Armed Robbery

The brazen daylight robbery netted the suspects an estimated $20,000 in cash, according to police officials.

A man was ambushed as he prepared to enter his Queens home early Friday morning by a pair of armed robbers who sprung out from the side of the residence, police said. The gunpoint robbery was caught on camera, showing the dramatic moments one of the armed assailants shoved a gun at the 39-year-old victim around 1:20 a.m. off Almeda…

A man arrested in connection to an armed robbery died of a possible overdose while in police custody at a New York City stationhouse Thursday evening, NYPD officials said. The 29-year-old and another man were picked up by officers after allegedly matching the description of two men who tried to rob a man at knifepoint near 27th Street and 3rd…

Two Brooklyn men are charged with stealing more than a half-million dollars in three armed robberies of New Jersey check cashing locations that saw female employees bound with zip ties, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The men, 40-year-old Ramel Harris and 38-year-old Neville Brown, are also accused of canvassing check cashing locations in other states, including New York and Pennsylvania, over…

Police say an armed face-off on Staten Island resulted in a man’s death after the two victims he approached late at night fought back against his robbery attempt. The 33-year-old alleged robbery suspect had approached two men, walking around 2 a.m. Sunday morning near Pacific Avenue and St. Albans Place, and pulled out a firearm, police said. The suspect’s...

The brazen daylight robbery netted the suspects an estimated $20,000 in cash, according to police officials.

Police are looking for a suspect who used a pricey car to steal a lot of cash.

New York City police are on the lookout for a pair of armed suspects pretending to be one of their own. The police department said two individuals claiming to be police officers back on May 6 scored a big payday robbing the tenants of a Bronx apartment. Around 6 p.m., the pair allegedly showed up to the building at East…

An off-duty cop jumped into action when he witnessed a group of men robbing someone at gunpoint. Rana Novini reports.

Three suspects are wanted by police for a broad daylight armed robbery of a 13-year-old, all over a pair of headphones, authorities said Saturday. The violent midday holdup occurred July 12 in Brooklyn, according to the NYPD. The department released photos of the perps almost one month after cornering the teen boy on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights. One of…

A 19-year-old teenager was gunned down in the upstairs parking lot of BJ’s Wholesale Club in Bath Beach, Myles Miller reports.

A woman luring men to Bronx hotel rooms is part of a team of robbers known to tie up their victims and run off with cash, phones and clothing, NYPD officials said Sunday. Police said the robbery ring has struck five times in July. In each instance, police said a woman in her 20s finds a man on Facebook who…

A reward of $10,000 is being offered by the city’s correction officers’ union after one of its members was shot outside a Queens nightclub early Saturday. Police said the off-duty officer had exited the Astoria establishment around 4:40 a.m. and was moving toward is vehicle on Steinway Street when he was approached by an armed robber. “We believe the officer…

A 35-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of robbery and various weapons and theft offenses in connection to a string of robberies that took place in northern New Jersey throughout last week, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. Joel Krecz, of Hackensack, was arrested Tuesday in Jersey City, while in possession of a handgun, following a...

Police said that the suspect ran into a park by the Bronx River, where he pointed a gun at police, leading them to open fire. He then jumped into the river, but officers pulled him out. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Police responding to a burglary in progress call in the Bronx Thursday afternoon encountered a suspect armed with a firearm and shot the person, according to a senior NYPD official with direct knowledge of the investigation. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

NYPD officers responding to a burglary in progress call in the Bronx Thursday afternoon shot and killed an armed suspect after pursuing him into a nearby park, police said.

Police in New York City for searching for a man accused of robbing an East Village bodega in his New Year’s best. Investigators say the man, dressed in a vest and suit jacket, flashed a gun at the clerk at Villager Smoke Shop on East 9th Street near Avenue A. According to police, the armed suspect entered the shop...

Police in New York City for searching for a man accused of robbing an East Village bodega in his New Year’s best.

The officer was trying to stop a robbery in progress at Krauszer’s Food Store in West Orange when the suspect allegedly fired one shot, according to the source and a public spokesperson. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.