Controversy arises as at least three NYC immigrants were purportedly deported to El Salvador despite a federal judge's order, with allegations of mislabeling them as gang members.

NYPD is investigating a spree of burglaries across Staten Island, Manhattan, and Brooklyn, where a suspect has stolen over $17,000 from various small businesses.

Keemont Reynolds, 25, from Manhattan, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for drug conspiracy after a trial that revealed a significant drug find in a vehicle during a traffic stop.

Miguel Rodriguez pled guilty to charges after fleeing a U.S. immigration checkpoint and possessing illegal ammunition. He led high-speed chase and crashed without causing injuries.

Two Eastern European organized crime leaders are convicted for a murder-for-hire plot targeting journalist Masih Alinejad, on orders from the Iranian Government.

Six individuals have been indicted for attempting to steal $80 million through an extensive check fraud scheme targeting COVID-19 relief funds and other government programs.

A Federal Air Marshal, Dior Jay-Jarrett, is charged with wire fraud for abusing his military privilege to get free or discounted flights after retiring from active duty.

A woman attacked a boy in a subway station and threatened his mother with a knife before fleeing. She remains at large, and the police seek information.

A fire at a NYCHA complex in Brownsville injured 13, with firefighters responding quickly. The cause is under investigation; injuries are non-life-threatening. Support is being provided to affected residents.

A man is sought for robbing a Harlem funeral director after feigning interest in planning a funeral, and later assaulting the director and stealing his belongings.

Andre Butts received an eight-year sentence for drugging and robbing LGBTQ club-goers in Manhattan, after pleading guilty to robbery and conspiracy charges.

A NY judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil's case moved to New Jersey. Khalil, a Columbia grad facing deportation over alleged Hamas ties, remains in detention. His rights and free speech implications are central to the case.

A woman was found unresponsive and later declared dead at Rikers Island, the fourth detainee death this year at the NYC jail. The death is under investigation and suspected to be a suicide. Overcrowding concerns persist as the jail population grows.