Investigation

A 30-year-old man was indicted for allegedly raping a woman early one morning last month on board a northbound A train, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Friday. Dashawn Lewis, of the Bronx, was arraigned Friday before Brooklyn Supreme Court on a 20-count indictment in which he is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree criminal sexual act, first-degree sexual abuse, third-degree…

A campaign group working for the natural gas industry paid Southern California residents to lobby for “zero emission” trucks at the nation’s busiest port in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Investigative reporter Miranda Green talks about her recent story exposing the plan, which quotes several people who didn’t even realize where the money was coming from.

Britney Spears is the suspect of a battery investigation after an alleged “dispute” with an employee, who accuses the singer of hitting her hand, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

At least 44 people were shot in New York City between early Friday and the wee hours of Monday morning, 16 of them overnight — including eight people shot at a gathering in Brooklyn. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Police in northern New Jersey have launched an investigation after human remains were found in “a suspicious large plastic container” that was left in the street, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday. According to prosecutors and local police, the human remains inside the container were found in the area of Hobart Street and Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park...

A father is in custody after his infant child was killed by the family’s Rottweiler, and it was not the dog’s first attack. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

A 19-month-old boy in Brooklyn died after he was attacked by a family dog while he was under the care of older children, a “horrific” incident in which the father has been charged with manslaughter, according to police. Officers responded to a call late Tuesday about a dog attack at an apartment on the 300 block of East 17th Street…

A 19-month-old boy in Brooklyn has died after he was attacked by a family dog while he was under the care of older children, according to police.

Carlton Roman to be exonerated of a Queens murder after spending more than 30 years behind bars. Sarah Wallace reports.

The granddaughter of a woman who was killed in a double homicide in Enfield over the weekend has been arrested in connection to the incident. Officers were called to Alden Avenue on Sunday around 6:30 p.m. for a well-being check after concerned neighbors heard a disturbance and called police. Police responded to the scene within four minutes and said they…

A 38-year-old woman was found stabbed to death Wednesday morning in the staircase of a public housing complex in East Harlem, police said. Police responded, shortly after 6 a.m., to a 911 call of a woman inside the Wagner Houses and found her with multiple stab wounds, unconscious and unresponsive. EMS also responded to the location and transported the female…

The home health aide of a murdered Staten Island man with the words “I touch little girls” written on his chest was taken into police custody hours after his body was found, but the charges are unrelated to homicide. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation says 28-year-old Renee Ayarde, who took care of 80-year-old Robert Raynor and…

The home health aide of a Staten Island man who was found dead with “I touch little girls” little on his chest has been taken into police custody on unrelated child abuse charges. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

The death of a man found in the hallway of a Staten Island apartment building with the words “I touch little girls” written on his chest has been ruled a homicide, the city medical examiner confirmed Wednesday. Law enforcement sources with knowledge of the investigation identified the man as 80-year-old Robert Raynor. He was found Monday morning after police responded…

Police are looking for whoever killed a man in a Staten Island hallway. Phil Lipof reports.

A man was found dead in the hallway of a Staten Island apartment building with the words “I touch little girls” written on his chest, law enforcement sources told News 4 New York Tuesday. On Monday, shortly after 9:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male inside a building on Corson Avenue, according to the NYPD….

With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set to be questioned Saturday, investigators appear close to finishing an investigation into the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations that have shadowed him for months. As Cuomo faces potential impeachment over his behavior, lawmakers who have been reserving judgment on his political future are awaiting a report on the investigation’s findings. The probe...

A woman arrested on suspicion of murder after shooting her husband to death in their Lemon Grove backyard — San Diego deputies say the woman told 911 dispatchers she had shot her husband on accident — was released from custody Thursday after the District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against her.

A man was shot and killed in the Bronx Wednesday night amid a surge of gun violence in New York City. Meanwhile, the NYPD says investigators have been searching for a sedan and suspects involved in the shooting death of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot over the weekend. Erica Byfield reports.

Four people were shot in a hotel located in Woodbridge, New Jersey.