Joe Marino
Joe Marino is a senior reporter at the New York Post.
Background
New York Post senior reporter Joe Marino, a Brooklyn native and NYU Politics graduate, covers law enforcement, public safety, and the criminal justice system. His deep understanding of New York City's communities informs his in-depth and up-to-date reporting on these critical issues.
Latest Articles
Boulder, Colorado firebomb madman hit with hate crime charges, said he plotted antisemitic attack on peaceful marchers for a year: feds
The hate-fueled Colorado firebomber disguised himself as a landscaper and used a garden hose filled with gasoline to spray flames at his victims, sources told The Post on Monday, with the...
Madman launches ‘targeted terror attack’ with Molotov cocktails, 'flamethrower' -- injuring 8 while shouting 'Free Palestine' -- at Israeli hostages event in Colorado
Eight victims between 52 and 88 years old were hospitalized. One victim, who was medevaced, was left in critical condition.
At least 4 MTA employees attacked by unhinged riders on NYC buses, trains: cops, sources
In the first assault, a wrench-wielding maniac bashed a 71-year-old driver in the forehead on board a B61 bus at Lorraine and Hicks streets in Red Hook just after 8...
Migrant arrested over handwritten letter threatening Trump assassination may have been set up
An illegal migrant from Mexico who was arrested over a handwritten letter that threatened to assassinate President Trump may have actually been set up, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Detective on Adams' security detail among two NYPD cops embroiled in crypto torture scandal — including one who picked up victim from airport
The off-duty detective who drove torture victim Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan from the airport to the crypto brothers' Soho pad had served on Mayor Adams’ security detail.
Shocking international plot that led to kidnap, torture of Italian tourist by crypto bros revealed
The pair of hard-partying crypto bros accused of sadistically torturing an Italian millionaire lured him to New York City with the promise of returning Bitcoin they had allegedly stolen from...
Crypto king who allegedly kidnapped bitcoin millionaire left trail of debts before landing in NYC, becoming big-spending club fixture
William Duplessie, 33, owed hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury homes and cars in Florida and wracked up criminal trouble in Switzerland for allegedly beating his fiancée.
Second suspect arrested in brutal off-duty cop beating in Bronx
The NYPD blasted out an image of the 22-year-old on Wednesday in a bid to hunt him down — a day after his alleged accomplice was busted over the sick...
23-year-old thug suspected of beating off-duty NYPD officer in caught-on-camera assault is nabbed
One of the thugs suspected of savagely beating and robbing an off-duty NYPD cop in The Bronx was busted in Virginia on Tuesday.
Queens 1-month-old fatally mauled by family puppy while parents slept: 'I heard [the mom] screaming'
"She told me she woke up and the dog was eating the baby!” the mom’s female friend told The Post. “Chewing on the baby's face!”
Crypto bigwig surrenders to NYPD for questioning in sick SoHo torture case after holiday weekend in the Hamptons: sources
William Duplessie became a person of interest in the gruesome case after Italian crypto millionaire Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan broke free from his captors on Friday and tipped off the...
Top NYC engineer's welding may have sparked methane on sewage boat, killing him in blast
A top city Environmental Protection engineer killed in a weekend sewage-boat explosion may have accidentally blown himself up by welding near methane, sources told The Post on Monday.
Swiss crypto bigwig partying in Hamptons before he surrenders over horrific SoHo torture of Bitcoin billionaire: sources
The Euro exec was named as a person of interest in the sensational case after the arrest of Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz on Friday for allegedly kidnapping and torturing...
2nd crypto bigwig in SoHo torture case to surrender, sources say -- as Catholic priest performs ritual at site
The Euro exec became a person of interest in the case after the arrest of Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz on Friday for allegedly holding wealthy trader Michael Vanlentino Teofrasto...
NYC prosecutor recruited DA, NYPD pals to rig arrest of NYT reporter hubby in bitter custody battle: bombshell suit
Assistant District Attorney Amanda Goun conspired to have her husband, health-care reporter Joseph Goldstein, busted on trumped-up assault and child-abuse charges in 2022 to win custody of their two young...
Freak raw sewage boat explosion on Hudson River kills city worker
One city worker was killed and two more were injured after a blast ripped through the hull of a ship on the Hudson River.
$100M Crypto King accused of sadistically torturing Italian tourist held without bail as disturbing details of ordeal emerge
Kentucky-based cryptocurrency investor, John Woeltz, is accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian businessman.
Crypto investor allegedly tortured captive Italian businessman with a chainsaw for weeks in luxe NYC pad in sadistic scheme to gain password: sources
A cryptocurrency investor was arrested Friday after an Italian businessman who had apparently been tied up and tortured inside a ritzy New York City apartment was able to escape.
Rapist out on parole nabbed for savagely beating NYC mom unconscious as disturbing new details emerge
A convicted rapist was in custody Friday for savagely beating unconscious a mom on Randall’s island — having called 911 to report the beating himself, according to police sources.
How left-wing Chicago social justice warrior Elias Rodriguez allegedly became homegrown anti-Israel terrorist
CHICAGO — A homegrown social justice warrior who spent years marinating in left-wing protests and propaganda — Is accused of executing two young Israeli diplomats in cold blood.