crime

Mom, daughter Gotti want LI assault case dismissed as lawyer claims infamous last name hurt duo

The mother-daughter duo are accused of punching and pulling the hair of the victim during the melee, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office has said.

Boy, 15, stabbed in head near Queens school as surge of NYC teen violence continues

The young victim was attacked by a ski mask-wearing assailant moments after leaving August Martin High School around 2:50 p.m., police and sources said.

NYC high school assistant principal busted for inappropriate contact with 15-year-old girl: sources

The staffer at John Adams High School – whose name is being withheld pending charges – allegedly rubbed the inner thigh of the female student on Monday, the sources said.

Over a dozen victims ambushed by teen robbery crew at Bronx park in months-long spree: cops 

Three boys, 13, 14 and 17, plus 18-year-old, have been nabbed in connection to the string of crimes that began on Jan. 11 and continued through Saturday, police said. 

NYC subway performers say they're under constant threat from violent mentally ill attackers as crime surges

Buskers said they’re frightened to perform because there’s so much violent crime underground -- as they vied for plum performance spots at MTA-held auditions. 

Cop-attacking migrants get off easy because Bragg, Biden and Dems support lawlessness

The US border crisis has seen illegal NYC migrants flood the city to Joe Biden. Now, thanks to woke DA Alvin Bragg and others, they are getting the all-clear to...

Utah judge to decide if children's grief author, will face trial in husband's death

The book could play a key role for prosecutors in framing the crime as a calculated murder with an elaborate cover-up attempt.

Florida man convicted after admitting to heinous crime during job interview to become a police officer, facing life in prison

A Florida man, who aspired to become a police officer, admitted to sexually abusing his cousin during a police department job interview and now faces life in prison.

Migrants charged in attack on NYPD cops in Times Square offered plea deals, including one who was rearrested

“I am furious that Mr. Brito was rearrested and charged with petty larceny while he was out on this case,” Judge Laura Ward said.

Ex-Shohei Ohtani interpreter pleads not guilty ahead of plea deal in $17M fraud case

Prosecutors say Ippei Mizuhara stole nearly $17 million from Ohtani to pay off sports gambling debts during a yearslong scheme.

The FBI stat shuffle, Google's leftist antisemitism and other commentary

According to a report from RealClearInvestigations, FBI crime statistics have been "notoriously incomplete in recent years."

Bronx rapper 'traumatized' after fighting off fan at bowling alley: 'I don't feel comfortable walking anywhere'

“I was defending myself and my friends,” she told The Post. “I ended up punching her in front of the cop.” 

Pastor's church divided following wife Mica Miller's shock suicide after claiming abuse: 'What a hypocrite'

"You could look around and some people were crying but other people had stone faces,' a congregant said.

Unhinged attacker lunges at NYC actor just for looking at him -- less than a mile from assault on Steve Buscemi

The 25-year-old victim, from Queens, was walking on Seventh Avenue near West 25th Street in Chelsea around 10:50 a.m. Monday when he locked eyes with an apparent stranger, police said.

Boy, 9, ducks for cover as bullets from drive-by shooting rip through Texas home, disturbing video shows

Footage shows a plume of dust and smoke erupting into the home through the front window, causing Errol Hill, 9, to recoil in fright before taking cover.

Republican senator sounds alarm on DC 'war zone': 'I fear for the safety' of co-workers

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) called for Congress to take on more of an oversight role in the nation's capital, amid a spate of carjackings, vandalism, and violence broadly.

Shooter changed clothes and disposed of gun before calling 911 as boyfriend lay dying: DA

Olivia Babin, 20, spent almost 30 minutes after the shooting attempting to cover her tracks instead of getting help for 24-year-old Daniel Ford-Coates, according to Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Ackerman.

Good for Queens DA Melinda Katz as she moves to clobber squatters: More, please!

Chalk up a small victory in Gotham’s war against squatters: Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is throwing the book at a particularly odious house thief.  Lance White-Hunt and accomplice Rondie...

Councilman warns of 'disaster' for NYC after beds for mentally ill slashed in half at new Brooklyn jail

Lincoln Restler noted that 55% of inmates at Rikers require mental health treatment and that the Brooklyn detention center is only slated to have 22% of beds for mentally ill...