The Latest Breaking News from Keechant Sewell

NYPD widow announces she’s pregnant with slain officer's child at tearful 1-year memorial service

NEW YORK — Heartbreak gave way to shock and joy Saturday at a St. Patrick’s Cathedral memorial for two slain New York City Police Department officers, with the teary widow of one cop announcing the couple’s surprise pregnancy to cheers.

Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2023

Man who police say attacked 3 NYPD officers with machete near Times Square had recently converted to jihadism, sources say

NEW YORK — A young Maine man who recently became fixated with radical Islamic jihadism wounded two NYPD cops with a massive curved knife just outside the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, fracturing a rookie officer’s skull before being shot by police, law enforcement sources said Sunday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 1, 2023

Man attacks 3 NYPD cops with machete not far from Times Square celebration

NEW YORK — An attacker with a machete assaulted three NYPD officers just outside the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, fracturing a rookie cop’s skull before police shot him in the shoulder, police said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 1, 2023

NYPD to increase security for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

NEW YORK — Along with Baby Yoda, SpongeBob SquarePants and Smokey the Bear balloons, revelers can expect to see an increased police presence along the route of the 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Nov 24, 2022

Two men arrested in connection to threats against Jewish community in New York

Two men were arrested at New York's Penn Station in connection with threats to the Jewish community, police said on Saturday.

Reuters · Nov 20, 2022

NYC Jewish community terror threat averted by suspects’ arrest at Penn Station

NEW YORK — A “developing threat” to New York City’s Jewish community was averted by the arrests of two armed men at Penn Station, New York City Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Armed men nabbed at Penn Station were ‘threat’ to NYC’s Jewish community, police say

NEW YORK — A “developing threat” to New York City’s Jewish community was averted by the arrests of two men at Penn Station — one of whom had Nazi-type insignia on him, New York City Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell and sources said Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

NYC Jewish community terror threat averted by suspects’ arrest at Penn Station

NEW YORK — A “developing threat” to New York City’s Jewish community was averted early Saturday by the arrests of two armed men at Penn Station, New York City Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a statement.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening.

WEKU · Oct 11, 2022

NYPD top cop Keechant Sewell patted down at Kennedy Airport — but trip led to feud between detective, security detail

NEW YORK — Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell was fine with a careful screening by TSA agents before she boarded a flight out of town late in August — but her trip to Kennedy Airport got on the nerves of the cops who accompanied her, police sources told the Daily News.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022