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A spokesperson for the New York FBI office said Thomas Webster surrendered Monday at the FBI’s Hudson Valley office on charges filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. related to the events at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6.   A spokesman for US Attorney’s office said Webster will appear in federal court in White Plains Tuesday. Additional information,...

Authorities in Nassau County have made an arrest in the hit-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s 64-year-old father, who was killed on Long Island less than a week ago, a police source with knowledge of the case told News 4 Wednesday.

The FBI searched an apartment on the Upper West Side and in Upper Manhattan as the investigation into the Capitol Riots continues, as a man known for addressing his street’s quality of life issues, and was head of their block association, may be linked to the insurrection. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

A disc jockey from Farmingdale, Long Island, was arrested Tuesday morning by the FBI — the latest tri-state arrest in connection to the deadly U.S. Capitol siege that took place last month. Greg Rubenacker is accused of: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so; knowingly, and with intent to impede or…

A Long Island man is in federal custody – accused of breaking into the U.S. Capitol along with hundreds of other insurrectionists, then lighting up a joint in the rotunda. Greg Cergol reports.

A Long Island man is the latest tri-state area individual arrested for allegedly participating in the deadly U.S. Capitol siege earlier this month. Justin McAuliffe, 39, was arrested by the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force Thursday morning at a residence in Bellmore. According to statements found in a federal complaint, in the days following the riot, the FBI…

The fallout in connection to the deadly U.S. Capitol siege continues, as another alleged participant from the tri-state area was charged in connection to the events that unfolded on Jan. 6. Jeffrey Sabol turned himself in to FBI in Rye, New York, NBC 4 New York has learned. He is charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer or federal…

One of the suspects arrested traveled to D.C. from Rockland County with his brother, a retired NYPD cop, and a group of Proud Boys. The other suspect is a South Jersey man, who boasted online about reaching House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Two men in New York and another in New Jersey were among the latest batch of suspects arrested by the FBI related to the events at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6. Christopher M. Kelly was arrested on federal charges at 5 p.m. Wednesday at his residence in New City, New York, law enforcement sources said. The court papers allege…

The FBI has arrested a Rockland County man, suspected of taking part in the Capitol riots.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) announced she has tested positive for the coronavirus and believes she was exposed during protective isolation during the deadly U.S. Capitol attacks. The 75-year-old lawmaker and cancer survivor joined LX News to talk about why she thinks the vaccine saved her life, her experience during the riot, and her hopes for brighter days.

Another man in New York has been arrested by federal authorities after he allegedly threatened multiple elected officials online, multiple officials with direct knowledge of the investigation tell NBC New York. The man, identified as Brendan Hunt, was arrested in Queens following a raid by the FBI — but he wasn’t at the siege in the U.S. Capitol on...

Brendan Hunt is accused of threatening elected officials, following the Capitol riots earlier this month.

The police chief of a New Jersey town is recovering after he was attacked by a woman armed with a knife late Thursday morning, investigators said.

A Proud Boys supporter who threatened to deploy “three cars full of armed patriots” to Washington last week was charged Wednesday with stockpiling military-style combat knives and more than 1,000 rifle rounds in his New York home, federal authorities said. Eduard Florea, 40, was charged with possessing ammunition as a convicted felon and denied bail after the FBI searched his…

A New Jersey man who says he was standing next to a woman when she was fatally shot during the U.S. Capitol building riots is now charged in connection with last week’s breach

A man was arrested after the FBI searched a Queens home Tuesday evening following online threats that were allegedly posted in the aftermath of last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol, law enforcement officials said. Myles Miller reports.

Video Wednesday showed members of the U.S. National Guard sleeping on the floors of the U.S. Capitol. The National Guard was called in during the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 and remain on the grounds to protect against possible attacks leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden.

The woman who was seen on video falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel last month has been arrested outside of Los Angeles, police said. Katherine Creag reports.

The boyfriend of an East Haven woman who was found buried in a shallow grave in July has been charged with her murder, according to police. Authorities said 27-year-old Jonathan Jara-Aucapina has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca’s death. Officers said Jara-Aucapina was Aleman-Popoca’s live-in boyfriend and is the father of her 8-year-old daughter....