Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 

Happy Monday! It's going to be rather windy today, but at least it will stay dry and sunny. Highs will be in the 40s. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. Colin Kroll, Co-Founder of HQ Trivia and Vine, Found Dead at 34

Colin Kroll, the co-founder of HQ Trivia and Vine, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment.

Police responded to a 911 call for a welfare check at the Spring Street apartment on Sunday, a New York Police Department Spokesman told NBC News. Kroll was 34, police said.

Police found Kroll unconscious and unresponsive in a bedroom of the apartment, the spokesman said.

Read more here.

2. Cats Sealed Into Buckets and Abandoned Near NYC Shelter

At least two cats have been sealed into buckets and abandoned near a Manhattan animal shelter — both of which might have been taken away with the trash if staff hadn’t noticed them, the organization says.

Staff members at Animal Haven Shelter, a SoHo-based nonprofit, were shocked when staff members found a cat sealed into a bucket that had been placed near a public trash can, the organization said in an Instagram post.

The NYPD was investigating.

Read more here.

3. Cop Punched in Face at Hoboken Santacon; 14 Arrested: Police

Fourteen people were arrested at Hoboken's Santacon on Saturday, including one man who punched a police sergeant in the face, the police chief said on Twitter.

Chief Ken Ferrante was tweeting real-time updates of the police response to SantaCon, a bar crawl in which participants dress in Santa costumes.

Two officers were hurt in a fight near Cadillac Cantina, he said. One of the officers was hospitalized with a dislocated thumb, the other was punched in the face.

Read more here.

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