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Shocking data detail NYC illegal migrant crime with 3.2K arrests — including assault, robbery, murder
May 2, 2025 | 2:52pmThe newly released data, which was exclusively obtained by The Post, reveals that 3,219 asylum seekers were arrested a total of 4,884 times between Jan. 1, 2023, and Oct. 31,...
Suspect accused of killing four people in Minneapolis mass shooting was arrested in February for alleged robbery
May 2, 2025 | 9:49amA suspect in a mass shooting earlier this week that left four people dead and another person injured has been arrested, Minneapolis police announced late Thursday.
First NYPD class since recruitment standards were eased is sworn in as city vows to get ranks to 35K
April 30, 2025 | 2:12pmCity officials said 670 new NYPD cops were sworn in on Thursday, with brass hoping lowered standards will help fill the ranks of New York's Finest.
'Hysterical' Karen Read made startling admission after finding Boston cop boyfriend dead: key witness
April 30, 2025 | 11:18amThe witness told jurors she heard her crazed friend making the alleged admission to a first responder at some point after they found John O'Keefe's body on Jan. 29, 2022.
Former Seattle Police employee sues city for $3M over rumors of affair with ex-police chief: report
April 29, 2025 | 10:00pmJamie Tompkins, a former news anchor turned chief of staff to ex-Police Chief Adrian Diaz, suffered from a “sexually hostile” workplace that extended from patrol cops to top brass.
NYPD's new 'Q-Team' tackles NYC's quality of life gripes – The Post rode along as officers responded to abandoned cars and excessive noise
April 29, 2025 | 5:46pmThe Post rode along with the NYPD's new quality of life team in Brooklyn -- and found New Yorkers give the effort the thumbs up.
3 people dead after shooting near Swedish capital: police
April 29, 2025 | 2:25pmSwedish police said that three people are confirmed dead after a shooting on Tuesday in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, and are “investigating the incident as a murder.”
Cops probing threats, harassment against 2 women during protest outside NYC synagogue after vile video circulates online
April 28, 2025 | 3:37am“They were shouting at me, threatening to rape me, chanting ‘death to Arabs,'" the terrified victim said.
Suspect in Vancouver festival attack ID'd after at least 11 killed, dozens more injured
April 27, 2025 | 9:10pmThe 30-year-old was arrested at the scene by authorities and was “known” to law enforcement and mental health care professionals before he allegedly carried out his deadly attack, Vancouver police...
Nassau County Police Department marks 100th birthday with massive hometown parade
April 27, 2025 | 6:28pm"Thank you, thank you!" lifelong Wantagh resident Rose Lule shouted at the procession.
Vancouver festival attack suspect was 'known' to police, apologized to crowd as they detained him after deadly rampage
April 27, 2025 | 8:51amThe driver who allegedly plowed his SUV into a Vancouver Filipino festival on Saturday, killing eleven, was held by bystanders before police arrived – and was “known” to law enforcement,...
NYC precinct council prez resigns after fury over removing Israeli hostage posters
April 26, 2025 | 11:50amThe head of a Manhattan council that partners with the NYPD resigned after sparking outrage for tearing down posters of hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, The Post has learned.
NYC subway assaults surge -- and critics warn it'll get worse with congestion pricing: 'Forcing more New Yorkers underground'
April 26, 2025 | 8:28amFelony assaults are up 9% so far this year, going from 168 to 193 over the same period last year, according to the NYPD data. And they're up a staggering...
Def Leppard drummer admits he's still 'struggling' two years after madman attacked him outside hotel
April 23, 2025 | 5:02pmIt's been two years since Rick Allen, the legendary drummer from Def Leppard, was randomly attacked outside a Florida hotel, and the 61-year-old musician is still struggling with the aftermath.
Unknown Gilgo murder victim — dubbed 'Peaches' for distinct tattoo — finally ID'd along with her toddler after decades of mystery
April 23, 2025 | 8:09amThe identities of a dismembered woman dubbed “Peaches” and her 2-year-old daughter were finally revealed by cops on Wednesday -- some 30 years after their remains were found scattered near...
Nassau County wants to make it illegal to stand within 15 feet of cops -- but critics say 'buffer zone' is unconstitutional
April 22, 2025 | 6:49pmCivilians who enter the "zone" for police, firefighters and other first responders during an emergency would be slapped with a misdemeanor and a $1,000 fine.
Minn. state employee who allegedly caused over $20K in damages to Teslas is let off by woke DA — as cops slam deal
April 22, 2025 | 8:44amA progressive district attorney has declined to charge a Tim Walz state employee allegedly caught causing $20,000 damage by vandalizing half a dozen Teslas.
Karen Read heads to trial for the second time for allegedly murdering Boston cop boyfriend
April 22, 2025 | 7:00amRead's first trial -- which saw 74 witnesses take the stand and throngs of Read fanatics outside the courthouse over two months -- ended in a hung jury in July.
Theories emerge after mom kidnapped, found dead in burnt car
April 21, 2025 | 7:20amA Sydney mother who was kidnapped before being found dead in a burnt out car may have been targeted.
Elderly man found with gunshot wound to the head in Brooklyn Bridge Park after apparent suicide attempt
April 20, 2025 | 2:00pmPolice responding to a 911 call at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Sunday morning found a man with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.