Shootings and murders skyrocketed in 2020 throughout the Big Apple, the NYPD said as it released year-end crime data late Wednesday. The number of shootings soared 97% from 777 in 2019 to 1,531 in 2020 and murders jumped by 44% from 319 to 462, according to...
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Joshua Jackson on the set of true crime series Dr. Death in NYC
Joshua Jackson dons a white lab coat as he gets into character on set of his new true crime series Dr. Death in NYC By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 14:49 EST, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 14:53 EST, 7 January 2021 He was announced...
Covid UK: Stars like Gordon Ramsay told to stay away from Cornwall
Officials today warned celebrities and second homeowners they ‘can’t hide’ in Cornwall and Suffolk as police crack-down on rule-breakers in a sweeping anti-Covid clampdown. Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez told celebrities and high-profile social media stars not to make ‘unnecessary trips’ to Devon and Cornwall during...
Ontario government has ‘significant concerns’ about return of in-class learning: source
TORONTO — As Ontario Premier Doug Ford considers whether to keep elementary students home for a longer period of time, new provincial data has raised “significant concerns” about the spread of COVID-19 among school-aged children over the Christmas holidays, a source tells CTV News Toronto....
NY elderly targeted by scammers pretending to be their grandchildren
New York AG warns scammers are targeting lonely grandparents by pretending to be their own grandchildren and asking for money amid COVID lockdown restrictions In a Wednesday press release, New York Attorney General Letitia James warned New Yorkers of the ‘GrandParent Scam’ The scam involves...
Woman, 53, refused to be breathalysed due to drunken flight incident
Mother, 53, refused to give breath test because she was already in trouble for hurling bottle at eight-year-old and grappling with Virgin Atlantic staff on London-Florida fight Louise Dixon, 53, was traced to her home after she was seen driving ‘erratically’ She was found to...
Hong Kong Police Arrest Dozens of Opposition Politicians Over Alleged Subversion
HONG KONG—Police arrested dozens of pro-democracy figures in an investigation into alleged subversion under a national security law, targeting much of the opposition camp’s leadership in the biggest sweep since the legislation was imposed by China six months ago. Those detained early Wednesday included most...
Ex-boyfriend of TV singer is arrested 13 years after she was found strangled in her flat
Ex-boyfriend of TV singer is arrested over her cold case killing 13 years after she was found strangled in her flat Joanne Howell, 51, found beaten and strangled to death in her Melbourne home The TV singer died at her Hughesdale apartment at 11.20pm on...
Woman escapes alleged axe attack by boyfriend, man later arrested for domestic violence assault
SPOKANE, Wash. – A man accused of attacking his girlfriend with an axe is set to make his first appearance Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. According to Spokane Police, officers spoke with a woman at the hospital early Tuesday morning who was receiving treatment for being...
San Francisco and NYC still most expensive US rental markets
New York City apartments remain the second most expensive in the country at $2,410 for a one-bedroom – despite rents plunging 20% as residents flee during the pandemic New rental data from Zumper shows apartment rental prices for January 2021 San Francisco and New York...