The Latest Breaking News from New York Police Department

Off-duty NYPD cop shoots wife’s suspected lover to death before killing himself outside Buffalo Wild Wings

NEW YORK — An off-duty New York Police Department officer shot to death a man he suspected was having an affair with his wife, then turned the gun on himself, NYPD sources said Monday.

Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022

Jury to deliberate in ex-NYPD officer's Capitol riot trial

Jurors have returned to court to deliberate in the federal trial of a New York Police Department veteran charged with assaulting an officer who tried to protect the Capitol from an attacking insurrectionist mob last year

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

NYPD offers reward, continues hunt for killer who left Queens woman's body in duffel bag

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department on Tuesday offered a $3,500 reward for information on the killing of Queens mom Orsolya Gaal, as detectives continue to try to figure out who stabbed her more than 50 times before stuffing her body in a duffel bag.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Manhunt underway for Brooklyn subway shooting suspect as authorities seek video evidence

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department canvassed a Brooklyn neighborhood for video footage Tuesday as investigators hunted the fugitive gunman who slipped away after shooting 10 passengers on a crowded morning subway train, sources told the New York Daily News.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

You snooze, you lose: NYPD cracking down on subway sleeping

NEW YORK — Almost 500 straphangers have been ticketed this year for taking up too much space napping in subway cars, a New York Police Department chief said Friday at a City Council budget hearing.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Homeless people on subway trains see little change as NY mayor’s crackdown takes effect

NEW YORK — Homeless subway rider Diego Sergio de los Rios, sitting inside a train at the 242nd Street subway station in the Bronx, was actually looking forward to a visit from the New York Police Department.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

NYC drill rap music scene eyed by NYPD as fuel for spate of gun violence

NEW YORK — New York Police Department officers trying to get a handle on the spate of gun violence plaguing neighborhoods across the city have run up against a special brand of warfare inflamed by riotous rap lyrics.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams apologizes for using racial slur

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has apologized after a 2019 video surfaced showing him using a racial slur for white people when talking about the New York Police Department

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

NYPD honors whistleblower Frank Serpico — 50 years late

The New York Police Department has recognized Frank Serpico's service and injury in the line of duty more than 50 years later with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Frank Serpico finally gets his formal Medal of Honor certificate from the NYPD

NEW YORK — Frank Serpico has finally gotten his due from the New York Police Department.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022