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Highway Patrol trooper dies after being hit by vehicle during ‘carjacker chase’

A Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle while trying to help catch a suspected carjacker has died. Trooper Micah May was laying spike strips on the road during a car chase when he was ...

58-year-old mom in critical condition after being dragged down subway stairs

A 58-year-old Asian woman had to undergo brain surgery after she was dragged down the stairs of a subway station in New York when a man tried to rob her and her son. Than Htwe and ...

George Floyd statue vandalized days after it was unveiled in Brooklyn on Juneteenth

This article has been updated to reflect new information. A statue of George Floyd that was unveiled in Brooklyn, New York on Juneteenth has been vandalized, according to the NYPD. The discovery was made around ...

Black WWII veteran finally receives Purple Heart 77 years after being overlooked

Decades after he should have been recognized for serving in World War II, Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher received a Purple Heart after sustaining injuries during the Battle of Normandy. The 99-year-old received the medal at the ...

Two young children avoid being hit by bullets on New York City sidewalk after gunman fires in their direction

The NYPD has released harrowing surveillance footage of a shooting that occurred Thursday evening in the Bronx. A male suspect shot a 24-year-old male several times before fleeing on a scooter which was operated by ...

9-year-old girl calls police on her birthday after dad shoots mom and two sisters, then turns the gun on himself

A 9-year-old was forced to witness the horror of losing her mom and two sisters on her birthday, and was the only one left in her home to call for help. The 9-year-old girl dialed ...

Witnesses watch as 65-year-old Asian woman is assaulted while reportedly on her way to church

Disturbing surveillance footage shows a man walk up to a 65-year-old Asian woman kick her in the stomach and then repeatedly stomp on her in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. As the ...

Couple spots loose dog drowning in freezing bay, come to the rescue

Sometimes life puts you in just the right place at just the right time. That was the case for one couple, who spotted something very unexpected swimming in the Jamaica Bay in New York. According ...

79-year-old man punched to the ground in sidewalk attack has died – rest in peace

The 79-year-old Brooklyn man hospitalized after being punched in a shocking and unprovoked attack on the sidewalk in September has died, according to reports. The NYPD confirmed this week that they’re still looking for the ...

Six cops pin down unarmed man and taser him 7 times during fatal arrest

New footage has emerged showing an unarmed man in NYPD being tasered seven times during an arrest that led to his death. According to reports, NYPD officers challenged George Zapantis at his home in Queens ...