Officer helps family of geese safely across busy street
Jeffrey Schneider was driving into New York City from New Jersey when he caught Officer Rey Lainez stopping traffic to herd a family of geese away from the Holland Tunnel. Read More
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FerryHawks to honor life and legacy of Anthony Varvaro on First Responders Day
The Staten Island FerryHawks, in partnership with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, will celebrate the life and legacy of Anthony Varvaro on Sunday, May 18 during a special commemoration of First Responders Day at SIUH Community Park. A Staten Island native, Varvaro‘s baseball journey took him from the diamonds of West Shore Little League and Curtis High School to Major League Baseball and, ultimately, to a life of service as a Port Authority police officer. Read More
Governor Hochul Honors 68 Police Officers Who Sacrificed Their Lives in Service to Their Fellow New Yorkers
Names of 68 Law Enforcement Personnel Have Been Added to the New York State Police Officers Memorial at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. State Landmarks Will Be Illuminated Blue Tonight, May 6, To Remember the Fallen and Recognize the Service of Police Officers Across the State Read More
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment Of Man For Terroristic Threats Against Central Synagogue
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the indictment of LUIS RAMIREZ, 23, for allegedly making terroristic threats to Central Synagogue and the Jewish community in Manhattan. RAMIREZ is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with one count each of Making a Terroristic Threat as a Hate Crime, Making a Terroristic Threat and Aggravated Threat of Mass Harm.
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Stolen Mercedes Rams Leonia Cop Car Twice Before Crashing Near GWB, Police Say
Three people were arrested and two others remain at large after a stolen car rammed a police vehicle twice during a high-speed chase that ended near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said. Leonia Police Sgt. Ray Forsdahl was on patrol on Broad Avenue near the Englewood border around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, when a license plate reader hit on a black 2017 Mercedes-Benz 4-door sedan that had been reported stolen earlier that day in Newark, Leonia Police Chief Scott Tamagny said.
Carjacker attacks officers with a knife on the GWB: police
Three officers from the Port Authority Police Department were injured early Sunday morning during an incident with an armed carjacker, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
A joint investigation has been launched into a series of connected events throughout Bergen County, N.J., that led up to the attack. Read More