The police have released an image of a man who allegedly tried to rape a woman yesterday in the 72nd Precinct, which covers Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace. more ›

Last night, the NYPD revealed that NJ resident Pedro Hernandez was arrested and charged for the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz. Now, it's reported that he has been taken to Bellevue Hospital. A source told the Post, "He has been talking about killing himself." The Daily News reports, "Hernandez, a disabled former construction worker, was in need of medication, the sources said," while the NY Times says he was placed on suicide watch. more ›

With concerns about a pervert who followed then fondled a woman walking on south Park Slope street, the police have released two additional videos of the man suspect in the May 23 attack. more ›

The NYPD released video of a person suspected of sexually abusing a woman at 16th Street and 4th Avenue yesterday morning. And one neighbor claims the cops let the suspect get away. more ›

A man who pushed a police officer to his death off a 9-foot balcony last year was sentenced to 28.5 years to life in prison today. "The fact of the matter is I didn't push your son, all right?" George Villanueva told the parents of decorated Officer Alain Schaberger in court. According to the Daily News, Villanueva added, "Do the math. I'm not going to turn a simple domestic thing with my girlfriend into a murder case. My deepest condolences go out to you guys." more ›

The police are asking for the public's help in finding two people who allegedly robbed a woman at a F train station in Queens last month. Wait, let's clarify that: They allegedly robbed a blind woman at a F train station. more ›

Another pervert allegedly exposed themselves to a woman on the subway, but police have obtained video to hopefully identify him. more ›

An NYPD sergeant was captured on video profanely berating a 21-year-old man in a Chinese restaurant in Kensington. "My dick will go in your mouth and come out your ear," Sergeant Lesly Charles says. "I have the long dick. You don't." According to the Post, which obtained the video from the man, it was an illegally parked car that got the well-endowed officer so aroused. more ›

The artist who was installing the "I Love NY" bag that caused a bomb scare in Williamsburg on Friday was arrested early Saturday morning while he was installing an identical work in Greenpoint. 50-year-old Takeshi Miyakawa, who lives in Brooklyn, was arrested at the intersection of Bedford, Lorimer, and Nassau, and charged with planting false bombs. At his arraignment this morning, Miyakawa was ordered to be held for an additional 30 days for a mental health evaluation by Judge Martin Murphy, despite the prosecution's request to fix bail. more ›

Kenneth Moreno, the former NYPD officer who was acquitted of raping a woman in her East Village apartment but was convicted of misconduct, is contemplating filing a civil suit against New York City and HBO. "It's a civil-rights action," attorney Eric Sanders tells the Post. Moreno, who admitted under oath to spooning with and singing a Bon Jovi song to the woman he was accused of raping, and whose attorney compared a woman's vagina to a venus fly trap, feels aggrieved by his ordeal and that the prosecution planted evidence. more ›

On Thursday morning, a woman wearing scrubs rang the bell of a Staten Island home owner. The woman told the resident that she was a home health care worker. Then, NBC New York reports, "When he told the woman he didn't use a home health aide, a man who appeared to be her accomplice pushed his way into the house flashing a gun, police said." So the homeowner ran out and called 911. more ›

The NYPD is on pace to break last year's record 601,055 stop-and-frisks (that's 1,900 people a day). According to the Times, the department released data yesterday (on a Saturday? Hmmm) that shows police made 203,500 stops from January through March of this year—last year it was 183,326 during the same time period. Your move, McDonald's. more ›

The NYPD detective accused of drinking and driving in an incident that killed 67-year-old Bronx grandmother Drane Nikac in October 2009 will receive his pension, regardless of whether he is convicted of a felony in the case. The Post reports that Kevin Spellman, a 24-year-veteran of the department retired in April, and will collect around $49,000 a year. more ›

The police are asking for the public's help in identifying a mugger and his accomplice who attacked a woman in Bedford-Stuyvesant last month. There's video showing the suspect grabbing the victim and putting her into a headlock: more ›

A report released yesterday by the NYCLU uses the NYPD's own numbers on stop-and-frisk to reveal the depth of racial disparities and ineffectiveness of the policy. The report constitutes the most comprehensive analysis of NYPD stop-and-frisk activity ever conducted. "In the most basic sense, there are no surprises here," said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman. "We see the same targeting of totally innocent people by the police that we have seen since the beginning of the Bloomberg administration, but this analysis paints the most vivid and damning picture yet of how the police department routinely abuses the stop-and-frisk tactic." more ›

