Rocco Parascandola
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NYPD training chief Juanita Holmes irked NYC top cop Keechant Sewell in Cardi B, training flaps — still lands new city job
Holmes invited Cardi B to a “Girl Talk” event at the NYPD academy on Feb. 24 where the hip hop start talked and danced with young girls as part of her court-ordered community service for her role in a Queens strip club assault in 2018. → Read More
Suspect arrested in gruesome slay of Lower East Side nail salon owner Nikki Huang and her pal: ‘The pain has been unbearable’
Jahmel Sanders, 30, was busted in the Bronx on Tuesday for the brutal double-homicide last May during a night of wild and deadly violence between two Chinatown gangs, according to NYPD sources. → Read More
NYPD assigns 125 additional cops to illegal drug patrols; cops say open-air dealing raises number of NYC shootings
Drugs are involved in 20% of the city's shootings. → Read More
NYC transit union Local 100 activists busted in Bronx subway station break room brawl
MTA conductor Tramell Thompson and union vice president Canella Gomez were busted after a fist fight Tuesday night in the crew room of the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station in the Bronx, police said. → Read More
Man, 45, killed in Bronx kitchen fire, three relatives including baby hurt
The blaze broke out about 10:15 p.m. Monday in the 26-story building on Ogden Ave. near W. 167th St. → Read More
VIDEO: Gay pride rainbow flag set on fire outside SoHo restaurant in suspected hate crime, is quickly replaced
The arsonist, her long red hair in a ponytail, got out of the passenger side of a white SUV at 1:35 a.m., lit the flag with a lighter, then took off in the same vehicle, the video shows. → Read More
NYC U-Haul rampage crash victim was GrubHub worker, single dad of 3: ‘Very sad about the loss’
Nine people including a police officer were struck by the demented U-Haul driver who went on a road rampage Monday through the streets of Brooklyn. → Read More
Man, 20, shot to death on Brooklyn street, three sought
The victim was shot in back and in both arms on Paerdegat 1st St. near E. 79th St. in Canarsie about 10:15 a.m. Monday, cops said. → Read More
NYPD cops shoot, critically wound man in Bronx confrontation
Shots rang out about 2:20 p.m. near E. 153rd St. and Grand Concourse. Police sources described an “exchange of gunfire” between NYPD officers and the man. → Read More
Central Park Zoo owl takes flight after suspected vandalism opens its enclosure
Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle owl, flew the coop around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, a zoo spokesperson said. He was seen in the following hours flying around the Upper East Side and in parts of Central Park. → Read More
Man, 62, fatally shot in head by roommate in Bronx basement apartment: NYPD
The victim was shot in the basement apartment on W. 169th St. near Plimpton Ave. in Highbridge about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. → Read More
Mystery in the Bronx: cops piecing together whether gunfight preceded shooting death of 26-year-old
Cops were trying to determine Monday if a man found dead in Morrisania had been in a gunfight, police sources said Tuesday. → Read More
Undercover NYPD car stolen in Bronx, possibly inspired by social media ‘Kia challenge’
After stealing the car, four men led cops on a chase through the Bronx in the early hours of Tuesday, police sources said. → Read More
Body of 13-year-old girl washes up on shore of Brooklyn Bridge Park
The girl was discovered near the Fulton Ferry Landing Pier in Brooklyn Heights on Monday morning. → Read More
Homeless vet busted for hate crime in attack on Asian woman in Manhattan, police say
Accused bigot Christopher McCormack, 56, was arrested at a Queens homeless shelter for veterans by officers who recognized his wanted photo. → Read More
NYPD scaling back releasing graphic video footage that helps nab suspects
Will the public pay less attention to less dramatic videos -- or stories with only pictures of the suspects. → Read More
Queens man shot dead by NYPD was an ex-con on parole
When one of the officers caught up with Samuel, who had a loaded 40 caliber semi-automatic handgun, the pair became locked in a “violent struggle for at least 20 seconds." → Read More
Massive NYPD warehouse fire in Brooklyn destroys DNA evidence; puts cases at risk
The building stores “biological evidence” — clothing and other items that were tested for DNA, said NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. → Read More
Man found dead in West Village subway station; autopsy to determine if he was murdered
A transit worker made the discovery at about 12:10 a.m. inside the W. 4th St. station in Greenwich Village, police said. → Read More
Timeline of a rampage: Cops say suspected killer’s violence spree stretched across three NYC boroughs
The rampage began after an attempt on the suspect's own life and didn't end until two people had been killed and a 96-year old was wounded, according to police. → Read More