NEW YORK—An off-duty New York City police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery died Tuesday, the police commissioner said as officials also announced a murder charge against a suspect. Officer Adeed Fayaz, 26, was shot Saturday in Brooklyn, where he and his brother-in-law went to buy a car posted on…
Woman Pronounced Dead at NY Nursing Home Found Breathing in Funeral Home Hours Later
February 6, 2023
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An 82-year-old woman was found to be breathing at a New York funeral home on Saturday, three hours after she was pronounced dead at a nursing home, according to police. A spokesperson for Suffolk County Police Department told The Epoch Times in a statement via email that detectives from the department’s Sixth Squad are investigating…
New York City Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Workers
February 6, 2023
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that the city will soon make COVID-19 vaccinations optional for current and future city workers, although it’s not clear what will happen to the some 1,800 workers who were terminated for not complying with the mandate. “With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than…
NYC Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Employees
February 6, 2023
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New York City will make COVID-19 vaccinations optional as of Feb. 10 for current and future city employees, including police officers, firefighters, and teachers, Mayor Eric Adams said on Feb. 6. “With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than 80 percent of New Yorkers having received their primary COVID-19 series and more tools readily…
New Details Emerge in Shooting of Off-Duty Cop in Brooklyn
February 6, 2023
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New details have emerged in the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer in Brooklyn over the weekend. Police are still searching for the suspect who shot and critically wounded the off-duty officer in an attempted robbery on Feb. 3, at around 7 p.m. in East New York, Brooklyn. NYC officials said the officer set up…
Strongest Earthquake in Decades Startles Western New York
BUFFALO, N.Y.—A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 a.m. Seismologist Yaareb Altaweel said it matched…
Funeral Home Finds Woman Breathing Hours After Declared Dead
February 6, 2023
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MILLER PLACE, N.Y.—An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island at 11:15 a.m. Saturday,…
Trooper No Longer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Thruway Chase
February 4, 2023
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KINGSTON, N.Y.—A judge has dropped a murder charge against a state trooper in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a high-speed chase on the New York State Thruway. Christopher Baldner still faces a second-degree manslaughter charge and other counts stemming from the Dec. 22, 2020 highway chase north of New York City that led…
Skull Found in ’97 in Remote Alaska Belongs to New York Man
JUNEAU, Alaska—A skull found in 1997 in a remote part of Alaska’s Interior belongs to a New York man whose death was likely caused by a bear mauling, according to the Alaska State Troopers. Investigators used genetic genealogy to help identify the remains as those of Gary Frank Sotherden, according to a statement Thursday from…
NYPD Leaders ‘Refusing to Acknowledge’ Mass Exodus of Police, Union Leader Says
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is experiencing a mass exodus of officers, with thousands of “talented and dedicated” recruits leaving the force, according to a top police union leader. New York City Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch told Fox News on Thursday that despite the rise in officers leaving the force, city leaders are “refusing to…
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