February 17, 2006
Woman, 65, shot dead by cops after altercation with neighbor
A Staten Island woman known for her history of eccentric behavior was shot by a police sergeant after lunging at him with a knife. The incident began when she began ringing her neighbors' doorbells at 4.30 in the morning. That... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 11:10 AM | # | TrackBack
December 11, 2004
Murder Scene in East Harlem +
Second Ave, East Harlem, 1:15 am. Cop arriving in van: "Well, you called the 85* in." Cop on post: "Yeah, but only because I saw the guys running." Lots of plainclothes officers and detectives on the scene, searching through... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 2:06 AM | # | TrackBack
December 3, 2004
Hostage drama in Brooklyn library
Gerard Joseph was very interested in a female co-worker at the Brooklyn Central Library. He repeatedly begged her for a date, but she wasn't interested. Finally, she relented, but the data didn't go well. When she refused to go out... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 12:47 PM | # | TrackBack
August 25, 2004
Robber poses as cop, slashes Bronx waitress at her home
Very scary. A Bronx woman was at home when a man showed up at her door and identified himself as a police officer. After she let him in, he stole her money and her jewelry, and then cut her... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 6:54 AM | # | TrackBack
August 6, 2004
Feisty Teen Fights Back Against Elderly Park Rapist
A 16-year-old girl was nearly raped in Riverside Park near 116th Street yesterday afternoon, but she punched her knife-wielding attacker in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The girl ran off, but the attacker stayed put: the police later... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 4:39 AM | # | TrackBack
August 4, 2004
Felon Almost Sneaks Shank into Court
Francisco Urbina, a convicted drug dealer and robber, showed up at Brooklyn Supreme Court with a 7-inch shank (knife blade) concealed inside a walking stick. A sharp-eyed guard noticed something suspicious in Urbina's manner and examined the cane as it... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 10:32 PM | # | TrackBack