Man gets maximum sentence for brutal Easter robbery of woman, 93
Antonio Santiago was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in jail for the Easter Sunday robbery of Rhawnhurst woman Estelle DiCamillo, 93.
Man charged with allegedly castrating paraplegic in assisted living
Bail was set for $5 million for Edgar Bonilla, 41, who is accused of cutting off the testicles of a paraplegic man inside an assisted living facility.
Legal groups to sue city, NYPD over Muslim surveillance
The NYCLU and ACLU are suing Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, alleging that the NYPD’s Muslim surveillance program is unconstitutional.
Indictment in Greenwich Village hate crime killing
A man has been indicted for the fatal shooting in Greenwich Village, the most violent of an apparent uptick in reported anti-gay hate crimes in Manhattan.
Brooklyn man indicted for allegedly training dogs to fight
A Brooklyn man was indicted for today for training dogs to fight.
New York City settles lawsuit over police pension benefits
The has settled a lawsuit in which the federal government alleged it improperly reduced retirement benefits for cops who served in the military after 9/11.
Journalist fights to keep secret sources on Colorado theater shooting
Jana Winter, a New York-based journalist, cited two unnamed law enforcement sources in reporting on the accused gunman, James Holmes.
Former Catholic priest, teacher sentenced in child sex abuse trial
Former Catholic priest Charles Englehardt and teacher Bernard Shero were sentenced for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old student at St. Jerome Parish.
Student pleads guilty to stabbing Muslim taxi driver
A film student pleaded guilty to attempted murder as a hate crime for stabbing a cab driver in what prosecutors said was an anti-Muslim attack.
D.A. convenes grand jury to investigate fatal building collapse
District Attorney Seth Williams announced an investigative grand jury will look into possible criminal charges in last week’s fatal building collapse.