NYC Crime

A language barrier might have played a part in the shooting of a Bronx tenant who was gunned down by cops outside his apartment after confronting a suspected burglar, officials said Monday.

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Bronx man shot by cops may not have understood order to drop knife he held to confront burglar

By Kerry Burke

January 13, 2025 at 8:09 p.m.

A language barrier might have played a part in the shooting of a Bronx tenant...

Jasmin Thompson, 25, fled to a southern state after the deadly Jan. 7 brawl outside the West Brighton Houses on Henderson Ave. near Broadway, which ended in the fatal stabbing of 43-year-old mom Jennira Roundtree, prosecutors said.

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Woman charged in Staten Island mom’s fatal stabbing proclaims innocence on podcast while on the run

By Ellen Moynihan

January 13, 2025 at 8:02 p.m.

Jasmin Thompson, 25, fled to a southern state after the deadly Jan. 7 brawl outside...

Jasmin Thompson surrendered at the 120th Precinct stationhouse with her lawyer, Mario Gallucci, who told the Daily News the woman killed, Jennira Roundtree, 43, "was beating my client's sister and mother with a golf club."

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Suspect surrenders in fatal stab of Staten Island mom in 20-women brawl, claims self-defense

By Roni Jacobson

January 13, 2025 at 7:50 p.m.

Jasmin Thompson surrendered at the 120th Precinct stationhouse with her lawyer, Mario Gallucci, who told...

Esther Sealy was walking west along E. 88th St. and Avenue L in Canarsie around 6:46 p.m. when she was struck by a minivan driver making a left turn onto E. 88th St., police said.

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Driver mows down Brooklyn woman, 87, two blocks from her home

By Nicholas Williams

January 11, 2025 at 9:29 p.m.

Esther Sealy was walking west along E. 88th St. and Avenue L in Canarsie around...

Badiul Jamal, 72, was arrested after a Jan. 6 incident in East Elmhurst where he repeatedly followed a little girl and tried to grab her hand, police said.

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Queens man, 72, ‘lured’ and stalked 12-year-old girl: NYPD

By Nicholas Williams

January 12, 2025 at 4:48 p.m.

Badiul Jamal, 72, was arrested after a Jan. 6 incident in East Elmhurst where he...

A judge's gavel is pictured in this undated file photo. (Shutterstock)

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Long Island dad sentenced in 13-year sexual abuse of his 3 young kids

By Muri Assunção

January 11, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

A Long Island man has been sentenced to 32 to 57 years in prison for...

The unidentified victim, believed to be in his 20s, was in Carroll Park, in Carroll Gardens — hanging out with friends — when the suspect pulled a gun and opened fire, police said.

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Man gunned down in Brooklyn park; ‘You’re done!’ neighbor heard before shots rang out

By Rebecca White

January 12, 2025 at 8:50 a.m.

The unidentified victim, believed to be in his 20s, was in Carroll Park, in Carroll...

Caleb Rijos, 14, who was stabbed on a Bronx corner on his way to school was the victim of a random attack committed by a mentally ill man with an established criminal history, said NYPD officials.

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14-year-old Bronx boy killed in random knife attack called dad as he lay dying

By Emma Seiwell

January 12, 2025 at 4:57 p.m.

Caleb Rijos, 14, who was stabbed on a Bronx corner on his way to school...

Cops were chasing the man on foot, ordering him to stop, when he suddenly darted behind a tree and raised his gun at an approaching uniformed sergeant.

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Brooklyn man shot by cops involved in bodega shooting; aimed gun at sergeant: NYPD

By Thomas Tracy

January 11, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

Cops were chasing the man on foot, ordering him to stop, when he suddenly darted...

A picture of the firearm recovered regarding the incident at the 69Pct in Brooklyn on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

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Police shoot man in stomach in Canarsie, Brooklyn

By Lincoln Anderson

January 11, 2025 at 9:08 a.m.

Police were investigating an incident from earlier in the evening in which a woman was...

Jeffrey Jimenez was arguing with an unidentified man in Hunts Point around 2:55 a.m. on Nov. 24, when his adversary stabbed him in the chest, cops said.

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Man stabbed in Bronx dies on 24th birthday after 3 weeks in coma

By Colin Mixson

January 11, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

Jeffrey Jimenez was arguing with an unidentified man in Hunts Point around 2:55 a.m. on...

Kathleen Murphy, 64, was struck and killed by a Volkswagen Atlas in the parking lot of Staten Island University Hospital, according to family and friends.

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Cops bust driver in death of beloved healthcare worker fatally struck in NYC hospital parking lot

By Emma Seiwell

January 10, 2025 at 6:05 p.m.

Kathleen Murphy was a Staten Island native who dedicated her life to helping people, relatives...

A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital after he was found with two stab wounds to his chest behind NYCHA's Mitchel Houses on E. 138th St. near Alexander Ave. in the Bronx on Friday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

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Father of 14-year-old stabbed to death in Bronx desperately seeking answers

By Thomas Tracy

January 12, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

Cops were called around 9:30 a.m. to NYCHA's Mitchel Houses on E. 138th St. near...