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Manhattan: East 128th Street & Lexington Avenue, a 26-year-old intoxicated man was arrested last week Monday on April 6th, after allegedly attacking an officer while police attempted to take him into custody in East Harlem, within the confines of the NYPD…

Manhattan: East 128th Street & Lexington Avenue, a 26-year-old intoxicated man was arrested last week Monday on April 6th, after allegedly attacking an officer while police attempted to take him into custody in East Harlem, within the confines of the NYPD 25th Precinct. According to police, officers observed the man rolling around on the sidewalk while appearing intoxicated and in distress. Officers attempted to remove him from the scene and get him safely into custody. During the encounter, police said the man became combative and scratched one officer in the face, causing lacerations. He then allegedly flailed his arms and refused repeated commands to place his hands behind his back. Du...

Manhattan: East 42nd Street & Park Avenue, chaos unfolded inside Grand Central Terminal this morning when a machete-wielding man slashed three people inside the subway station before being shot by officers from the NYPD Transit Bureau. Police say officers were alerted around 9:40 a.m. after a civilian flagged them down about a man attacking people with a large knife on the platforms. Officers rushed toward the suspect, found multiple victims suffering slash wounds, and encountered the man still armed. Officers gave numerous orders for him to drop the machete, but he instead advanced toward them, leading one officer to open fire. After the shooting, the NYPD officers started CPR on the susp...

Bronx: East 154th Street & Courtlandt Ave, a man stole hubcaps off a car — then tried selling them to a random person who turned out to be the owner. According to witnesses, the suspect stole hubcaps off a parked vehicle last week and started walking around trying to sell them for cash. At some point, he approached a random person on the street and offered the hubcaps. The problem was that those hubcaps belonged to the person he was talking to. The owner realized that the same hubcaps being offered to him were the ones just stolen from his car. The thief took a classic old beating from the car owner, handed the hubcaps back, and then walked off — likely looking for his next hustle.

Manhattan: Rivington Street & Essex Street, a 25-year-old driver lost control of his yellow taxi, jumped the curb, and struck two pedestrians standing on the sidewalk before crashing into a bodega last week Saturday. The impact caused significant damage to the storefront and sent debris across the sidewalk. One of the pedestrians was thrown into a basement stairwell, while the other was thrown onto the pavement. The driver, along with his two 24-year-old passengers, and both pedestrians were transported to the hospital in stable condition and are expected to survive. No arrests have been made.

Manhattan: West 125th Street & Frederick Douglass Blvd, a serious multi-vehicle crash left one person dead and several others injured in Harlem this past Thursday. Police say a 49-year-old man driving a Hyundai Tucson was heading eastbound on West 125th Street…

Manhattan: West 125th Street & Frederick Douglass Blvd, a serious multi-vehicle crash left one person dead and several others injured in Harlem this past Thursday. Police say a 49-year-old man driving a Hyundai Tucson was heading eastbound on West 125th Street when he struck two men riding e-bikes at the intersection of Frederick Douglass Boulevard, within the confines of the 28th Precinct. After hitting the e-bike riders, the driver continued eastbound, crashing into a parked NYPD vehicle, which then struck a parked Lexus NX350. The Hyundai then slammed into a parked tractor trailer and a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 40-year-old man. EMS rushed both e-bike riders to the hospital in critical co...

Bronx: West Fordham Road & Grand Avenue, a 70-year-old man was found dead early Friday morning on the street in the Fordham section of the Bronx. According to police, EMS and officer from the NYPD 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call around 6:30 a.m. on March 6 for an unconscious man in front of a building on West Fordham Road. Upon arrival, officers found the man unconscious and unresponsive on the ground. EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.

Brooklyn: Furman Street & Doughty Street, a chaotic scene unfolded last Monday evening as a large group of kids flooded Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park and began acting erratically and hostile, sparking multiple fights and drawing a heavy police response. Officers from the 84th Precinct arrived and issued repeated warnings for the crowd to disperse, but many individuals refused to comply as tensions continued to escalate. Officers eventually moved in and took multiple people into custody, issuing summonses as the disorder was brought under control.

Brooklyn: Remsen Avenue & Church Avenue, achaotic rampage unfolded along Remsen Avenue when an individual began damaging multiple businesses in the area. The individual entered a Metro PCS store near 560 Remsen Avenue and removed a chair from inside the location.…