Investigations

A message instructs the recipient to call a number. If you call the number (which you should NOT do), the scammer will usually ask for remote access to your computer and have you check your bank transactions — and then they have access to everything

‘Tis the season — for scammers. The most prolific scheme making the rounds nationwide this year is one hijacking the name of a major retailer: the Geek Squad. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.

As Thanksgiving approaches, many are focusing on how to best prepare a feast for family and friends. But some New Yorkers are struggling to feed their own children. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Data reported by the NYPD show police officers in New York City have dramatically increased enforcement against people using cell phone cameras to record the police. Under the city’s new “Right to Record” law, the NYPD must report statistics on how many people are arrested or ticketed while capturing video or pictures of police interactions. An I-T...

After Mayor Eric Adams announced the plan to shut down the migrant relief center on Randall’s Island, NYC Comptroller Lander is asking the administration for a detailed report outlining the cost for not only that location, but also the initial welcome center at Orchard Beach in the Bronx.

The woman who threw a molotov cocktail at an NYPD van with four officers inside was sentenced to six years in prison for the attack, for which she apologized in court to the officers involved. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

After Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement to shut down the migrant relief center on Randall’s Island, the city’s comptroller is now asking the administration for a detailed report outlining the project’s cost — saying the price may be far more than City Hall has stated. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

A New York woman charged on federal crimes for throwing a molotov cocktail an occupied NYPD vehicle during an eruption of demonstrations in the city following George Floyd’s killing by a police officer in Minnesota has been sentenced to six years in prison. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Three people have been arrested by the FBI and have been charged federally with trying to set off Molotov cocktails against the NYPD on Friday night.

Federal prosecutors have informed the court that the grand jury investigation into Rudy Giuliani has concluded and “that based on information currently available to the Government, criminal charges are not forthcoming.”

New York City is closing a tent complex for migrants that it had just opened three weeks ago as the influx of people being bused from southern border states has slowed, officials said Thursday.

A man is serving a 10-year prison sentence for a fight and stabbing outside a nightclub — but both he and his trial attorney said they never knew outside camera video existed and never saw the police report.

A judge has issued a hearing on whether video surveillance for a felony assault charge was properly viewed, Sarah Wallace reports.