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CRIME & SAFETY
Video Shows Serial Groper Trying To Drag Woman Behind Garfield Church: Investigators
Michael Hernandez, 25, of Ridgefield Park is seen following and then running up to the victim outside Praise Assembly church at the corner of Main Street and Banta Avenue shortly after 12 noon May 8, investigators said. He then grabbed her by her neck and backpack and unsuccessfully tried to...
NYC shooter who killed 16-year-old ‘peacemaker’ rode to killing in Citi Bike basket, ID’d by his Air Jordans: court docs
The teen shooter who fatally gunned down a 16-year-old “peacemaker” in Soho rode to the killing in a Citi Bike basket and was identified in part by his distinctive Air Jordans, according to court documents. Henry Thomas was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Manhattan Criminal Court Saturday in the May 7 murder of Makhi Brown, who was killed a half a block from the charter school he attended, officials said. The 19-year-old gunman was captured on camera wearing “distinctive black Air Jordans with red and yellow trim,” and getting into the Citi Bike basket before the shooting, according to the...
Hackensack Man Throws Bleach In Mechanic's Face, Smashes Windshield: Rochelle Park PD
Alonge Jones, 33, went to the station at the corner of Rochelle and Central avenues after his girlfriend purportedly had some type of “negative interaction” with the mechanic a day earlier, Rochelle Park Police Capt. James M. DePreta said. Jones then assaulted the victim and smashed the windshield...
Suspected protester spotted scaling George Washington Bridge causing traffic delays
At least one man was spotted scaling the George Washington Bridge Saturday afternoon — causing traffic delays as the NYPD attempted to coral the climber. Police called for airbags and could be seen on the south side of the Manhattan tower as they tried to get the person. The incident unfolded just before noon and caused at least 90 minutes worth of delays due to the police activity, the Port Authority wrote on X. Barge crashes into Texas bridge, causing oil spill, road and rail closures Cargo ship that caused Baltimore Key Bridge collapse had power blackouts hours before leaving port CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER There were initial reports of as many as three people climbing the bridge, according to an FDNY spokesman. The NYPD would not confirm or deny whether the climber was a protester or an emotionally disturbed person. “There’s no flags, no banners, no statements in connection to any protests,” an NYPD spokesman said Saturday afternoon, noting authorities will have more information once the climber is in custody. About three and a half hours after the incident began, one person who had been scaling the span surrendered without incident, police said. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
NYPD could access shops’ surveillance cameras — in real time — under new plan to combat theft
It sounds a little like Big Brother, but cops say it’ll be a big help. The city announced a new program Thursday to combat soaring retail crime – and it relies on store owners letting the NYPD tap into their security cameras to gather “real-time intelligence.” The pilot program will be purely voluntary but those who opt-in to the city’s integration platform will be able to directly share information through their existing survelliance system, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ office. “The prerequisite to prosperity is public safety,” Adams said at a press conference announcing the program, which will cost the city $1.5 million...
Subway surfing boy, 14, falls off NYC train
QUEENS - A 14-year-old boy was injured after he reportedly fell off a NYC train while subway surfing in Queens, the NYPD said. The incident happened on Friday around 10:30 a.m. on a northbound 7 train as it was entering the 103rd Street–Corona Plaza station in Corona. According to...
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