The bench trial for NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran, accused of murdering a man by throwing a cooler at his head, began in the Bronx on Wednesday the first active member of the department to be prosecuted in more than a decade. Demonstrators outside the Bronx Hall of Justice, located at 265 East 161st St., rallied to demand Duran's conviction as the case got underway inside.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Thursday said officers responded to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital shortly before 5:30 p.m. after they received multiple reports about a violent man who was armed with a sharp weapon inside the hospital. The man, later identified as Lynch, was a patient at the hospital. He was admitted on Wednesday, police said. NYPD Assistant Chief Charlie Minch said callers told dispatchers that the man
According to investigators, the robberies happened over several weeks in December and followed a similar pattern. In one of the earliest cases, police say a man walking out of an Apple store on Flatbush Avenue on Dec. 5 had an iPad taken directly from his hand. No injuries were reported. Later in the month, on Dec. 22, police say a woman walking along State Street in Downtown Brooklyn had a bag containing an iPad taken from her. No serious injuries were reported.
A 15-month-old baby was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead in Jamaica, Queens, according to the NYPD. 15-month-old boy dead What we know: Police report that a 911 call was made at 1:37 p.m. regarding an assault. After arriving at 108-33 157th Street, police discovered a 15-month-old boy and a 28-year-old woman. The baby was found unconscious and unresponsive, and the woman had slashes on her wrists, police say.
This comes as a New York State bill, entitled Keep Police Radio Public Act, passed by both the Assembly (A.3516) and the state Senate (S.416), and now awaits Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature. She has till Friday to sign or veto the bill. It is unclear what she plans to do, but if she fails to act, the measure will automatically become law.
A New York City Department of Investigation (DOI) probe has found that a single NYPD officer violated city restrictions on assisting with federal civil immigration enforcement by placing automated alerts on individuals sought by immigration authorities, according to a report released Wednesday. While the broader NYPD generally complies with local sanctuary laws, the DOI report found several gaps that leave the department vulnerable to improper information sharing.
When you see SRG agents clearing the street, clearing the way for trucks, let's be clear, the words for that are facilitating ICE deportations. That is a violation of New York City sanctuary law, and it's not tolerable. It is not the job of the NYPD to facilitate the deportations of our neighbors, Lander charged. I really do want to ask the NYPD to remember who you're sworn to protect and serve, and it is the people of New York City.
A call was made to 911 regarding gun shots being fired at 7:21 p.m. earlier tonight, Nov. 26. Police officers that responded to the call found two individuals shot at Fulton and Jay Street. One of the two was an 18-year-old man who had been shot in the left leg and elbow; the other was a woman of a currently unknown age, who was shot in the right leg.
It was reported to the NYPD that at 3:03 p.m. on Nov. 7, two unknown men followed a 74-year-old male and approached him from behind in front of 4701 Church Ave. One of the suspects then forcefully brought the victim to the ground, and the duo proceeded to drag the victim on the sidewalk. The suspects took $100 in cash from the victim before fleeing the scene on foot to parts unknown.
A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed during an early morning dispute in Queens on Tuesday, police said. Officers from the 110th Precinct responded to a 911 call reporting an assault in progress at 83rd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights at about 4:04 a.m. on Nov. 11, according to the NYPD. When they arrived, they found the 21-year-old with a stab wound to the chest.