Wes Parnell
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NYPD busts ninja sword suspect who attacked man convicted in 2019 NYC subway bomb scare
Selwyn Bernard, 27, was found by cops at the corner of Lispenard St. and W. Broadway in Tribeca after a tipoff from someone in the community, police said. → Read More
NYPD seeks suspect in Queens, Manhattan bank robbery spree; say he’s netted $15,000 in 18 jobs
The suspect has hit banks in Queens and Manhattan. His biggest heist came Oct. 8, when he grabbed $2,600 from a Chase branch in Manhattan. → Read More
Man fatally shot during party near Rockaway Beach boardwalk in Queens
Gerard Pounder was shot once in the chest during the bash on Beach 34 St. near an entrance to the boardwalk about 1 a.m., cops said. → Read More
Man, 39, fatally shot in head sitting in his car in the Bronx
The victim was parked in front of a deli on Eastchester Road near Adee Ave. in Laconia when his killer drove up in a dark car and shot him once in the head about 1 p.m., cops said. → Read More
VIDEO: Bronx bodega customer beats owner after being told to close door behind him
The caught-on-video beatdown happened at about 11:20 p.m. Aug. 16, inside the Lucky2 Grocery on E. 163rd St. at Simpson St. in Longwood. → Read More
Dad grabs dying 24-year-old son’s gun after shootout with off-duty NYPD and opens fire
Two off-duty cops spotted the son, Mike Rosado, 24, shooting at a man on Valentine Ave. near 180th St. in Tremont just after 4 a.m., police said. → Read More
Five people die in terrifying head-on collision on Long Island highway
A Nissan Maxima traveling west on Montauk Highway in Quogue collided head-on with a Toyota Prius carrying five people about 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Quogue police told Newsday. → Read More
Homeless man with 90 prior arrests charged with anti-gay slashing of victim standing at Queens taco truck: ‘I get panic attacks that he actually killed me’
The 34-year-old victim victim was ordering tacos from a food truck parked on 77th St. near 37th Road in Jackson Heights when the assailant confronted him about 3:10 a.m. July 6, cops said. → Read More
East Harlem woman battles back from depression to face anniversary of son’s unsolved shooting death: ‘More devastating than my brain could have imagined’
A balloon release at the scene of the slaying delivered a bit of long-delayed peace to the victim's mom, Mona Brown. But she was laid low for months by tragedy: The violent July 8, 2020, death of Kenneth, 35, a hard-working man with a winning personality, was followed 34 days later by the sudden passing of a second son. → Read More
Teen fatally shot on Queens street
The 19-year-old victim was shot once in the left thigh in front of a three-story house on Quencer Road near Ovid Place in St. Albans about 12:15 a.m., police said. → Read More
Loyal NYC customers ride out pandemic with Famous Eddie’s hot dogs
That’s why the red sign behind the Gatorade and the wet cans of Sunkist aren’t really overstating it: Famous Eddie’s Hotdogs, Established 1990. That’s 31 years if you’re doing the math between bites. → Read More
Man found shot dead inside his home on Native American reservation on Long Island
Josue Bedell, 47, was discovered dead from a gunshot to the head inside his home on Poospatuck Lane near Eleanor Ave. on the Poospatuck Reservation in Mastic by police about 10:05 a.m. Sunday. → Read More
Man, 28, found dead in Manhattan elevator shaft
The victim was found lodged inside the shaft between the first and second floor inside a building on Lafayette St. in Chinatown. Cops do not know how he ended up in the shaft. → Read More
SEE IT: Man shot, wounded on Manhattan street by muggers going for his watch
The crooks approached the 23-year-old victim on W. 207th St. near Sherman Ave. in Inwood about 1:30 a.m. June 11 and tried to take his jewelry from him, police said. → Read More
Suspect fleeing NYPD car stop flips vehicle, crashes into Queens house
NYPD cops had a warrant when they tried to pull the suspect over on Howard Ave. and Pacific St. in Brownsville, Brooklyn, officials said. → Read More
Queens boy’s joyous day at beach after year of coronavirus lockdown ends in his senseless shooting death at family barbecue
Startling video released by police shows the gunman firing eight rounds into the home on Beach 45th St. near Rockaway Beach Blvd. in the Edgemere section of the Rockaways just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday. → Read More
Man, 40, fatally shot inside his Bronx apartment
A 40-year-old man was fatally shot inside his Bronx apartment early Sunday, police said. → Read More
Cops release video depicting the moment a gunman opens fire and kills 10-year-old at summer barbecue in Queens
The shooter pulled up in a dark SUV to the home on Beach 45th St. near Beach Channel Drive in the Edgemere section of the Rockaways just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the video shows. → Read More
Man collecting cans discovers decomposing body inside East Harlem trash can
The can collector noticed a stench coming from a garbage bin as he was picking up recyclables on the FDR Drive promenade near E. 112th St. in East Harlem about 2:40 a.m., police said. → Read More
‘You looking at me?’: Man, 29, fatally shot in Manhattan after looking at killer the wrong way: sources
A 29-year-old man was fatally shot in Harlem early Sunday after looking at a man the wrong way, sources said. → Read More