Daquan Armstead charged in string of random NYC attacks on women over the past month: NYPD
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Daquan Armstead charged in string of random NYC attacks on women over the past month: NYPD

A deranged woman-hating maniac wanted for more than a half-dozen random attacks on women in the Big Apple is finally in custody, police and sources said Tuesday. Daquan Armstead, 31, was picked up by cops shortly after midnight and charged with third-degree assault and harassment in eight unprovoked attacks on…

NYPD detective Christina Cancel gave phony name twice during shoplifting bust
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NYPD detective Christina Cancel gave phony name twice during shoplifting bust

The suspended NYPD detective who worked in Commissioner Edward Caban’s office and allegedly stole from a Long Island Home Depot provided cops with a phony name twice before coughing up her real one, court documents reveal.  Detective Specialist Christina Cancel, 54, allegedly gave Suffolk County Police the fake name “Lisa Lopez” and…

Elderly man described as “nicest guy” dies in Queens housefire
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Elderly man described as “nicest guy” dies in Queens housefire

An elderly victim described by neighbors as “the nicest guy” died in a Queens house fire early Sunday morning after more than 100 firefighters took two hours to extinguish the flames, officials said. The 82-year-old man, who has not been identified, perished in the three-alarm blaze that sparked out of…

NYPD officers identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during Tyre Nichols demonstrations
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NYPD officers identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during Tyre Nichols demonstrations

Police on Saturday identified three Manhattan residents arrested in connection with violent Tyre Nichols demonstrations in Times Square. Candy Nicole, 25, was charged with assault, hate crime assault, and two counts of obstruction of governmental administration for punching a cop in the nose and another in the head in the…

Wife of late TV producer hit with kid-endanger raps at posh NYC hotel: cops
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Wife of late TV producer hit with kid-endanger raps at posh NYC hotel: cops

The wife of late ABC producer Dax Tejera was busted hours after his fatal heart attack — for allegedly endangering their two little girls at a posh Manhattan hotel, an NYPD spokesman said Monday.  Tejera, 37, a producer for “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” died Dec. 23, and cops was…