JUN 04 — Crime & Courts
Bragg Indicts 8 in $5M Interstate Cargo-Theft Ring
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced an eight-defendant indictment in a multistate scheme that impersonated shipping carriers to steal nearly $5 million in…
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APR 30 — Crime & Courts
SDNY Charges Sinaloa Governor in Cartel Drug Conspiracy
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton unsealed an indictment charging the sitting governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state and nine other officials with conspiring…
APR 01 — Crime & Courts
SDNY Charges Maryland Man in $53M Uranium Finance Crypto Hack
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say Jonathan Spalletta drained Uranium Finance of more than $50 million in 2021 and spent millions on rare collectibles.
MAR 18 — Crime & Courts
Freed After 19 Years: Brooklyn Vacates Windley Robbery Case
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez moved to vacate Kenneth Windley's 2007 robbery conviction after two other men confessed — the office's only exoneration of 2025 as…
FEB 09 — Crime & Courts
NYPD Updates Facial-Recognition Rules as Drone Flights Surge
The NYPD published revised POST Act impact-and-use policies on Feb. 4 governing facial recognition and drones, amid a 3,200% jump in drone flights since 2022.
JAN 28 — Crime & Courts
Judge Names Nicholas Deml to Take Control of Rikers Island
Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain named Nicholas Deml, former head of Vermont's prison system, as the court-appointed remediation manager who will run Rikers…
JAN 16 — Crime & Courts
AG James, Tisch Charge Florida Man in Ghost-Gun 'Iron Pipeline'
A 71-count indictment accuses Orlando resident Lawrence Destefano of mailing serialized firearms and ghost-gun kits into Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.
JAN 06 — Crime & Courts
NYPD: 302 Murders in 2025, Fewest Shootings on Record
NYPD year-end CompStat figures show murders fell from 380 in 2024 to 302 in 2025, with shooting incidents and victims the fewest in the department's recorded…
DEC 22 — Crime & Courts
Subway Crime Hits 16-Year Low as State Adds $77M for Patrols
Gov. Hochul and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch say major transit crime in 2025 fell to its lowest level in 16 years, and committed $77 million for 2026…
DEC 15 — Crime & Courts
Queens DA Charges 13 in $2.2M Home Depot Theft-Ring Indictment
A 780-count indictment accuses 13 people of stealing more than $2.2 million in merchandise from 128 Home Depot stores across nine states and reselling it.
NOV 21 — Crime & Courts
Long-Term Study: NYC Bail Reform Lowered Re-Arrest Rates
A John Jay study tracking defendants for 50 months finds New York City releasees under bail reform were re-arrested less often than comparable detainees.
MAY 12 — Crime & Courts
New York Rewrites Discovery Law in FY26 Budget Deal
Governor Hochul and the Legislature narrowed New York's 2019 discovery-reform statute in the FY26 budget, aiming to curb automatic case dismissals while…