NEW YORK, NY – A car barreled into a crowd of New Year’s Eve party-goers and police officers in New York City, leaving at least nine people injured. The incident unfolded near the iconic Madison Square Garden, on West 34th Street and 9th Avenue, as reported by the city’s Fire Department. The driver, a man of 44 years, found himself in a disagreement with another party. As police officers stepped in to mediate, the man …
BROOKLYN, NY – A 66-year-old New York landlord, Rafiqul Islam, has been arrested and is facing eight counts of attempted murder charges following an incident on September 26. Islam was taken into custody on October 25, according to jail records and the New York Police Department. The New York Fire Department issued a statement indicating that Islam is accused of deliberately setting fire to a second-floor apartment in a Brooklyn building due to his alleged …
A vehicle collision in Midtown, Manhattan has resulted in ten people being injured. The incident took place on Tuesday evening at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street. As authorities attempted to perform a traffic stop, the male driver reportedly tried to escape, leading to a chaotic pursuit. While some individuals involved in the crash were transported to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, none of the injuries were life-threatening. The Manhattan South division of …
On Staten Island on Wednesday, a black-clad masked suspect stabbed to death a former NYPD officer terminated for allegedly beating up the mother of his child. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old Nicholas Nelson, according to the New York Post. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the New York City Police Department declined to formally identify the victim pending notification of next of kin. About 7:55 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to a 911 …
Two police officers were attacked with a machete in New York City on New Year’s Eve, just blocks from Times Square. The incident occurred around 9:30 pm on West 52nd Street and 8th Avenue. In response to the attack, one of the officers fired their service weapon, hitting the suspect in the shoulder. “One of the officers fired their service weapon, striking the subject in the shoulder,” said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. The two wounded …
Police chief in Pike County, Mo., charged with drug trafficking after overdose death – St. Louis Post-Dispatch Police are responsible for upholding the law in their community. However, this small-town police chief was charged with doing the very opposite. Former Pike Town Police Chief William Jones has been chief of the Louisiana Police Department since December 2020 and was put on administrative leave with pay on Wednesday. The town is down to two full-time officers …
Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot – The Associated Press – en Español A retired New York Police Department officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault a police officer. He was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge. A judge sentenced a man to 10 years in prison plus three years of …
NEW YORK, NY – A man who self-immolated in the vicinity of a New York City courthouse, where a trial involving former President Trump’s hush money was underway, has succumbed to his injuries, authorities confirmed. Maxwell Azzarello, a 37-year-old resident of St. Augustine, Florida, passed away from severe burns on Friday night. Azzarello had set himself ablaze earlier in the day at Collect Pond Park, located near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse. The New York City …
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY – A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday morning when a 56-year-old man, whose identity is yet to be disclosed, is believed to have leaped to his death from an upscale building in the Upper East Side. According to the New York City Police Department, the man is thought to have plunged from the fourth floor of the building located at 18 E. 67th St., proximate to the elite Madison Avenue shopping …
A 50 year old woman was critically injured following a shark attack at Rockaway Beach in New York, as confirmed by the New York City Fire Department. The incident, which officials described as unprecedented, led to the closure of a popular New York beach on Tuesday. The woman was hospitalized and reported to have lost a substantial amount of flesh due to the severe bite. The New York Post disclosed that the woman had a …