If you enjoyed the Weegee exhibit at the International Center for Photography you'll probably like gawking at these grisly (and we MEAN grisly: some are 100% NSFW) crime scene photos that we found in the city's municipal archives. more ›

The 35-year-old Queens electrician who punched a woman in a fight over a parking spot on East 14th Street last year was acquitted of felony assault today, but convicted of a misdemeanor. According to DNAinfo, Oscar Fuller still faces up to a year in jail at his sentencing on June 13. The woman Fuller punched, 25-year-old Lana Rosas, was in a coma for nine days following the incident, and was hospitalized for months afterwards. more ›

The former cop who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teacher was just sentenced to 75 years to life in prison. According to the Post, this means that Michael Pena "must serve at least 75 years before even seeing a parole board." more ›

An 80-year-old man was mugged inside his apartment building by two men yesterday. The attack occurred Thursday around 3:15 p.m. on the Upper East Side after the two suspects followed the victim into the building. One put the elderly man into a chokehold when they reached the second floor, while the other grabbed his wallet. You can see surveillance video of the suspects entering and then fleeing the building below. more ›

iPhone-related thefts are up 44 percent this year, but that doesn't really seem to bother Mayor Bloomberg. At his budget announcement yesterday Hizzoner was asked about the spike in crime and replied nonchalantly that, "If the worst problem we have is iPhone stealing..." Then he turned to the police commissioner added, "Ray, you’d better get on this iPhone right away. This is serious!" Somehow we suspect the parents of the chef killed for his iPhone, or the teen stabbed in the face for his, or the 81-year-old pushed in the subway tracks for his, wouldn't appreciate the mayor's tone. more ›

On the heels of yet another person killed for their iPhone, the Daily News learns that thefts of the devices (along with iPads) have risen 44% from last year. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and Senator Charles Schumer announced an initiative last week that would build a database of ID numbers for phones so that they can be tracked, as currently all criminals have to do is remove the SIM card to resell them. But whether it's through a popular app or transit stings, police are fighting back: just yesterday cops arrested a man for stealing people's phones while they slept. more ›

The man whose public pain and suffering brought joy to Americans in 2007 thinks that arming MTA employees with Tasers is a bad idea. “Bus drivers aren’t law enforcement officers, and using the Taser demands a significant amount of training,” Andrew "Don't Tase Me, Bro!" Meyer told the Daily News. “It’s significant force at the push of a button, and not everyone appreciates how dangerous it is.” Whatever man, you shouldn't have, like, publicly voiced dissent unless you wanted electric current shooting through your muscle tissue. more ›

On the heels of State Sen. Eric Adams's and TWU Local 100's push for MTA workers to be able to stun disorderly passengers at will, a major livery cab company is now seeking approval for their drivers to carry guns while on duty. more ›

At least 10 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested last night during a large demonstration across the street from the New York Stock Exchange. Forced off the sidewalk on Broad Street earlier in the day, Occupiers sought refuge on the steps of Federal Hall, which is U.S. government property. For the most part, U.S. Park Police tolerated their presence, provided they didn't violate a "no sleeping or camping" rule. But as day turned to night, the NYPD continued to make arrests, frequently singling out protesters who seemingly did nothing wrong, and in some cases violently detaining them. more ›

A pedestrian was struck and killed yesterday in Harlem by an off-duty NYPD maintenance worker. According to police, 57-year-old Victor Felix was hit by an Acura heading northbound on 7th Avenue/Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard at 146th Street around 9:30 p.m. Felix was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. more ›

According to police, the two men who were arrested in front of the Sixth Street Community Center last night allegedly assaulted an NYPD sergeant with a metal pipe in front of the Starbucks on Astor Place. One of the men, 41-year-old Alexander Penley, is an attorney and has been an Occupy Wall Street organizer since the movement began in the fall. more ›

A driver struck a cyclist this afternoon in Bensonhurst then drove away, leaving the victim in critical condition. The NYPD had little information regarding the victim, other than that it was a young male, but Daily News photographer Debbie Egan-Chin is at the scene, and wrote, "reportedly the kid was run over then car backed up over him before running away." Police spokesman Brian Sessa told us that they don't have a description of the vehicle yet. more ›

Sometimes it's just not enough to own the Scarface Deluxe Gift Set and hang the poster in your bathroom. On Thursday, police executed a search warrant at a Bensonhurst home and recovered cocaine, marijuana, prescription medication, along with eight guns and 600 rounds of ammunition. Behold, a giant stash of guns and drugs. more ›