A suspect was arrested after leaving a harmless but suspicious package in Times Square, causing an evacuation. He faces charges including making terroristic threats.

A Gloversville man, Todd Austin, was sentenced to 78 months for distributing meth, with co-defendants also receiving prison terms. This is part of an effort to combat drug trafficking in Upstate New York.

NY Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit against the DOJ to maintain VOCA funding without tying it to federal immigration enforcement cooperation.

Six unauthorized cannabis shops in Queens were closed following Operation Weed Whacker, resulting in four arrests and the seizure of illegal substances.

Mina Tadrus was sentenced to 30 months in prison for investment adviser fraud after pleading guilty to a $5.7 million scheme with his AI-powered hedge fund, Tadrus Capital LLC.

A U.S.-Russian dual citizen, Vadim Yermolenko, is sentenced to 30 months for export control and sanction violation schemes aiding Russian military and intelligence.

Keith Taylor, ex-CEO of Modest Needs Foundation, pleaded guilty to defrauding the charity of $2.5 million and evading taxes.

Two Queens deli workers were shot while stopping a robbery; the assailant, who stole $800, escaped and is sought by NYPD.

NYPD searches for a suspect after a 15-year-old girl was raped in the Bronx; the suspect is a male between 17-19 years old. The girl is in stable condition at a hospital. Public assistance is sought.

A woman was found dead in her car on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon, N.Y., leading to a suspicious death investigation by Westchester County Police.

Times Square was evacuated due to a suspicious package, which was found to be harmless. NYPD and the Bomb Squad responded; streets were closed but later reopened.

Authorities are searching for a woman who used pepper spray during a dispute on the L train in Queens, injuring a 68-year-old man. The incident occurred at Halsey Street station and police have released images of the suspect.

An MTA officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning his gun at Grand Central Terminal and is recovering in the hospital. An internal investigation is ongoing.