A UPS delivery man saw the body of a retired police sergeant, shot in the torso, on the floor of a Howard Beach home and called 911. The police arrested the sergeant's wife and charged her with murder. It appears Raymond Sheehan, who retired from the NYPD in 2002 and worked for UBS security, was shot around 1PM. Police say his wife Barbara Sheehan, a secretary at a Brooklyn public school, used one of his......

A student was shot in the neck near the Queens Career Development School in Jamaica. The 18-year-old had been at a bus stop nearby. There are conflicting reports about whether the school is under lockdown or just heavy police presence. Witnesses heard a number of shots, and the victim was hit at least once. He was hit in the collarbone and was taken to Jamaica Hospital. So far, one person is in custody, a weapon......

Images from WNBC Yesterday afternoon, a United State Postal Service tractor-trailer hit a fire truck in Laurelton, Queens, leaving a total of eight people injured. The truck had been responding to an alarm on 226th Street when the USPS vehicle hit it in the side at North Conduit Avenue and 225th Street. Then a taxi minivan crashed into the USPS truck. The Post says the impact caused the fire truck to spin around, stopping......

A Queens bodega owner defended his store against a gun-wielding robber by way of a machete. Johan Marte, who owns the Erick Deli Grocery in Woodhaven, explained to the Post, "He had a gun and I took him out." The would-be robber, 28-year-old Omar Rodriguez, had fired twice before asking for money, but Marte managed to chop off the gunman's ear and finger. The Daily News has a photo of the robber that shows crime......

A mother discovered a horrible scene when she returned home from shopping on Saturday. Louise Rojas' 13-month-old baby was on the floor and unresponsive and her husband Peter O'Keeffe, who was supposed to be baby-sitting, was nowhere to be found. Rojas called the police and the baby was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital. O'Keeffe, arrested at his mother's house in Brooklyn yesterday, was charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Rojas......

Police believe that 14-year-old Mohammed Nasser acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed his stepfather on Wednesday night. Nasser said, "Well, he threatened me and my family, so I had to do what I had to do to protect my brother and my mother and my other little brother." Newsday reports that Nasser's stepfather Arturo Moreno was drunk when he arrived at the Ozone Park home he shared with Nasser's mother, Arwa Moreno, Wednesday night.......

A 50-year-old NJ resident was killed by a drunk driver early yesterday morning in Ozone Park, Queens. The Post reports that Teresa Mankarious, who was driving back from Long Island with her fiance, had gotten out of her car at the Esquire Diner to walk their dog. While on the sidewalk, a car driven by 23-year-old Woodhaven resident Michael Barlow was suddenly on the sidewalk and hit her, throwing her 50 feet. She was pronounced......

Wednesday night, a masked man robbed the Casa Blana grocery on Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways, shooting 35-year-old Makel Maharram in the head twice and shooting at Maharram's 11-year-old cousin Luqman Sharhan twice, but missing. With the robber still on the loose and Maharram in the hopsital, Sharhan's father Saleh Sharhan hopes they can "flush the guy out" with Luqman's story. The Times describes Luqman's extended family, a group of Yemeni immigrants own a......

The City Council questioned Police Commissioner Ray Kelly about NYPD tactics in the wake of the fatal shooting of Sean Bell. The Council was aggressive and straightforward; for instance, Councilman David Yassky said , "Too many African-American New Yorkers feel that they are at risk or that their family members are at risk of mistreatment, whether it be to be stopped without reason or to be victimized by excessive force." Councilman Charles Barron asked Kelly......

A police officer was dragged 30 feet when he and other officers had stopped a GMC Yukon Denali in Queens last night. amNY reports that the officers were investigating a drug-related incident. Sergeant John Pagnotta was in between the Denali and a squad car when the SUV tried to get away. Pagnotta, a 16 year veteran, was pinned then dragged down the street. He suffered three broken ribs when the car sped off from 122nd......

Yesterday morning, a Windstar minivan crashed into a number of cars, including crushing a Dodge Neon whose three passengers were killed. The Windstar careened down Springfield Boulevard in Queens towards 144th Avenue, crashing into cars and came to a stop after flipping over. The minivan driver apparently suffered a seizure. From the NY Times:According to witnesses and the police, about 10 a.m. a silver Ford Windstar heading south on Springfield Boulevard rammed into a black......

Yesterday afternoon, 13 year old Javid Johnson's skull was fractured and leg broken when the horse he was riding suddenly freaked out and threw him into the street. The horse tried to jump over a taxi, but the cab's light "caught the horse and ripped him open," said 12 year old Marquise Jemmott, who was riding another horse. WCBS 2 reported that the horse "broke the windshield as it rolled onto the hood before landing......

Last night, a man was crossing Queens Boulevard at 67th Avenue when a silver SUV hit him without stopping. The 59 year old man had been returning home from Yom Kippur services, and Queens DA Richard Brown said, "I'm troubled. I went to temple myself today. It's the most important day of the Jewish calendar, and apparently he was on his way home from temple after observing the holiday, and to have this happen to......

A city bus hit one of two brothers who were playing around while on their way to school. Thirteen year old Bernard Caraballo and his 11 year old brother Angel thought they saw a city bus arriving, so they headed to Rockaway Boulevard in Queens. The bus ended up being off-duty, so while waiting at a median near 145th Street for the light to change, according to witnesses, they started to horse around. Thomas Calderon......

There are some things that Gothamist really hates reading about. Thursday afternoon in Queens, Kevin Gary Jr. was brought into Jamaica Hospital with some alarming injuries: a fractured skull and collar bone, swelling to his head and torso, and various bruises. Kevin's parents, Kevin Gary Sr. and Katrina Calloway , who originally planned to abandon him, are now awaiting arraignment on multiple charges including first-degree assault. There is also a history of abuse by the......