Police say robbers searching for jewelry and cash in a Brooklyn home attacked a retired NYPD officer, then tied up his 71-year-old wife and sexually assaulted her. "You gotta be sick to do that," said neighbor Nate Wolf, whose surveillance camer picked up a grainy image of someone approaching the Madison Place home in Marine Park. "I live right here," he said. "Could happen to my house any night." Police said three men broke into the home just before 5 a.m. Monday and eventually fled with a handgun, driving off in the couple's car. NYPD: Suspect Gropes Woman in Elevator, Chokes Her in Stairs It was the third time the home has been targeted in three months, police said. In July and September, burglars stole another gun and another car from the same house. Several neighbors say the couple's adult son also lives in the home and has had "issues." Police have not confirmed that, and have not shared if it may have played a role in Monday's home invasion. … [Read more...] about Retired NYPD Cop Attacked in Brooklyn Home Burglary, 71-Year-Old Wife Tied Up, Sexually Assaulted: Police
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Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Crash With Car: NYPD
A motorcycle and car crashed in Brooklyn on Sunday, critically injuring the motorcyclist, police say. The vehicles crashed at Glenwood Road and Remsen Avenue in Canarsie shortly before 10 p.m., the NYPD said. The man on the motorcycle was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition, police said. The woman driving the car was taken to Kings County Hospital, police said. Her injuries were not considered to be life-threatening. Top Tri-State News Photos News 4 NY Get the latest from NBC 4 New York anywhere, anytime Download the App Available for IOS and Android Follow NBC New YorkTwitter, Instagram, Facebook … [Read more...] about Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Crash With Car: NYPD
Robbers Stealing Electric Bikes from Food Deliverymen: NYPD
A group of teenage robbers is targetting food delivery workers in Manhattan, often punching them and then stealing their electric bikes, police said. The robbers have struck eight times since mid-September, the NYPD said. They target their victims in the evening The robberies occurred between 123rd and 88th streets on both the east and west sides. The assailants typically punch the victims in the head or face, then steal the e-bikes. The robbers -- four men and one woman -- are described as being between 15 and 19 years old. Top Tri-State News Photos News 4 NY Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Get the latest from NBC 4 New York anywhere, anytime Download the App Available for IOS and Android Follow NBC New YorkTwitter, Instagram, Facebook … [Read more...] about Robbers Stealing Electric Bikes from Food Deliverymen: NYPD
62-Year-Old Man Dies After Fire Breaks Out at Home on Staten Island: NYPD
A 62-year-old man died after a fire broke out at a home on Staten Island, authorities said. Emergency personnel responding to a report of a fire at a home at 15 Scenic Lane in Park Hill around 2:48 a.m. on Sunday found the man unconscious and unresponsive inside, the NYPD said. He was taken to Staten Island University North Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Top Tri-State News Photos News 4 NY Police didn’t immediately release the name of the victim. Get the latest from NBC 4 New York anywhere, anytime Download the App Available for IOS and Android Follow NBC New YorkTwitter, Instagram, Facebook … [Read more...] about 62-Year-Old Man Dies After Fire Breaks Out at Home on Staten Island: NYPD
More Than 100 Cars Damaged in NYC Mall Parking Garage Inferno; Suspect Arrested: NYPD
UPDATE: Mystery Swirls Around Motive of Young Alleged NYC Arsonist Police have arrested a man in connection to a seven-alarm inferno that tore through a multi-level parking garage at Brooklyn's Kings Plaza Shopping Center Monday, enveloping the entire area in thick smoke, engulfing more than 100 vehicles and leaving nearly two dozen people hurt. Suspected Arsonist Arrested in NYC Mall Inferno That Hurt 21 Police say they've arrested Avon Stephens, 23, on an arson charge in the fire at a parking garage at the mall on Avenue U and Flatbush Avenue. A motive wasn't clear, and details on an attorney for Stephens weren't immediately available. The fire call came in shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, and the blaze quickly escalated from a two-alarm to a four-alarm fire, then became a six-alarm inferno within an hour. By 11:15 a.m., it was a seven-alarm blaze. It was under control by noon. Man Seen Running From NJ Home After it Explodes, Collapses Twenty-one people, 18 of … [Read more...] about More Than 100 Cars Damaged in NYC Mall Parking Garage Inferno; Suspect Arrested: NYPD