wealthiest 1 percent to fund repairs and improvements to the beleaguered subway system.The proposal comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov.
Widow of slain officer gives birth to their baby nearly 3 years after his death
NEW YORK — The widow of slain NYPD officer Wenjian Liu has given birth to a baby girl nearly three years after a gunman ambushed and killed Liu and his partner in Brooklyn, according to WPIX.
NEW YORK — The widow of slain NYPD officer Wenjian Liu has given birth to a baby girl nearly three years after a gunman ambushed and killed Liu and his partner in Brooklyn, according to WPIX.
New York police set to deploy 1,200 bodycams around the city
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is set to deploy the first body cameras to officers after resolving some of the thorniest issues on when to switch on the camera, how long to keep the tape and when to tell the public they're being recorded.About 1,200 officers who work the evening shifts around the city will get the cameras starting at the end of the month.
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is set to deploy the first body cameras to officers after resolving some of the thorniest issues on when to switch on the camera, how long to keep the tape and when to tell the public they're being recorded.About 1,200 officers who work the evening shifts around the city will get the cameras starting at the end of the month.