The NYPD has named three suspects in connection to the homicides of two men who were drugged, robbed, and killed in separate incidents following visits to New York City gay bars last year. They are asking for the public’s assistance to find the suspects and for any victims of similar crimes to come forward. The department is committed to bringing justice to the victims and ensuring the safety of the LGBTQ+ community in New York City.
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Two men have died in similar circumstances after leaving popular Hell's Kitchen gay bars in New York City, prompting an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. Shane Hoskins, 31, has been charged with two counts of grand larceny and one count of identity theft, accused of drugging and then stealing from two people in April 2022. Prosecutors allege that Hoskins and four unidentified co-conspirators would approach intoxicated people outside bars or nightclubs in Manhattan, engage them in conversation and then offer them drugs to incapacitate them and facilitate the theft of their property. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the NYPD.
Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York City on Saturday morning after a woman alleged she was assaulted in a domestic dispute. The NYPD confirmed the woman's claims and transported her to a hospital with minor head and neck injuries. Majors was taken into custody on suspicion of strangulation, assault and harassment, and the NYPD is continuing to investigate the incident.
Two gay men, John Umberger and Julio Ramirez, were found dead with their bank accounts drained after leaving New York City bars last year. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the deaths as homicides due to "drug-facilitated theft." The mother of Umberger believes her son was drugged and robbed before being found dead. The police are investigating if the deaths are connected to a string of robberies and assaults in Hell's Kitchen.
Eight people were injured after a U-Haul van struck them in Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood on Monday morning. Two of the victims are in critical condition and the suspect is in custody. The NYPD is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them as the investigation is ongoing.
A 19-year-old man from Wells, Maine has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault in connection with…
A handwritten diary expressing a desire to join the Taliban and die as a martyr has been found on the suspect. Additionally, an ISIS-aligned media unit has released a video ahead of New Year's Eve suggesting various means of attack, including explosives, handguns, knives, and toxins.
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell revealed at a press conference that a rookie NYPD officer suffered a fractured skull while patrolling on his first day. FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. praised the officer's actions and stated that there were no credible threats to New Yorkers. The suspect, who had posted jihadist writings online, was known to law enforcement agencies but did not have a criminal record.