Crime and Courts

Police are looking for a pair of men who allegedly forced their way inside an 87-year-old’s Bronx apartment, then pistol-whipped and robbed him, leaving him bloodied and bruised — but not too shaken to share his story. 

The NYPD is looking for two men they say tied up an 87-year-old man before pistol-whipping and robbing him. The attack happened at the Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven. The pair forced their way inside the man’s apartment, then left him bloodied and bruised — but not too shaken to share his story. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from the Dodgers star to pay off gambling losses.

The three men are alleged to be part of a South American theft group. Authorities say they broke into the star quarterback’s home on Dec. 9 as he was in Dallas playing the Cowboys.

A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 9-year-old boy in Newark, law enforcement announced.

Attorneys for Sean Higgins, the man charged in the deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, filed a motion on Tuesday to dismiss the case and wanted more information from prosecutors.

Authorities have taken the suspected gunman into custody after executing a search warrant at a home in Columbus, Ohio.

The FBI and NYPD raided a jewelry business in midtown Manhattan, as investigators look into a possible link between the business and a series of home burglaries targeting wealthy individuals across the country, including pro athletes such as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Alexander Ortiz was arrested last year in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Alianna Farfan, according to police. 

A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday for firing a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue during the early months of the Israel-Hamas war. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader was arrested in December 2023 after firing two shots in the air and shouting “Free Palestine!” outside Temple Israel of Albany. Alkhader’s shotgun jammed before he could fire a third time....

David Brian Pearce stood trial for the drug overdose deaths of model and aspiring actress Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola.

A man was arrested Tuesday morning on West 47th Street near Sixth Avenue after the FBI and NYPD raided a Diamond District business that investigators said worked with a South American transnational theft group that has been targeting homes belonging to wealthy individuals, including pro athletes.

Investigators said they are looking into whether any suspects involved in recent burglaries of numerous star athletes’ homes are connected to this alleged fencing location.

A Georgia man was sentenced last week to 475 years in prison for facilitating dog fights and abusing animals, which included 107 dogs seized at his property in November 2022, authorities said.

A woman hit a man over the head with a drink pitcher during a fight over the microphone at a Queens karaoke bar, according to police.

A married couple who own a daycare are facing multiple crimes for allegedly physically abusing nine infants and toddlers at their business, which they operated from their Queens home, the local district attorney said. Ilya Davydov, 48, was indicted on five counts of attempted assault in the second degree and seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Meanwhile,…

An escaped inmate was back in custody Monday after several days on the run. He had bolted from a transport van in Newark in the final week of January, but was taken into custody days later after he was spotted at a shelter in Brooklyn. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Two teens were arrested after they were allegedly seen on surveillance camera as part of a group that stole a subway train in Queens and took it for a joyride, according to police.

A 25-year-old registered sex offender in New Jersey who escaped from a transport van is back in law enforcement custody after days on the run, law enforcement sources said Monday. Nicholas Voutsas was apprehended in Brooklyn. Multiple law enforcement sources with direct knowledge said officers approached Voutsas at a homeless shelter for men, when he immediately took off and attempted…

He’s a Tier 2 registered sex offender.