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Utica teen busted with loaded handgun amid gun violence crackdown

Utica, NY – A 19-year-old Utica man was arrested Wednesday evening after police conducting proactive patrols tied to recent gun violence recovered a handgun from his waistband during a street stop on…

Buffalo man charged after brutal Trowbridge Street stabbing

Buffalo, NY – A 61-year-old Buffalo man has been charged following a stabbing that left a victim with more than a dozen wounds on Trowbridge Street, according to the Buffalo Police Department.…

Bronx officer arraigned in COVID relief money scheme

NYPD officer accused of pocketing 40250 in COVID loans for fake business BRONX, N.Y. — A New York City police officer assigned to the 41st Precinct is accused of fraudulently obtaining $40,250…

Long Island fake cop sentenced after arsenal found in Impala

Fake cop with loaded gun gets 15 years after highway stop on Long Island MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Massapequa man who outfitted his car with emergency lights and stocked it with police…

Queens convenience store stop turns into lottery win

Middle Village TAKE 5 ticket scores $8715 midday prize Middle Village, NY – A Queens convenience store sold a winning TAKE 5 ticket that matched all five numbers in Tuesday’s midday drawing,…

Secret highway stash explodes into massive drug bust on I 684

Troopers seize heroin cocaine and $24000 during I 684 traffic stop Southeast, NY – A routine highway patrol along Interstate 684 turned into a major narcotics bust Tuesday afternoon when state troopers…

Lucky numbers pay off in Binghamton

Binghamton TAKE 5 ticket lands $8715 midday win Binghamton, NY – A midday lottery drawing delivered a cash payout in Broome County after a TAKE 5 ticket sold in Binghamton matched all…

NYC extends migrant housing emergency order, sets deadline to phase out relief centers

NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani signed Emergency Executive Order 2.7 on Tuesday, extending the city’s long-running state of emergency tied to the operation of Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief…

NYC launches first-ever ‘Rental Ripoff Hearings’ to confront housing abuses

NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday that New York City will host its first-ever Rental Ripoff Hearings — a five-borough series of public forums giving tenants the chance to…

Brooklyn deli sells big lottery winner

Brooklyn and Newburgh TAKE 5 tickets score evening wins New York, NY – An evening TAKE 5 drawing spread lottery luck across two cities Monday after top prize tickets sold in Brooklyn…

Times Square subway attack leaves rider struck with bottle

Glass bottle assault rattles Times Square subway platform New York, NY – An early morning ride through Times Square turned violent when a man was struck from behind with a glass bottle…

Massapequa Park ticket hits winning Powerball prize

Massapequa Park Powerball ticket lands $50000 third prize Massapequa Park, NY – A routine Powerball drawing turned into a five figure win after a ticket sold in Nassau County matched enough numbers…

Owners of two NJ nursing homes accused of diverting $92M in Medicaid funds

TRENTON, NJ – A shocking state investigation has uncovered what officials call an “egregious and deliberate” scheme in which the owners of two South Jersey nursing homes allegedly siphoned tens of millions…

Staten Island player cashes in with big lottery win

Staten Island TAKE 5 ticket lands $16248 midday win Staten Island, NY – A midday TAKE 5 drawing delivered a five figure payout Monday after a ticket sold on Staten Island matched…

Fort Greene man gets 25 years to life for deadly baby shower shooting

BROOKLYN, NY – A Fort Greene man will spend at least the next 25 years behind bars for fatally shooting a young father outside a baby shower at a Prospect Heights church,…

Shoplifting bust unfolds at Whole Foods

Shoplifting arrest at grocery store sends suspect to county jail WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – A retail theft investigation at a major grocery store ended with an arrest after officers identified and charged…

Knife pulled after deli worker punched in Bronx

Knife flashed as deli worker punched during Bronx robbery attempt NEW YORK, NY – A late-night stop at a Bronx deli turned violent when a would-be shoplifter allegedly attacked an employee and…

Fatal Long Branch shooting brings sweeping charges

Pier Village shooting sends teen suspect to adult court as grand jury indicts three FREEHOLD, NJ – A summer night shooting along the Pier Village beachfront that left an 18-year-old man dead…

Spring Valley man sentenced to 10 years after firing into vehicle and nearby apartments

Ten years handed down in Spring Valley gun case NEW CITY, NY – A gun dispute that escalated into repeated shots fired at a vehicle and into nearby apartments has ended with…

Maryland moves to ban controversial chemicals in food products

Annapolis, MD – A new bill before the Maryland General Assembly could soon make the state one of the first on the East Coast to outlaw a set of controversial food additives…

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