It's easy to get frustrated with the NYPD with all the reports of quotas, stat manipulation, and improper bike-lane usage, but once in a while they get to do some real detective work and prove themselves entirely capable. Or maybe just lucky: the NYPD announced that they have arrested four men who are charged with perpetrating a three-month crime spree, robbing 19 businesses across the city. And we have a NJ detective to thank for the catch. more ›

Four NYC men were arrested after being caught on a multi-state video game stealing binge in several East Coast Toys "R" Us stores. It's nice to know some criminals still respect this city enough to pursue their crime spree dreams elsewhere. more ›

Last night was another dangerous one in Jersey City as five people were shot on a street corner just after 12:30 a.m. this morning. All five are in stable condition and details behind the shooting remain unclear as police are searching for suspects. A police spokesman said that when cops arrived onto the scene near the corner of Bergen and Claremont Avenues, they discovered a chaotic scene, describing it to reporters, “When we showed up, everybody was fighting and nobody was talking." The victims included two men in their 30s (shot in the chest), a man in his 20s and a woman in her 50s (both shot in the arm), and a 16-year-old girl (in the leg), none of whom were related. The shooting comes just days after Jersey City's police chief called the recent outburst of crime there (that included a fatal police shootout) "an aberration" and insisted it was a safe city. more ›

Another reported attack on the Upper East Side from Sunday suggests there was possibly a mini crime spree in the fancy neighborhood this past weekend. In this incident, two men jumped 40-year-old Michael Doane on his walk home from the subway across East 84th Street at 3:20 a.m. and left him with two skull fractures and a broken nose. That places the incident just blocks away from the gay-bashing attack on Joseph Holladay almost exactly 24-hours earlier. Police said they were unsure if the new report was a bias crime or even related. A report released today from the the NY Anti-Violence Project showed that there were 12% fewer anti-gay incidents in 2008 versus '07, but their severity worsened as a whole. A spokeswoman said, “While fewer people may be beaten, they are beaten more violently." She also connected motivation for attacks to policies such as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." As for Holladay, he is recovering from the bloody beating and about to return home to Boston. more ›