Police have taken a male suspect into custody after the sexual assault of a 15-year-old in Central Park. The investigation is ongoing, and officials are asking anyone with information to come forward.

A man shot himself in Manhattan and falsely claimed an assailant attacked him, provoking a manhunt. He's in critical but stable condition and may face weapon and false reporting charges.

A CVS worker was fatally stabbed on Christmas; a suspect was charged with second-degree murder. Police and the victim's family criticized CVS's delay in releasing surveillance footage.

A family of four lost their home and one person was injured in a Long Beach house fire on Friday night, with firefighters from multiple departments responding to the blaze.

Fatal shooting in Bronx NYCHA building claims life of 15-year-old Eric Aitken and injures a 14-year-old; no arrests made. Community members demand increased safety measures.

NYPD seeks a suspect for a subway slashing incident in Manhattan. A 38-year-old man was injured after a verbal dispute escalated on December 20. The assailant fled and remains at large.

Bronx authorities are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl found unconscious; she later died at the hospital. Family identification and cause of death are pending, with no arrests made.

Police rescued an eight-year-old boy from an icy pond in Long Island after the ice broke, with officers pulling him to safety and transporting him to the hospital.

CVS employee Edeedson Cine, 23, was fatally stabbed in Lindenhurst, NY; police seek a white male suspect in his 40s.

U.S. Marshals arrested Wei Hou on second-degree murder charges for the death of his mother, Zhu Hou, in her NYC apartment; he was apprehended near Albany and had a history of criminal activity.

Cholo Abdi Abdullah of Kenya was sentenced to life in prison for planning a 9/11-style terror attack in the U.S. after extensive investigation linked him to al-Shabaab.

A former U.S. bank executive, Edward Gene Smith, is indicted for sex crimes, including child pornography and obstructing justice, with a trial set for February 2025.

A former USDA employee was sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a $66 million food stamp fraud scheme, where she provided EBT license numbers to criminals.