A man walked into a Brooklyn police precinct station house last week shouting, "Allah! Allah" with a wire wrapped around his waist, and, miraculously, did not die in a blaze of gunfire. According to the Daily News, the incident "sent civilians and cops running from the 61st Precinct station house while other officers subdued the suspect, Marwan Mohemed, 22." They then realized that the wire was just being used by Mohemed as a belt. "He dropped a black knapsack to the ground, then dropped to his knees and began yelling 'Allah! Allah! Allah!'" one NYPD source says. "He scared the heck out of everybody." more ›

The police found a 52-year-old stabbed to death inside a jewelry store on East 65th Street off Madison Avenue this morning. The woman's family had reported her missing. They found the woman stabbed in the torso at the Michael Dawkins store around 4AM. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The police have no suspects at this time. According to WABC 7, the store sells jewelry and also has antique home furnishings and mirrors inside.... more ›

Police and street vendors don't mix. The Villager reports that comedian and Soho resident Whoopi Goldberg thinks the treatment the police give the vendors is "atrocious," and she's not alone. more ›

Has East Village restaurant LeSouk, infamous for being a haven of "fights, underage drinking, and legitimate noise comlplaints" over the years, closed? Reader Stacie who lives across from Le Souk (and loathes it for its chaos) heard from someone at the 9th Police Precinct that the restaurant lost its liquor license - and in fact, it was closed last night. Stacie continued to build a compelling case for why residents on Avenue B may be relieved: The State Liquor Authority website says Le Souk's liquor license is "inactive". more ›