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New York Post
4 days ago
- New York Post
Knife-wielding man dies moments after being chased by NYPD for drinking alcohol in NYC park: police
A 54-year-old man died in police custody after he ran from cops who were trying to stop him from boozing up in a Harlem park, authorities said Saturday. The man, whose identity wasn't immediately released, was in Riverside Park at West 137th Street and Riverside Drive around 10 p.m. Friday when cops saw him drinking alcohol and tried to stop him, a police source said. 'He ran from them,' said the source, who added the man had a knife of indeterminate length on him — which is why he might have bolted. The unidentified man was in Riverside Park at West 137th Street and Riverside Drive around 10 p.m. on Friday. Google When police caught up to him after a brief chase, he was having trouble breathing, cops said. Police called an ambulance but the man couldn't be saved. 'Once the ambulance arrived he went into cardiac arrest,' the source said. The NYPD's Force Investigation Division is probing the incident. Cops said that the man was having trouble breathing after the brief police chase. It wasn't clear which unit the cops who were trying to stop the man were from, but the NYPD recently launched a quality of life policing initiative to deal with minor infractions cited in 311 calls. The 'Q-Team' program, announced by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch in February, kicked off in six precincts in April. The 30th precinct where the park is located was not one of the precincts in the pilot program.
CBS News
02-05-2025
- CBS News
Police shoot man who held mother at knifepoint in the Bronx, NYPD says
A man was shot by police late Thursday night in the Bronx after the NYPD says he threatened his mother with a knife. Police said a security guard called 911 after hearing screams from the family's apartment in on Mulford Avenue in Pelham Bay. Officers arrived around 11:20 p.m. and found the 34-year-old man with his left arm around his 61-year-old mother's neck and a large kitchen knife in his right hand, police said. "Our officers engaged the male in dialog and attempted to de-escalate the situation. For over two and a half minutes, our officers attempted to get the male to put the knife down and free his mother," NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said on the scene. A man was shot by police late Thursday night in the Bronx after the NYPD says he threatened his mother with this knife. NYPD Police said the man threatened his mother while moving the knife toward her neck. "As our officers were attempting this, the male made numerous threats to kill his mother, all while he was still holding her with his arm around her neck and holding the knife," said Rivera. "Numerous times during this interaction, the male moved the knife towards his mother's neck." Police said their attempts to get him to drop the knife were unsuccessful, and an officer ended up firing one round, striking the man and freeing his mother. The suspect was rushed to Jacobi Hospital where he remains in critical condition. His mother was not injured. Police said the entire incident was captured on body-worn cameras and will be handled by the Force Investigation Division. They also released a photo of the knife recovered from the scene. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via their website.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
NYPD cops suspended for fleeing fiery fatal Manhattan crash after chasing driver, sources say
NEW YORK — Two NYPD officers fled the scene when the driver of a stolen SUV they were pursuing died in a fiery Manhattan crash, returning to their Bronx precinct without reporting what happened, police sources said Thursday. Both officers have been suspended as the NYPD's Force Investigation Division investigates their actions, a police official confirmed. The officers, both assigned to the 50th Precinct, tailed the driver of a Honda CR-V down the Henry Hudson Parkway into Manhattan early Wednesday, the sources said. The vehicle had been reported stolen. The Honda driver exited the parkway at Dyckman Street in Inwood about 4:55 a.m. and crashed into a building just off the exit on the edge of Inwood Hill Park. His car burst into flames. The officers are accused of fleeing, leaving him to die in the fiery wreck. They returned to their precinct, finished their shift and signed out without reporting what happened, police sources said. Their marked patrol vehicle was caught on surveillance cameras leaving the scene, a police source said. The driver died at the scene. His name was not immediately released. The city medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine the driver's exact cause of death, an NYPD spokesman said. This incident comes as the NYPD has cracked down on dangerous police pursuits, ordering that officers no longer chase after vehicles fleeing ordinary car stops. The new policy, which went into effect in February, allows pursuits only when a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor is committed. The new guidelines were a response to criticism that the department engages in unnecessary police pursuits that lead to crashes and injure other motorists and pedestrians. Instead of following fleeing drivers responsible for traffic violations, the department will rely on 'advanced tools of modern-day policing' to track down and apprehend the suspects, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in January. Police already utilize varying tracking techniques, including the use of drones and GPS trackers that can be fired and affixed to a fleeing vehicle. _____ (Daily News staff writer Elizabeth Keogh contributed to this story.) _____
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Yahoo
NYPD cops suspended for fleeing fiery fatal Manhattan crash after chasing driver: sources
Two NYPD officers fled the scene when a driver they were pursuing died in a fiery Manhattan crash, returning to their Bronx precinct without reporting what happened, police sources said Thursday. Both officers have been suspended as the NYPD's Force Investigation Division investigates their actions, a police official confirmed. The officers, both assigned to the 50th Precinct, tailed the driver of a Honda CR-V down the Henry Hudson Parkway into Manhattan early Wednesday, the sources said. The Honda driver exited the parkway at Dyckman St. in Inwood about 4:55 a.m. and crashed into a building just off the exit on the edge of Inwood Hill Park. His car burst into flames. The officers are accused of fleeing, leaving him to die in the fiery wreck. They returned to their precinct, finished their shift and signed out without reporting what happened, police sources said. Their marked patrol vehicle was caught on surveillance cameras leaving the scene, a police source said. The officers may have been pursuing the car because it fit the description of a vehicle used in a prior crime, a second source said. The driver died at the scene. His name was not immediately released. The city Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine the driver's exact cause of death, an NYPD spokesman said. This incident comes as the NYPD has cracked down on dangerous police pursuits, ordering that officers no longer chase after vehicles fleeing ordinary car stops. The new policy, which went into effect in February, allows pursuits only when a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor is committed. The new guidelines were a response to criticism that the department engages in unnecessary police pursuits that lead to crashes and injure other motorists and pedestrians. Instead of following fleeing drivers responsible for traffic violations, the department will rely on 'advanced tools of modern-day policing' to track down and apprehend the suspects, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in January. Police already utilize varying tracking techniques, including the use of drones and GPS trackers that can be fired and affixed to a fleeing vehicle. With Rocco Parascandola and Elizabeth Keogh
