Crime and Public Safety

Three people wounded in shooting at Manhattan cookout

Authorities reported Thursday night that three people—two men and a woman—were injured in a gunshot at a picnic in front of a Manhattan apartment ...

Joe Hofmann

July 11, 2025

Crime and Public Safety

‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle sentenced to prison for animal trafficking, money laundering

Another star of Tiger King, a popular documentary series on Netflix, is going to prison. Nearly two years after entering a guilty plea to ...

Joe Hofmann

July 8, 2025

Crime and Public Safety

Death of missing Maine paddleboarder now considered murder

According to Maine State Police, the death of a woman whose corpse was discovered last week after she vanished while paddleboarding in Maine is ...

Joe Hofmann

July 8, 2025

Crime and Public Safety

Long Island totals 52 DWIs, 11 fireworks arrests over July 4 weekend

Over the extended Independence Day weekend, extended Island police arrested 11 people for illegal pyrotechnics and 52 for drunk driving. According to Newsday on ...

Joe Hofmann

July 8, 2025

Crime and Public Safety

NYS Parole Board to weigh release of drug gang member who murdered rookie cop Edward Byrne in 1988

Later this month, the Parole Board will hear the ninth hearing in the case of David McClary, one of four men found guilty of ...

Joe Hofmann

July 8, 2025

Crime and Public Safety

DJ Reda Brika discovered dead in NYC Newtown Creek, 4th body found in 2 years

According to authorities, the body of a well-known deejay who had been missing for about three weeks was found in a boat anchored in ...

Joe Hofmann

July 8, 2025

Crime and Public Safety

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sentencing on prostitution offenses set for Oct. 3

A Manhattan judge decided Tuesday that Sean Diddy Combs, who was recently found guilty of prostitution violations, will be sentenced on October 3. Combs’ ...

Joe Hofmann

July 8, 2025