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NEW YORK (AP) — Police on Tuesday were hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded park, wounding four people including two young children,

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A 3-year-old and his 6-year-old brother were among four people shot and wounded when shots were fired at a crowd outside a Bronx park Tuesday evening, the New York Police Department said.

A 3-year-old and his 6-year-old brother were among four people shot and wounded when shots were fired at a crowd outside a Bronx park Tuesday evening, the New York Police Department said.

The once-rare practice of engaging in hazardous car chases through crowded city streets has surged in the last year, according to an analysis of NYPD data by news site The City, leading to increased injuries both of people the police are chasing and innocent bystanders who get hit. We all want the bad guys caught, but the risks and dangers are clear. The fact of a ramp-up in the use of what ...

NEW YORK -- A conniving crook has been busted for illegally towing a dozen vehicles off the streets of Brooklyn and Queens and selling them for scrap metal, police say. Franklin Payne was arrested Monday for allegedly swiping the vehicles from East New York, Brooklyn, and southwest Queens between February and May. Payne, 21, targeted Hondas, Nissans, Volkswagens, Kias and Fords as part of his ...

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Cops say accused shooter Thomas Abreu drove up behind the 21-year-old victim near the corner of Ashford Avenue and Arlington Avenue in East New York and put a round through his torso.

Cops are cutting to the chase in big cities these days, and some observers are blaming policy changes that look for more aggressive policing on the roads.

As of Sunday, 7,624 cars were boosted across the Big Apple this year, an increase of more than 18% from the same period last year.