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A New York man has been arrested for allegedly making online threats targeting the president of the Dominican Republic leading up to and during the United Nations General Assembly that kicked off last week in Manhattan, court documents and a source say. The man, identified in court papers as Enrique Figueroa, is believed to have past emotional problems and has…

A 69-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing to death a National City convenience store clerk nearly half a century ago, police said Thursday.

A supporter of the far-right Proud Boys group from New York pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to making threats against Sen-elect. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. The man, Eduard Florea, 40, of Queens, admitted posting statements online threatening to kill Warnock, who had just won a runoff election for the Senate in Georgia. “Dead man can’t pass s— laws. … I will fight so help...

A retired NYPD officer with a contentious history with the department is facing charges after an attempted mugging and an iPad theft in the East Village, police officials say. Terence Dickerson, 32, was arrested shortly after the attempted strong-arm robbery at a smoke shop on First Avenue Wednesday afternoon. That’s when police say a robber went after at 62-year-old man…

A New York man and a Maine woman are facing charges over cocaine disguised as a cake that was seized from their vehicle, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency said Wednesday. Acting on a tip, police stopped the car on Interstate 295 in Gardiner on Tuesday, and a drug-sniffing dog found 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of cocaine worth $200,000 on the…

Police body cam footage was released late Wednesday showing what led up to an incident involving fare evasion that led to a man being tased by NYPD officers — and that has both police advocates and critics up in arms. Tracie Strahan reports.

The owner of an animal rescue in Westchester was arrested for allegedly stealing money meant to go to the animals, the local SPCA announced Thursday. The Westchester SPCA announced that their Humane Law Enforcement Unit (HLE), in a joint investigation with The Economic Crimes Bureau of the Westchester District Attorney’s Office, arrested and charged Lisa Marie Birdsall, owner of...

An arrest has been made in Bayonne in connection to a hostage situation in Secaucus, New Jersey. Anjali Hemphill reports.

A Philadelphia man was arrested in Newark Liberty International Airport after officers caught him with a loaded gun at a security checkpoint — a gun he said he “forgot” he was carrying, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday. A TSA officer allegedly stopped the Havertown, Pennsylvania, man with a 9mm gun loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber,…

Shanetta Little was excited to move into her new home in Newark, New Jersey, but when tried to do so last week, her house had been taken over by a man who put up a Moorish flag in the window and refused to come out. “I realized that my key didn’t work,” the first-time homebuyer said, recalling the beginning...

Shanetta Little was excited to move into her new home in Newark, New Jersey, but when tried to do so last week, her house had been taken over by a man who put up a Moorish flag in the window and refused to come out. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A married 57-year-old music instructor is facing charges of sexual assault of a young student he was teaching music to, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. Fernando Valladares, of Kearny, was arrested on charges of sexual assault by sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges stem from an investigation after the Bergen County Prosecutor’s...

A 39-year-old man from Los Angeles is facing charges after he took possession of a vacant home in Newark, New Jersey, according to city officials. Hubert A. John faces charges of criminal mischief, burglary, criminal trespass and terroristic threats, Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara announced Tuesday. The charges stem from a chain of events that allegedly took place...

Arrests have been made in connection to the killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos who was struck by gunfire on the 55 Freeway according to the California Highway Patrol.

A Brooklyn man is charged with a felony and other crimes after pointing a laser at an NYPD helicopter Tuesday night, according to police. James Dowling, 42, is charged with reckless endangerment, directing a laser at an aircraft and criminal trespass for allegedly pointing a laser at a police helicopter shortly before 10 p.m. and temporarily blinding the pilot. Attorney…

Retired NYPD officer Robert Smith who, along with the two active duty NYPD officers, was charged last week with allegedly participating in a bribery scheme and who was separately charged with attempted distribution of heroin appeared via teleconference in federal court in Brooklyn Wednesday for a bail hearing.  Prosecutors argued that Smith should remain in custody saying he poses a…

A 29-year-old man is accused of sexual misconduct with clients while working as a massage therapist, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. Jhon Cabrera, of Paterson, allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with a female client while massaging her at a spa in Hackensack on April 22. The client reported the alleged conduct to the Hackensack Police Department who initiated…

A Brooklyn man was arrested early Tuesday by FBI agents in connection with his alleged participation in the events at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, law enforcement sources say. Anton Lunyk, 25, was arrested at his residence in the Midwood section of Brooklyn at 6 a.m.  He is charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct at the…

The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network and used it to get a better interest rate on a multimillion-dollar apartment.

A 49-year-old Manhattan man has been arrested in connection with last week’s brutal head stomp attack on a 61-year-old Asian man in East Harlem, cops say. Jarrod Powell was cuffed on two felony assault counts around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday. Police had been looking for him since Friday night’s attack near Third Avenue and East 125th Street. Erica Byfield...