The firebug first lit a parked NYPD police car on fire near City Hall at around 2:20 a.m. in front of 254 Broadway on Jan. 10, according to cops. A masked arsonist is responsible for four Big ...

The NYPD has released surveillance footage of a pair of men sought for yanking a chain off a 53-year-old father in Coney Island moments before he died in the back of a livery car. Michael ...

The NYPD updated its policy regarding when officers can initiate vehicle pursuits on Wednesday. While the old rules gave officers little direction on when to engage in car chases, the new guidance ...

The NYPD is now rolling out new guidelines restricting police car chases to cases involving the most serious and violent crimes. Pursuits will no longer be permitted for traffic violations and ...

Michael Shelonchik, whose birthday was the day before his death, got out of the for-hire car near a bank at W.Fifth St. and Neptune Ave. at about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. A police source said ...

NYPD car chases have surged during the Adams administration as police tried to curtail the use of ghost cars — vehicles with fake license plates — since many of those cars are used in crimes ...

In 2024, there were 2,278 police car pursuits, 25% of which resulted in collisions, property damage or personal loss or injury, according to NYPD data. Officials said 67% of such collisions ...

In December, we reported that the number of car chases by New York Police Department officers skyrocketed under Mayor Eric Adams, accompanied by a rise in the crash rate for NYPD vehicles.

New rules from the New York Police Department restrict when vehicles can chase suspects, a reform that addresses safety concerns over the dangerous tactic. The policy, announced Wednesday by NYPD ...