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Mar 24, 2013

Armed Suspect Shot by Police in Brooklyn: NYPD

Police say two plainclothes narcotics officers shot and wounded an armed 20-year-old man who fired at them on a Brooklyn street.

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Mar 21, 2013

Cops Seek Bronx Robbery Suspects in 4 Shootings

Police are looking for two men believed to be in their 20s who have shot four people during four separate robbery attempts in the Bronx dating back to October.

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Feb 11, 2013

Suspect Wounded in Police-Involved Brooklyn Shooting

Police say a suspect was wounded in a police-involved shooting in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn Monday night.

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Jan 29, 2013

Sandra Day O'Connor Steps Carefully in NY Gun Case

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor warned Tuesday against a rush to judgment in a New York gun ownership dispute, citing the recent killings of 20 Connecticut schoolchildren and six educators.

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Jan 23, 2013

Photos of Suspect, Jacket Released in Harlem Shooting

Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in the shooting of a 17-year-old in Harlem last December.

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Jan 14, 2013

Police Fatally Shoot Man as He Stabs Father-in-Law: DA

Police in East Orange, N.J. fatally shot a man when they discovered him stabbing his father-in-law and he refused to comply with the officers' orders to stop, authorities said.

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Jan 10, 2013

90-Year-Old Woman Shot on Way to Laundromat

A 90-year-old woman was shot on a Brooklyn street while she was running errands Wednesday evening, authorities and neighbors said.

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Jan 9, 2013

Correction Cop Questioned in Shooting of Girlfriend's Ex

An off-duty Department of Correction officer is being questioned after allegedly shooting his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend in the chest after a confrontation Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn.

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Jan 4, 2013

3 NYPD Cops Shot in Brooklyn, Bronx

Two police officers were shot by an armed subway rider in Brooklyn and an off-duty officer was shot during an attempted robbery at a Bronx auto shop in the span of an hour Thursday.

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Jan 4, 2013

2 Cops Shot on Subway in Brooklyn

A police officer was shot and a second was grazed by a bullet on the subway Thursday evening, law enforcement sources say.

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Mets Bullpen Catcher Arrested for DUI

Mets bullpen catcher Eric Langill was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Florida after crashing into a fountain at a traffic circle and flipping his car.

Hacker Ringleader Worked from NYC Projects

A group of expert hackers that attacked governments and corporations around the globe has been busted after its ringleader — one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals — turned against...

EXCLUSIVE: Accused Cop Killer Speaks

News 4's I-Team has obtained a videotape in which Lamont Pride confesses to firing the bullet that struck NYPD Officer Peter Figoski point-blank in the face. His attorney declined to comment.

Accused Cop Killer: It Went Wrong, I'm Sorry

Accused cop killer Lamont Pride told detectives the day after the shooting of Officer Peter Figoski that he was sorry for what happened and that he didn't want to kill a cop, according to police documents.

The Accused Killer in His Own Words

NBC New York's Jonathan Dienst has exclusively obtained a partial transcript of the confession that police say Levi Aron gave authorities during questioning for allegedly killing an 8-year-old boy.

Autopsy: Boy Drugged Before He Was Killed

Jonathan Dienst reports.

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Mob Busts

Mob Associate Arrested After Mobster-Turned-Informant Kills Self

A mobster-turned-FBI-informant who is believed to have carried out a killing while helping the FBI track Mafiosos from Boston to Philadelphia was found dead in a New Jersey hotel last

Vinny Gorgeous Avoids Death Penalty

A well-groomed New York City mobster has avoided getting the death penalty for ordering a gangland hit.

Feds: Mob Recruited Immigrant Strippers

Federal prosecutors say they've broken up a mob-run ring that recruited women from Russia and other Eastern European countries to dance at Long Island and Queens strip clubs.

Four Bonanno Mobsters Busted in NYC: Feds

DEA and FBI agents arrested four members of the Bonanno organized crime family early Friday for alleged crimes that include racketeering, gambling and drug sales. The father of a "Mob Wives" reality show star wa...

FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest NY Mafia Bust Ever

Epic bust marks "largest single day operation" against organized crime.

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Mets bullpen catcher Eric Langill was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Florida after crashing into a fountain at a traffic circle and flipping his car.

A group of expert hackers that attacked governments and corporations around the globe has been busted after its ringleader — one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals — turned against...

News 4's I-Team has obtained a videotape in which Lamont Pride confesses to firing the bullet that struck NYPD Officer Peter Figoski point-blank in the face. His attorney declined to comment.

Accused cop killer Lamont Pride told detectives the day after the shooting of Officer Peter Figoski that he was sorry for what happened and that he didn't want to kill a cop, according to police documents.

NBC New York's Jonathan Dienst has exclusively obtained a partial transcript of the confession that police say Levi Aron gave authorities during questioning for allegedly killing an 8-year-old boy.

Jonathan Dienst reports.

A mobster-turned-FBI-informant who is believed to have carried out a killing while helping the FBI track Mafiosos from Boston to Philadelphia was found dead in a New Jersey hotel last

A well-groomed New York City mobster has avoided getting the death penalty for ordering a gangland hit.

Federal prosecutors say they've broken up a mob-run ring that recruited women from Russia and other Eastern European countries to dance at Long Island and Queens strip clubs.

DEA and FBI agents arrested four members of the Bonanno organized crime family early Friday for alleged crimes that include racketeering, gambling and drug sales. The father of a "Mob Wives" reality show star wa...

Epic bust marks "largest single day operation" against organized crime.