New York Police Set Up Team to Track Stolen iPhones, iPads
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Apple has become one of the most popular gadget brands in the world — not only in sales, but in theft. With iPhones, iPads and iPods stolen so often, New York City police have teamed up with Apple Inc. to combat the…
NYPD Commissioner Promotes More Gun Control
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — New York City’s top cop says he’s favors universal background checks, a key element of President Obama’s wide-ranging proposal to curb gun violence in America.Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday, New York …
WATCH: Videos Show Rooftop Rescues of Storm Victims in NY
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The New York Police department has posted four videos of a helicopter rescuing people off of rooftops on Staten Island, N.Y., where entire neighborhoods are submerged under flood waters in the wake of superstorm Sandy.M…
New York Officials Apologize for Billing Man Killed by Cop Car
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City officials are apologizing after sending a letter to a New York man demanding he pay $710 within 10 days for damaging the cop car that struck and killed him during a chase last spring. Tamon Robinson was ca…
New York Police Plan to Arrest Man Who Was Mauled by Tiger at Bronx Zoo
ABC News(NEW YORK) — New York police plan to arrest the man who deliberately leaped into a tiger’s den at the Bronx Zoo and sustained critical injuries after the 400-pound cat mauled him. On Friday, David Villalobos, 25, jumped 17 feet off an electric…
New York Robbers Unmasked by Grateful Note for Their Disguise
NYPD(NEW YORK) — What could have been the perfect crime was undone when the identity of the alleged robbers was unmasked by a grateful note thanking a company for the disguise. Police arrested Edward Byam, 24, and Akeem Monsalvatge, 37, on Monday and …
New York Robbers Unmasked by Grateful Note for Their Disguise
NYPD(NEW YORK) — What could have been the perfect crime was undone when the identity of the alleged robbers was unmasked by a grateful note thanking a company for the disguise. Police arrested Edward Byam, 24, and Akeem Monsalvatge, 37, on Monday and …
NYPD Identifies Source of Threatening Tweets
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York Police Department has identified the person whose Twitter account issued threats of an attack “just like in Aurora” on the Broadway theater where Mike Tyson’s one-man show is playing.”We have identi…
Twitter Gives Police Info on Source of Threatening Tweet
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Twitter has now turned over information it had initially denied to the New York Police Department about the user whose account issued threats of an attack “just like in Aurora” on the Broadway theater where Mike Tyson’s one-man sh…
NYPD to Subpoena Twitter for ‘Just Like in Aurora’ Tweet
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The New York Police Department has demanded that Twitter release the name of a user who threatened an attack “just like in Aurora” on the Broadway theater where Mike Tyson’s one-man show is playing. The NYPD plans to su…
NYPD Officer Talks Man from His Hometown Down from Bridge
ABC(NEW YORK) — A minor miracle on the upper deck of New York City’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge may have helped save the life of a suicidal Chinese-American man. Soon after police responded Monday afternoon to a report of a man who had parked his car on…
47 Pit Bulls Rescued From Alleged Fighting Ring
NYPD(NEW YORK) — New York City police rescued 47 pit bulls from a Bronx basement and arrested a man for allegedly operating a dog-fighting ring.Police arrested Raul Sanchez for animal fighting and cruelty in the basement of a six-story apartment build…
Etan Patz: Officials Discuss How the Case Was Reopened In ABC News Exclusive
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Cy Vance was running for Manhattan District Attorney, he and his opponents were approached by Stan Patz, the father of missing child Etan Patz, and asked to re-open the case, help the family get closure and …
FBI, NYPD Investigating Image that Promises Al Qaeda Return to New York
ABC News(NEW YORK) — While many al Qaeda websites are still shut down by an unexplained week-long blackout, a glitzy graphic promising that al Qaeda would be “coming soon again” to New York City appeared on other jihadi online forums.Set a…
OWS Protesters March in New York Against NYPD’s ‘Brutality’
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street supporters marched in New York City on Saturday to protest what they called the NYPD’s “acts of brutality” against demonstrators and to demand the resignation of P…
Eric Holder: NYPD Spying Controversy ‘Disturbing’
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The New York Police Department has come under criticism for spying on Muslims outside their jurisdiction. Now the U.S. Attorney General says the operation is under federal review. The recently-disclosed tactics o…
NYPD and Defense Department Testing Gun Scan Technology
NYPD/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Law enforcement in New York may soon be able to detect guns without a physical search. “We want to use new technology to protect the public and police officers from illegal guns. In partnership with the U.S. Department …
NYPD and Defense Department Testing Gun Scan Technology
NYPD/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Law enforcement in New York may soon be able to detect guns without a physical search. “We want to use new technology to protect the public and police officers from illegal guns. In partnership with the U.S. Department …