Last night, the bodies of a Staten Island couple were found fatally stabbed in their home in the Annadale section—the couple's daughter called police after seeing blood in the front hall (a relative said, "She knew something was bad in there. She didn't want to go in. She left right away and called 911")—and it's believed their son killed them before leaving the country. The Staten Island Advance reports, per its sources, "Eric Bellucci took their Honda pickup truck, drove to Newark Liberty International Airport and fled to Israel, where Israeli and NYPD cops are hunting him today." more ›

At least 13 people were shot and two were killed in one bloody night in the Bronx. The shootings, which all occurred on Friday night and early Saturday morning, sent the boroughs crime rate soaring, and left local officials enraged. "Those responsible for these shootings must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Those who would turn to a gun as the answer to their problems have no place in decent society. This has to stop,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in a press release. more ›

Official crime statistics recorded by the city this year indicate that New York is on track to record fewer than 500 murders in 2007, the lowest number since reliable statistics began to be recorded in 1963. The trends recorded thus far this year, show that murders by strangers are also down dramatically. So far, there have only been 428 murders recorded in 2007––412 killings and 16 people who succumbed to injuries sustained earlier. According... more ›