The New York City Police Department (NYPD) recently released its yearend crime data. The numbers showed a surge in murders and shooting throughout New York City in 2020. According to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, the last time the city saw such a dramatic increase in violence was 14 years ago. There was a nearly 45…

Three teenagers were arrested in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old woman in the stairwell of a New York City apartment building. Law enforcement believed the incident occurred in connection with explicit photos that were posted online. Nyla Bond suffered stab wounds to her chest in her father’s apartment building in the Bronx. She was…

New York’s highest court has been tasked with reviewing a lower court’s decision to dismiss a murder indictment against a former elementary school teacher. James Ball, a former teacher at Smith Road Elementary in North Syracuse, was accused of fatally shooting his brother-in-law Christopher Ross. The incident occurred at Ball’s home on July 4, 2017…

A Bronx high school student was arrested on multiple charges including murder and manslaughter for killing one classmate and injuring another. Abel Cedeno, 18, was accused of stabbing two students with a switchblade during history class. A 15-year-old boy died after being stabbed in the chest, and a 16-year-old was hospitalized with serious injuries from…