CRIME & SAFETY
Shocking video shows serial offender stab random tourist near Times Square in unprovoked attack
Shocking video captured the moment a serial offender pulled out a massive knife and stabbed a passing tourist near Times Square in a horrifying unprovoked attack. Video of Saturday evening’s attack shows the man using a walker to exit Port Gourmet Deli at West 43rd and Eighth Avenue and loitering outside the storefront before lunging at an unsuspecting woman on the sidewalk. The attacker can be seen in the clip wearing a bright yellow sweatshirt under a dark jacket and an orange hat leaving a store and sitting outside on his walker. Two women can be seen walking toward him when he suddenly jumps up from his seat...
Elizabeth Man Convicted Of Shooting Newark Resident In Back of Head: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old Elizabeth man was convicted on Wednesday, May 8, of fatally shooting a 25-year-old Newark man in 2022, authorities said.On Feb. 16, 2022, Mahdi Wright shot James Shaw. Jr. in the back of the head as he was standing on the curb talking with two people on the corner of Shephard Avenue a…
Friday Night Shooting Leaves Jersey City Man Dead
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A 24-year-old Jersey City man is dead after a Friday night shooting. According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, the Jersey City Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Pearsall Avenue and Garfield Avenue just before 10:00 p.m.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Once on scene, responding officers located a male victim – later identified as Resheed Wallace, with an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:25 p.m. The incident remains under investigation and no arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Woman attacked in NYC Whole Foods sues store for not keeping shoppers safe
A woman bashed in the head with a glass bottle while shopping at Whole Foods claims in a lawsuit that the Midtown store failed to keep its customers safe. Cassidy Arkin, 49, was grocery shopping at the Sixth Avenue supermarket in October when she was blindsided by a rampaging maniac, authorities said. Michael Howell, 33, allegedly attacked a 24-year-old man outside the store with a glass bottle, then went into the shop, got another bottle and slammed Arkin with it in front of a food counter. Texas mom claims police cuffed her on pile of fire ants as pests bit her all...
Bloody week for NYC teens sees two killed, six wounded in frightening uptick of violence ahead of summer
It was a bloody week for New York City teenagers — with at least two killed and six others wounded in a rash of shootings and stabbings across the five boroughs. The frightening spree of violence targeting the city’s youth unfolded over the course of two days, leaving a 16-year-old basketball lover shot dead on a SoHo street and a 17-year-old girl fatally knifed in the neck outside a Queens subway station. “We need to do everything in our power to address violence in this city, especially among our young people,” said Pastor Edward Hinds, who worked with Mahki Brown, the teenage...
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