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The Crimes Of Matias Reyes, The Career Criminal Whose Confession Exonerated The Central Park Five

In Central Park on April 19, 1989, Matias Reyes beat and raped a jogger named Trisha Meili. A year later, five innocent teenagers would be found guilty of his crimes. The post The...

DLA Piper Partner Backs Trump Central Park 5 Defamation Case

At least these briefs won't look like he wrote them. The post DLA Piper Partner Backs Trump Central Park 5 Defamation Case appeared first on Above the Law.

Brooklyn teen charged with murder of 15-year-old boy at Queens playground

NYPD car in New York, the United States of America on July 8th, 2024. Police arrested Zahir Davis, 18, after he returned to the United States from Jamaica on Friday night. [ mo...

3 more teens busted in deadly gang-fueled beatdown, shooting of 15-year-old boy in NYC: cops

Three 15-year-old boys were arrested – all facing charges of gang assault in the April 16 death of Jaden Pierre inside Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans, police said.

They were wrongly accused of a grisly murder that left four teens dead - now they’re being paid $59 million

The city of Austin will pay US$35 million (NZ$59m) to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the 1991 rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt sh...

3 more teens charged in deadly shooting of 15-year-old at park in St. Albans, Queens

The three teens, all 15 years old, have been charged with gang assault in connection with the altercation that culminated in the deadly shooting of Jaden Pierre.

Teens plead not guilty to Islamic State-inspired plot near Gracie Mansion

A New York Police Department officer stands guard outside of Gracie Mansion on March 9, 2026 in New York City. The case follows a growing trend of young people across the polit...

Appeals court deals blow to Queens man seeking to clear name after decades in prison

Nearly 30 years ago, a jury found Chad Breland guilty of two Far Rockaway home invasion robberies, despite his claims that he did not commit the crimes.

Teen accused of killing 15-year-old in NYC park appears unfazed as cops walk him past victim’s loved ones

The teen who fled the country after allegedly gunning down a 15-year-old boy when a bitter gang-fueled brawl erupted at a Queens park has been arrested.

Five Charged in Violent Robbery Near Summit Avenue

Second teen indicted in beating before fatal shooting of 15-year-old at Queens park

A 16-year-old from Brooklyn surrendered to police in the killing of Jaden Pierre at Roy Wilkins Park. [ more › ]

Three suspects wanted for assaulting 13-year-old boy at Flushing’s Kissena Park: NYPD

Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for three bullies who allegedly attacked a 13-year-old boy at Kissena Park late last month. Police say the incident occurred...

4 Manhattan teens arrested

Police arrested four Manhattan teenagers Friday for a report of violent crimes against a 15-year-old boy.

NYC’s most crime-ridden park revealed in startling stats: ‘My most hated’

A 22-year-old undergrad recalled several instances of unwanted sexual advances from perverts who tried to expose themselves to her in the park — as well as one terrifying encounter...

Convicted killer of 4 homeless men in Chinatown sentenced to 40 years to life

A man leaves flowers and lights a candle during a vigil for four homeless men who were murdered in Chinatown over the weekend, October 8, 2019 in New York City. Defense attorne...

Fifth Manhattan teen arrested for violent crimes against boy

Riley County police officers arrested a fifth teenager Tuesday in connection to the report of an assault against a 15-year-old boy.

Teen allegedly attacked, robbed in Manhattan by group of five

MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Police arrested two men and three teens after they allegedly attacked and stole several items from a 14-year-old in Manhattan. The Riley County Police Department...

Person of interest identified in fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy in Queens park

Police are searching for 18-year-old Zahir Davis after Jaden Pierre was shot and killed last Thursday in Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans.

New surveillance video of men wanted in shooting of 5-year-old girl in Bronx

Police released surveillance pictures and video of the three men wanted in the shooting that injured a 5-year-old girl who was holding her mother's hand.

The Night of June 7th: A case so chilling the nation's President got involved

The Apo Six k!lling was so chilling that the-then President got involved. Six young friends (five men and o

Second teen indicted for beating 15-year-old Jaden Pierre in Roy Wilkins Park moments before youngster was murdered: DA

A second teenager has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre in Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans last month. The 16-year-old from Brooklyn turn...

15-year-old shot and killed in Queens park, police say

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed at a park in Queens as the sun went down on an unseasonably warm spring day, police said. The teen was shot just after 6 p.m. at Roy Wilkin...

Exonerated for murder, Jabbar Collins is 'a force of nature' fighting for NY prisoners

Jabbar Collins (left) gives Allen Porter his first iPhone after being released from prison after 30 years. The remarkable story of one exoneree's promise to another man who ins...

Suspect Arrested in Fatal Queens Playground Shooting Of 15-Year-Old After Fugitive Chase

Eighteen-year-old Zahir Davis was taken into custody on Friday night, April 24, 2026, in connection with the killing of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre, a case that began with a violent c...