On Thursday, the NYPD released body-cam footage showing a man being shot and killed during a standoff in his Bronx apartment. DNAinfo reports that Miguel Richards, 31, is the man seen in the footage holding a knife and toy gun in the corner of a room on September 6. A landlord reportedly called police after not hearing from the …
A New York City man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before jumping out of a window and plummeting eight stories to his death, according to NY Daily News. DNAinfo reports that Francisco Ferreiras, 69, stabbed Bernarda Ferreiras, 53, Sunday night during an argument about a trip she was taking to the Dominican Republic. After carrying out the …
An 11-month-old Queens, New York, boy was declared brain dead over the weekend after being violently shaken and abused, officials revealed Tuesday. The New York Daily News reports that relatives called 911 Thursday afternoon after Jeremiah Callaghan vomited baby formula and fell unconscious. The child apparently passed out after coming home from the park. Callaghan …
A Manhattan pharmacist is facing charges for allegedly swindling Medicaid out of millions and spending the money on luxury goods and plastic surgery. Hin Wong, 49, a pharmacist and the owner of NY Pharmacy, is accused of offering kickbacks to patients and billing Medicaid for HIV medications that were never dispensed. In addition to criminal charges, authorities announced …
Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to rape a 74-year-old woman as she rode in the elevator of her Bronx apartment, according to CBS New York. The incident allegedly occurred Friday night after the woman, later identified as Ana Ventura, and the suspect got in the same elevator. Surveillance footage caught the man appearing …
The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s help in locating a young mother and her 5-month-old daughter who disappeared in Brooklyn on Saturday. Authorities said that Sarah Oliveras, 15, and her daughter, Arlene, were last seen at Lutheran Social Services Saturday night. Sarah is five feet tall and has brown eyes. She …
A man testified Wednesday that his adoptive father threatened to murder him if he didn’t accept his sexual advances. Taking in more than 140 boys in a 20-year span, Cesar Gonzales-Mugaburu, 60, is accused of molesting eight kids he had in his care. According to the New York Daily News, the 29-year-old witness, who was about …
