17-year-old Bronx dirt bike rider dies in crash with minivan, had escaped gangs in Ecuador

17-year-old Bronx dirt bike rider dies in crash with minivan, had escaped gangs in Ecuador

A 17-year-old boy who fled Ecuador to escape its violent gangs was killed when a dirt bike he was riding with a friend collided with a minivan just two blocks from his Bronx home, officials said Tuesday. Juan Alexander Quizhpi Naranjo was riding north on Metcalf Ave. with a 14-year-old girl seated behind him when … Read more

Crook sought for breaking into NYC pharmacies, taking cash, opioids

Crook sought for breaking into NYC pharmacies, taking cash, opioids

A three-man burglary team has spent the last three months targeting mom-and-pop pharmacies throughout New York City, stealing cash and opioids — but NYPD detectives may have scored a break in the case after their last heist, officials said Saturday. Cops recovered clear surveillance images of one of the men responsible for the 10 heists … Read more

Brooklyn mosque shaken by masked man with bullhorn shouting anti-Islamic insults

Brooklyn mosque shaken by masked man with bullhorn shouting anti-Islamic insults

A video recording of a man with a bullhorn shouting vile anti-Islamic obscenities outside a Brooklyn mosque has left worshippers rattled and local politicians including Gov. Hochul decrying the hate-filled act. The unidentified man, whose face is covered by a ski mask and who appears to be wearing a Make America Great Again red baseball … Read more

NYPD seeking 2 suspects for snatching Beats, Apple headphones from victims in Manhattan robbery spree

NYPD seeking 2 suspects for snatching Beats, Apple headphones from victims in Manhattan robbery spree

Two headphone-snatching hooligans are being sought for robbing seven people in a weeklong spree in lower Manhattan and Staten Island, police said Thursday. Cops believe the young suspects use the Staten Island Ferry to transport back and forth between the two boroughs following the first robbery on Feb. 10. The thefts have continued through Tuesday, … Read more

NYC probation officers union head blasts Dept. of Probation leadership for handling case of 5,000 ‘missing’ bullets

NYC probation officers union head blasts Dept. of Probation leadership for handling case of 5,000 ‘missing’ bullets

The president of the probation officers union on Monday blasted the way Department of Probation leadership handled the case of the 5,000 bullets that went unaccounted for from the NYPD’s firing range at Rodmans Neck in the Bronx. Dalvanie Powell told the Daily News the two female probation officers who discovered the problem last July … Read more

R. Kelly loses appeal of NYC sex trafficking and racketeering case

R. Kelly loses appeal of NYC sex trafficking and racketeering case

A federal appeals court has rejected fallen R&B star R. Kelly’s bid to overturn his New York sex trafficking and racketeering conviction. Kelly, 58, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June 2022 on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, argued through his attorneys that he didn’t run a racketeering enterprise because his employees … Read more