The NYPD has discovered a trap door in a Bronx day care center while conducting a search warrant in response to the death of a 1-year-old boy and the illness of three other children. Under the trap door, they found fentanyl, other narcotics and drug paraphernalia. The investigation is ongoing and the day care center has been closed since the incident last week.
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NBA star Kevin Porter Jr. has been taken into custody at the 17th Precinct in Midtown Manhattan, suspected of assaulting his girlfriend. Police responded to a 911 call at 6:45 a.m. at the Millennium Hilton New York One UN Plaza, where they found a 26-year-old woman with a laceration on her face. Porter is expected to be charged with assault and strangulation, and the investigation is ongoing.
The NYPD has suspended a sergeant after a man fleeing from officers on a motorbike died after the sergeant allegedly threw a plastic cooler at him. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation has launched an investigation into the incident and the NYPD has said that it is committed to conducting a full and thorough investigation and will take appropriate action based on the facts and circumstances of the case. The incident has sparked outrage among local residents and activists, who have called for an independent investigation.
A gay professional dancer was tragically killed in a possible anti-gay hate crime at a gas station in Brooklyn, New York. Surveillance footage shows the victim and his friends vogueing to Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album before a separate group of men approached them. The NYPD has identified a suspect and is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, sparking outrage in the LGBTQ+ community and calls for an end to violence against queer people.
On Thursday evening, a collision between a double-decker tour bus and an MTA bus in Manhattan left 18 people injured. 27 were hospitalized, including the tour bus driver, and 50 were examined at the scene. Fire and EMS officials had to use ladders and ropes to get some people out of the bus due to the crash damage. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment and the MTA is working with the NYPD to investigate the incident.
Two boys from New York, Alfa Barrie and Garrett Warren, were reported missing last week and found dead in different rivers around Manhattan. The NYPD is investigating their mysterious deaths, and their loved ones are desperate for answers. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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.
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.