Jessica Simeone
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Man shot dead in Coney Island housing project
A man was shot to death inside of a Coney Island housing project today, police said. Shots rang out in the first floor hallway of the Surfside Gardens Houses on...
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Brooklyn *** A straphanger went berserk and menaced passengers with a boxcutter on a subway train in Coney Island, authorities said. John Handy, 47, allegedly pulled the blade on a...
Police arrest NC man for stashing gun in hotel lobby while visiting 9/11 Memorial
Police arrested a North Carolina man for stashing a loaded gun in a Financial District hotel lobby while he toured the 9/11 Memorial. Bobby Jackson, 59, was busted in Fayetteville,...
Graffiti bust for art star
A well-known graffiti artist was busted tagging a wall in Bushwick — and he says star-struck cops Googled him while he was in a holding cell. Kenny Scharf, 55, said...
Butt-dial con feels the pinch
What a butt head.An ex-con was busted for stealing an iPhone when it started ringing — while stashed up his butt in a holding cell at the West Village station...
'Drunk' cop allegedly stinking of booze crashes in Brooklyn, keeps driving
An off-duty police sergeant was arrested after he drunkenly crashed his vehicle into a parked car in Brooklyn last night, cops said. Donald Stewart, 33, slammed his 2011 Jeep Grand...
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Manhattan *** Police are looking for a man wanted for calling in a bogus bomb threat to a Times Square subway station. Cops say the suspect at right called 911...
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Brooklyn *** A man was busted and charged yesterday with raping three young women, including a 15-year-old girl, cops said. Dexter Bell, 23, was apprehended after a tip led cops...
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Manhattan *** A 67-year-old pedestrian struck by a Jeep on the Upper East Side was in critical condition last night — as the hit-and-run driver was released on bail after...
Cops hunt for sicko caught on video raping 2 teens
Police released surveillance video of the sicko wanted for raping two teens and another young woman in Brooklyn, authorities said. The video was captured last Thursday at a bus shelter...
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Brooklyn *** Cops are hunting a man (police sketch above) wanted in three rapes — including that of a 15-year-old girl, authorities said yesterday. The fiend first struck on April...
Violent crime spiking in wealthy Manhattan neighborhoods
Some of Manhattan’s wealthiest neighborhoods are exploding in a wave of violent crime that hearkens back to the bad old days when people feared going out at night, according to...
‘Robber’ Wagner grid stars sacked
Two players on the Wagner College football team were busted for allegedly swiping jewelry, a video game and a pair of piggy banks from dorm rooms during spring break, cops...
Birthday hobo ‘run over’ by subway – and lives
A troubled 26-year-old Queens man got the gift of life on his birthday — he miraculously survived being run over by a subway train, his family and authorities said.Alexander Flefleh...
Wagner College football stars arrested for alleged burglary
A pair of star players on the Wagner College football team were busted for allegedly swiping jewelry, a video game and a pair of piggy banks from other students’ dorm...
Man celebrating birthday survives tumble onto subway tracks
A deeply troubled 26-year-old man got the gift of life on his birthday — he miraculously survived being run over by a subway train, his family and authorities said. Alexander...
Man seriously injured after East Village train hit
A man is fighting for his life after being hit by a subway in the East Village, authorities said. The man was struck at the 2nd Avenue F train station...
Man electrocuted after falling onto third rail in Times Sq. train station
A man fell onto the subway tracks in Times Square this morning and was electrocuted by the third rail, authorities said. The fire department first received a call of a...
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Manhattan *** Two men held up a 21-year-old straphanger at gunpoint in a Chinatown subway station, authorities said. They grabbed the victim’s iPhone in the Canal Street J-train station at...
Hot wheels in Hell’s Kitchen
A tow truck erupted in flames yesterday — but at least the driver knew the number for Triple-A. The operator of the AAA-affiliated vehicle was lowering a disabled car off...