NEW YORK -- A meat-cleaver-wielding man who stabbed and slashed four children in a New York City home on Sunday was shot by police after one of the young victims managed to call 911 for help, police said.

The Police Department is investigating whether the officers left the scene without reporting the crash. Two New York police officers were suspended after chasing a stolen SUV that was found engulfed in flames early Wednesday morning with the driver dead inside, officials said.

Police misconduct was veiled in secrecy. Then police brutality protests led NY to release discipline records. See what we found on police using force.

The New York City mayor's race is heating up. On Sunday, opponents to incumbent Mayor Eric Adams criticized his plan to open a new public safety academy.

The number of shootings in the first three months of 2025 was the lowest since 1994, but rape numbers were up and more children were shot, according to police statistics.

Authorities alleged that the 54-year-old man from Staten Island broke the glass on the doors of businesses to enter and then steal cash registers.

The 36 new special patrol officers announced last month by Columbia University were appointed by the New York Police Department and will be subject to the orders of the police commissioner, a Columbia spokesperson confirmed this week.

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.