Tag: crime

The suspect grabbed electronics in one case, while snatching money from cash registers in another, police said.

A man was slashed in the face following an argument early Tuesday morning on an Upper West Side train.

Fifty-one year old man arrested at the scene/Rowdy behavior may have preceded the incident.

Crime isn't a choice; it just shows up.

A 42-year old woman was punched repeatedly as an assailant tried to take her bag.

The man sought allegedly snatched a cellphone from a 36-year-old woman on a southbound #2 train near Broadway and West 72nd Street.

The perpetrator fled the train at 125th Street, with $40 of the victim's money.

A 55-year-old woman was walking on the path, when an unidentified man engaged her in conversation and then assaulted her.

The victim is in stable condition.

Crime has moderated in the 20th Precinct in February after a tough start to the year.

Captain Noreen Lazarus steps in as some crimes have begun ticking up after improvement at the end of last year.

The first time it happened was on October 8, 2022, at around 12:50 p.m., police reported.

A single gunshot rang out this afternoon at 3:45 p.m. near W. 106th Street and Riverside Park.

It is a recurring theme at local precinct Community Council meetings: thieves are taking checks from United States Postal Service (USPS) mailboxes.

The Rag did a deeper dive into the available data to determine how the hate-crime rise played out on the Upper West Side.

A man with a firearm entered La Quinta Inn and demanded money.

Does the crime data confirm the perception of an increase in violent crimes or threats of violence?

The Rag took a look at what is actually happening today, according to police data, and how today’s crime rates compare with the past.

Crime incidents in almost all categories are on the rise.

Police have arrested a man they said committed sexual assaults on the Upper West Side and elsewhere in the city.